[haw-info] HAW Notes 3/5/15: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"Netanyahu, 'Censored Voices,' and the False Narrative of

Self-Defense"

By Marjorie Cohn, CommonDreams.org, posted March 4

On the 1967 war

"Benjamin Netanyahu's Long History of Crying Wolf about Iran's Nuclear Weapons"

By Murtaza Hussain, The Intercept, posted March 2

"What Is Happening in Venezuela?"

By Greg Grandin, The Nation blog, posted March 2

The author teaches history at New York University.

"The Real Subject of Netanyahu's Congressional Spectacle (It Isn't Nukes)"

By Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest, posted February 27

The author is a 28-year CIA veteran and a senior fellow at Georgetown University's Center for Security Studies.

"The Cold War and Ukraine: Cuban Missile Crisis in Reverse?"

By William R. Polk, CounterPunch.org, posted February 25

The author was a member of the Kennedy administration's Crisis Management Team during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

"The Real American Exceptionalism: From Torture to Drone Assassination, How Washington Gave Itself a Global Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card"

By Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatch.com, posted February 24

The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

"ISIS Is Proof of the Failed 'War on Terror'"

By Patrick Cockburn, The Unz Review, posted February 24

"Seven Reasons We Should Not Send Weapons to Ukraine"

By Walter G. Moss, History News Network, posted February 24

The author is a professor of history emeritus at Eastern Michigan University.

"How 'Islamic' Is the Islamic State?"

By Juan Cole, The Nation blog, posted February 24

The author teaches history at the University of Michigan.

"America's Wars as Bloated Hollywood Productions"

By William J. Astore, Contrary Perspective blog, posted February 22

The author is a retired lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force who also has a doctorate in Modern History from the University of Oxford.

As usual, thanks for Mim Jackson, Rosalyn Baxandall, and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.