[haw-info] HAW Notes 10/9/14: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"More Questions Than Answers in War Against Islamic State"

By William Pfaff, TruthDig.org, posted October 7

"ISIS in Washington: America's Soundtrack of Hysteria"

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted October 7

"The Futility of the Long U.S. War in the Middle East"

By Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest blog, posted October 6

The author spent 28 years with the CIA and now teaches at Georgetown University in security studies.

"Ellsberg Sees Vietnam-Like Risks in ISIS War"

Interview with Daniel Ellsberg by Barbara Koeppel, CommonDreams.org, posted October 6

"The Yasukuni Shuffle: China and Japan Duke It Out on T.V. Serials on the Wrongs of World War II"

By Philip J. Cunningham, Informed Comment blog, posted October 6

"Even If We Defeat the Islamic State, We'll Still Lose the Bigger War"

By Andrew J. Bacevich, Washington Post, posted October 3

The author, retired from teaching history at Boston Univesity, is now a fellow at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

"ISIS Isn't Hamas, or Iran"

By Scott McConnell, The American Conservative, posted October 1

Subtitle is "Netanyahu tries a terrorist bait and switch, like the one that worked against Saddam."

"Kissinger Considered Attack on Cuba Following Angola Incursion"

By the National Security Archive, posted October 1

Includes links to the relevant documents

"The Pillars of Arab Despotism"

By Robert F. Worth, New York Review of Books, posted September 16

Review essay on books by Juan Cole and Shadi Hamid

This list was edited by Steve Gosch and Jim O'Brien, with thanks to Frank Brodhead, Mim Jackson, Rosalyn Baxandall, and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles that are included above.