[haw-info] HAW Notes 6/15/15: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"What Ever Happened to Good Old Fashioned Threats to Nuke Our Enemies?"

By Jeffrey P. Kimball, History News Network, posted June 14

The author is a professor emeritus of history at Miami University. See also the last item in this list of articles.

"The Truth about Diego Garcia and 50 Years of Fiction about an American Military Base"

By David Vine, TomDispatch.com, posted June 14

The author teaches anthropology at American University and wrote Island of Shame: The Secret History of the U.S. Military Base on Diego Garcia.

"Deepening the U.S. Military Commitment in Iraq"

By Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations blog, posted June 11

A short article tracing the steps since June 2014

"Jerusalem, Not Baghdad, Is the Islamic State's Goal"

By Jere L. Bacharach, LobeLog, posted June 9

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

"Think Tanks and the Iraq War"

By Gene Healy, Cato Institute blog, posted June 8

"The Geopolitics of American Global Decline: America versus China in the Twenty-First Century"

By Alfred W. McCoy, TomDispatch.com, posted June 7

The author teaches history at the University of Wisconsin.

"Snowden Would Not Get a Fair Trial - and Kerry Is Wrong"

By Daniel Ellsberg, The Guardian, posted June 4

"Interview: U.S. History Professor Highlights 'Mythology' of 1945 A-Bombs"

Interview with Peter Kuznick, The Asahi Shimbun, English edition, posted June 2

Peter Kuznick teaches history at American University.

"The Other Conspirator: The Secret Origins of the CIA's Torture Progeram and the Forgotten Man Who Tried to Expose It"

By Barbara Myers, TomDispatch.com, posted May 31

A tribute to Daniel Ellsberg's fellow whistleblower Anthony Russo

"Nixon, Kissinger, and the Madman Strategy during Vietnam War"

By William Burr and Jeffrey P. Kimball, National Security Archives, posted May 29

Annotated documents providing background for the authors' new book Nixon's Nuclear Specter (University Press of Kansas).

Suggestions for these occasional lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. In particular, thanks are due to Rosalyn Baxandall, Mim Jackson, and an anonymous reader for suggesting articles for these lists.