[haw-info] HAW Notes 9/15/16: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"America in Vietnam:The Enduring Myth of the Noble Cause"

By Dan Novalik, CounterPunch.org, posted September 14, 2016

Review essay on John Marciano's new book The American War in Vietnam: Crime or Commemoration?

 

"Is Trump an Aberration? The Dark History of the 'Nation of Immigrants'"

By Aviva Chomsky, TomDispatch.com, posted September 13

The author teaches history at Salem State University.

 

"There Is No Military Path to Victory in Afghanistan"

By Rajan Menon, The National Interest, posted September 12

A historical reckoning

 

"Isn't It Time to Ban the Bomb?"

By Lawrence S. Wittner, History News Network, posted September 11

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

 

"Obama & Palestine: The Last Chance"

By Nathan Thrall, New York Review of Books, posted September 10

The author is a senior analyst for the International Crisis Group. The article contains much historical background.

 

"A 9/11 Retrospecftive: Washington's 15-Year Air War"

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch, posted September 8

 

"Kissinger's Corpses: A Look at Pinochet's FBI File"

By Ken Klippenstein, Reader Supported News, posted September 8

 

"Bob Kerrey, Fulbright University, and the Neoliberal Erasure of History"

By Paul Street, CounterPunch.org, posted September 1

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