[haw-info] HAW Notes 3/16/16: film-in-progress; Saudi Arabia conference; links to recent articles of intest

To members and friends of Historians Against the War,

Here are a couple of notes, followed by our occasional "articles" list.

1.  A documentary movie-in-progress, The Boys Who Said No!, aims to tell the story of Vietnam-era draft resisters who served time in prison rather than cooperate with the draft. It is being produced by Christopher Colorado Jones, a draft resister himself, and directed by Oscar-nominate Judith Ehrlich. The will start an Indiegogo fundraising campaign on April 2. Information is at www.boyswhosaidno.com. 

2. Over 250 people attended the "Summit on Saudi Arabia" organized by Code Pink in Washington, D.C., April 5-6. Ben Norton has a lengthy report in Salon, and the Real News Network has posted videos of the panels.

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"The US Military Is Everywhere, Except History Books"

By Robert Neer, Aeon, posted March 16

The author teaches history at Columbia University.

"What's Been Missing in the Coverage of the Story about the Locked iPhone"

By Lloyd C. Gardner, History News Network, posted March 15

The author is a professor emeritus of history at Rutgers University.

"The Dangerous Myth of 'America Must Lead'"

By Andrew J. Bacevich, Defense One, posted March 15

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

"The Trillion Dollar Question the Media Have Neglected to Ask Presidential Candidates"

By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted March 14

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

"Where Did ISIS Come From: The Story Starts Here"

By Neil Swidey, Boston Globe Magazine, posted March 10

On Paul Bremer and the Bush administration officials who put him in power in Iraq

"Textbook Destroyed"

By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, posted March 8

On the withdrawal and destruction of a McGraw-Hill social science textbook after complaints that a set of historical maps of Palestine was "anti-Israel"

"Killing Someone Else's Beloved: Promoting the American Way of War in Campaign 2016"

By Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch.com, posted March 3

"Trump: A War Criminal in the Making"

By Aleksander Hemon, Rolling Stone, posted March 2

A former Yugoslav journalist makes a parallel with Serbian nationalism of the early 1990s.

"Gerald Ford White House Altered Rockefeller Commission Report in 1975: Removed Section on CIA Assassination Plots"

Edited by John Prados and Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi, National Security Archive, posted February 29

"Trump's Obsession with WW2 Generals Strikes Sour Note with Historians"

By Emily Flitter, Reuters, posted February 27

As usual, thanks to an anonymous reader who suggested some of the above articles. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.