[haw-info] HAW Notes 3/31/17: Links to recent articles of interest

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

"The Odds AgainstAntiwar Warriors"

By Andrew J. Bacevich, The American Conservative, posted March 30

Review essay on Michael Kazin's new book War Against War, on the World War I–era peace movement. Andrew Bacevich is an emeritus professor of history and international relations at Boston University.

 

"Letter from PhnomPenh"

By Matthew Stevenson, CounterPunch.org, posted March 29, 2017

A long, very readable travelogue with historical reflections on the Indochina wars

 

"Trump in the Middle East:The New Brutality"

By Ahmed Rashid, New York Review of Books blog, posted March 27

 

"An American Centuryof Carnage: Measuring Violence in a Single Superpower World"

By John W. Dower, TomDispatch.com, posted March 28, 2017

This is an adaptation of the first chapter of the author's forthcoming book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.

 

"Obama's Worst Foreign Policy Decision, Two Years Later"

By Micah Zenko, Council on Foreign Relations blog, posted March 27

The author is a senior fellow at the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations. The subject is the bombing campaign in Yemen.

 

"Kony 2012: AnotherHumanitarian Intervention Bust"

By Jeremy Kuzmarov, Huffington Post, posted March 26

The author teaches history at the University of Tulsa.

 

"This Is What'sReally Behind North Korea's Nuclear Provocations"

By Bruce Cumings, The Nation, posted March 23

The author teaches East Asian history at the University of Chicago.

 

"Labor and theLegacies of World War I"

By Elizabeth McKillen, Labor and Working Class History Association blog, posted March 20

The author teaches history at the University of Maine.

 

"President Blowback:How the Invasion of Iraq Came Home"

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com, posted March 16

 

"Did the Muslim WorldReally Fall for Hitler?"

By John Broich, Slate, posted March 13

The author teaches history at Case Western Reserve University.

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

[haw-info] Message about elections, new members, and the Steering Committee

March 20, 2017

Dear Friends,

Historians against the War (HAW) is soliciting additional members for
its Steering Committee. We believe that the dangerous policies of the
new Trump administration require a strengthening of organizations such
as ours that work for a peaceful world and against repression and
intolerance. We want people who are willing to contribute time and
energy to determining our upcoming plans and are willing to help see
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Margaret Power and Van Gosse

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[haw-info] HAW Notes 3/9/17: Proposals deadline; Links to recent articles of interest

Note: March 20 is the deadline for submitting proposals for the conference on "Remembering Muted Voices: Conscience, Dissent, Resistance, and Civil Liberties in World War I through Today," October 19-22 at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City. Click here for details on the conference and the call for proposals. 

 

Links to Recent Articles of Interest

 

"The Surge Delusion: An Iraq War Anniversary to Forget"

By Danny Sjursen, TomDispatch.com, posted March 9, 2017

The author is a U.S. Army strategist and former history instructor at West Point.

 

"How Anti – Vietnam War Activists Stopped Violent Protest from Hijacking Their Movement"

By Robert Levering, NationOfChange.org, posted March 8

The author was a full-time peace activist from 1967 to 1973 with the New Mobilization Committee and other coalitions.

 

"Why Trump Executive Order Is Still a Racist Muslim Ban"

By Juan Cole, Informed Comment blog, posted March 7, 2017

The author teaches history at the University of Michigan.

 

"American Carnage: Fighting the Forever War"

By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch.com, posted March 7

The author teaches philosophy at the University of San Francisco and is the author of American Nuremberg, on war crimes during the "war on terror."

 

"Trump and the SixTrillion Dollar Question: Republicans and Democrats Both Refuse to Investigatethe Staggering Resources Wasted in the Middle East"

By Andrew J. Bacevich, The American Conservative, posted March 2

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

 

"Losing a War One Bad Metaphor at a Time: Thrashing About in the Afghan Petri Dish"

By William J. Astore, TomDispatch.com, posted February 28

The author, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, taught history for fifteen years at military and civilian schools.

 

"French Historian Says He Was Threatened with Deportation at Houston Airport"

By Erin McCann, History News Network (from the New York Times), posted February 26

On the scary experience of Holocaust scholar Henry Rousso

 

"America's Mass Deportation System Is Rooted in Racism"

By Kelly Lytle Hernandez, The Conversation, posted February 26

The author teaches history and African-American Studies at UCLA.

 

Suggestions for these lists can be sent to jimobrien48@gmail.com. Thanks to an anonymous reader (always the same one) for suggesting some of the above articles.