[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/1/15: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"The Deal with Iran: Five Arguments to Watch Out For"

By Gary Sick, LobeLog, posted April 1

The author served on the National Security Council under Presidents Ford, Carter, and Reagan

 

"Into the Abyss: Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen"

By Michael Horton, CounterPunch.org, posted April 1

Includes historical background on Saudi Arabia's relation to Yemen.

"Don't Let the US Try and Solve Arab World Problems"

By Andrew J. Bacevich, Aljazeera, posted March 31

The author is a professor of history and international relations emeritus at Boston University.

"The Great Game in Afghanistan: Twenty-First Century Update"

By Dilip Hiro, TomDispatch.com, posted March 31

The author's latest book, on the history of the rivalry between India and Pakistan, has just been published by Nation Books.

"The Senselessness of Joining in a Sunni vs. Shiite War"

By Gary Leupp, CounterPunch.org, posted March 30

The author teaches history and religion at Tufts University.

"The Scene of the Crime: A Reporter's Journey to My Lai and the Secrets of the Past"

By Seymour Hersh, The New Yorker, March 30 issue

The author brought the My Lai massacre to public attention in the US in 1969.

"We Had American Sniper Chris Kyle. The enemy had Juba the Baghdad Sniper"

By Brian Glyn Williams, History News Network, posted March 29

The author teaches history at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

"Who Are the Nuclear Scofflaws?"

By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted March 29

The author is a professor of history emeritus ast SUNY Albany.

"Ghosts of Saladin, Saddam & Khomeini: Tikrit Campaign's Historical Meaning"

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted March 11

The author teaches history at the University of Michigan.

Thanks to Mim Jackson and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.

By the way, the last "HAW Notes" mailing contained an embarrassing typo, saying that the April 29 - May 2 Vietnam War events in Washington, DC would mark the "50th" anniversary of the war's end in 1975, not 40th. Sorry!