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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/26/16, including links to recent articles of interest

Note: The IndieGoGo fundraising effort for the Vietnam draft resistance documentary-in-progress, The Boys Who Said No, is in its last week, with over $45,000 already raised out of a goal of $50,000. Judith Ehrlich, the director, has twice won film awards from both the American Historican Association and the Organization of American Historians. Info about the film, with a donation link, is here.


Links to Recent Articles of Interest

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch.com, posted April 24
The author's book American Nuremburg, on US crimes following 9/11 has just been published by Skyhorse Press.

By Charles Glass, The Intercept, posted April 23
A review essay on Andrew Bacevich's new book, America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History. The reviewer is a former chief Middle East correspondent for ABC News.

By Paul R. Pillar, The National Interest, posted April 21
On the origins of Hillary Clinton's foreign policy views. The author, a 28=year veteran of the CIA, is a visiting professor at Georgetown University in security studies.

By Andrew J. Bacevich, Dallas Morning News, posted April 18
The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University.

By Robin Lindlay, History News Network, posted April 17

By Nick Turse, The Intercept, posted April 16
One researcher's experience with the Freedom of Information Act

By William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com, posted April 14
The author is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and formerly taught at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

By Malik Jalal, The Independent, posted April 12

By Jeremy Kuzmarov, Huffington Post politics blog, posted April 9
The author teaches history at the University of Tulsa.

By Eric Orlin, History News Network, posted April 9
The author teaches Classics at the University of Puget Sound.

Thanks (as usual) to an anonymous reader for suggesting some of the above articles. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com.

Thursday, April 07, 2016

[haw-info] HAW Notes 4/7/16: Vietnam draft resistance film; links to recent articles of interest

A note: The IndiGoGo fundraising campaign for the film-in-progress The Boys Who Said No: Draft Resistance & the Vietnam War has gotten off to a strong start. Information about the project, with a link for contributing, is here.


LInks to Recent Articles of Interest

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted April 7
The author teaches history at the University of Michigan.

By Joseph Gerson, CommonDreams.org, posted April 6

By Andrew J. Bacevich, TomDispatch.com, posted April 5
The author is a professor emeritus of history and International Relations at Boston University.

Two more by Prof. Bacevich:
"Matters of Choice," an interview by Stephen Kinzer, Boston Review, posted April 4


"Islamic Extremism Is a Product of Western Imperialism"
By Gary Leech, CounterPunch.com, posted March 30

By John Feffer, Foreign Policy in Focus, posted March 30

By Jim Lobe, LobeLog, posted March 24

By Douglas Kerr and Ted Steinberg, Cleveland.com, posted March 23
Ted Steinberg teaches history at Case Western Reserve University.

By William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com, posted March 20
The author is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and formerly taught at the US Air Force Academy.

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