[haw-info] HAW Notes 5/27/15: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"The Art of Avoiding War"

By Robert D. Kaplan, The Atlantic, June 2015 issue

"China Lobby pre-WWII, Israeli Lobby pre-WWIII"

By David Swanson, Let's Try Democracy website, posted May 24

Review essay on James Bradley's book The China Mirage

"Iraq Shows That Preventive War Worsens Problems That Diplomacy Can Solve"

By Stephen M. Walt, New York Times, posted May 18

"The Vietnam War: After 40 Years"

By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted May 17

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

"The Media's Reaction to Seymour Hersh's Bin Laden Scoop Has Been Disgraceful"

By Trevor Timm, Columbia Journalism Review, posted May 15

The author is director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation and a columnist for The Guardian.

"The American Military Uncontained: Chaos Spread, Casualties Inflicted, Missions Unaccomplished"

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

The author is a former lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force and has taught history at the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

"Go Ahead, Tick Off the Saudis (and the Israelis Too)

By Andrew J. Bacevich, Los Angeles Times, posted May 13

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

"The Myth of the Inevitable War"

By Philip Jenkins, The American Conservative, posted May 13

The author teaches history at  Baylor University.

"The Vietnam War Revisioned by Those Who Opposed It"

By James Loewen, History News Network, posted May 12

An account of the May 1-2 conference "Vietnam: The Power of Protest" in Washington, DC

"The U.S. Encouragement of Fanatic Islamism in the Arab World"

By Gary Leupp, CounterPunch.org, posted May 5

The author teaches history and religion at Tufts University.

Thanks as usual to Rosalyn Baxandall, Mim Jackson, and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles for the list. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.

[haw-info] HAW Notes 5/1/15: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"The Kingpin Strategy: Assassination as Policy in Washington and How It Failed, 1990-2015"

By Andrew Cockburn, TomDispatch.com, posted April 28

"The Forgotten Power of the Vietnam Protest," 1965-1975"

By Tom Hayden, submitted to the conference on "The Vietnam War Then and Now," April 29 - May 1, 2015

"How to Turn a Nightmare into a Fairy Tale: 40 Years Later, Will the End Games in Iraq and Afghanistan Follow the Vietnam Playbook?"

By Christian Appy, TomDispatch.com, posted April 26

The author teaches history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and has written three books on the Vietnam War.

"Open Letter from Yemen Scholars Protesting War"

By 18 specialists on Yemen at British and US universities, LobeLog, posted April 18

"Ukraine - The Truth"

By Gary Leupp, CounterPunch.org, posted April 14

The author teaches history and religion at Tufts University.

"Iran Hysterics: Whether Iran Chooses to Act Constuctively Remains to be Seen, But the US Can No Longer Pretend that Iran Doesn't Exist"

By Andrew J. Bacevich, Aljazeera, posted April 8

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

"How the GOP Became the Israel Party"

By Scott McConnell, The American Conservative, posted April 8

"The Real Afghan War: How an American Fantasy Conflict Created Disaster in Afghanistan"

By Anand Gopal, TomDispatch.com, posted April 5

"Manufacturing a 'Good Adversary' in Tehran: The Real Story Behind America's 30-Year Cold War with Iran"

By Gareth Porter, The Washington Spectator, posted April 1

The above list includes articles accumulated during seveal weeks when the server for the HAW email list wasn't working. Thanks to Mim Jackson, Rosalyn Baxandall, and an anonymous reader for suggesting some of the articles. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.