[haw-info] HAW Notes 10/20/14, including links to recent articles of interest

Note: In addition to the article links below, here are two links recommended by individuals active in HAW:  (1) a petition for Columbus Day to be renamed Indigenous Peoples Day; announcement of a "One Book, Many Communities" initiative of Librarians and Archivists for Palestine, starting with discussions of Susan Abulhawa's novel Mornings in Jenin in January..

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Gaza and the Bipartisan War on Human Rights"

By Stephen Zunes, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted October 17

A detailed article comparing Congressional resolutions and letters on the Gaza war with evidence provided by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other sources.

"The Pentagon's Commemorating the Vietnam War. So Should We"

By James W. Loewen, History News Network, posted October 17

James Loewen is the author of Lies My Teacher Told Me and Lies Across America, among other books.

"What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Seven Worst-Case Scenarios in the Battle with the Islamic State"

By Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com, posted October 16

The author served with the State Department in Iraq and has written extensively about the experience

"Military Historian: US Policy in the Islamic World Has Been a Failure"

Interview with Andrew J. Bacevich, Aljazeera America, posted October 15

Andrew Bacevich is a professor of history emeritus at Boston University.

"Investing in Junk Armies: Why American Efforts to Create Foreign Armies Fail"

By William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com, posted October 14

The author is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who teaches history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

"US Policy Towards Iran Played Big Role in Rise of Sunni Extremism"

By Shireen T. Hunter, LobeLog, posted October 14

The author is a visiting professor in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

"Radicals Have Taken Over Northern Yemen. Should We Be Worried?"

By Juan Cole, History News Network, posted October 12

The author teaches history at the University of Michigan; the article contains much historical background on events in Yemen.

"Christopher Columbus Driven by Ill Winds"

By William Loren Katz, CommonDreams.org, posted October 11

The author has written numerous popular books on U.S. history.

"How Even President Obama Gets U.S. History Wrong - We Weren't a Colonial Power?"

By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, History News Network, posted October 10

The author's An Indigenous People's History of the United States was published by Beacon Press this month.

"BRICS and SCO: Let a Thousand Poles Bloom"

By Conn Hallinan, Portside.org, posted October 9

Traces the emergence of rival centers of power in global affairs

The above list was edited by Steve Gosch and Jim O'Brien, benefiting from suggestions by Rosalyn Baxandall, Mim Jackson, and an anonymous reader.