[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.