[H-Pad] H-PAD Notes (formerly HAW Notes) 8/23/17 including links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien via H-Pad]

*Note: *Longtime activist Joe Berry sent the following request: "I am in
Viet Nam now teaching. Also have some relationship with the War Remnants
Museum (formerly the museum of war crimes) and have been asked to help them
with their anti-war movement exhibit section, especially regarding US labor
opposition to the war. Any suggestions or information or referrals or
materials would be appreciated." His email address is joeberry at igc.org.




*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*



*“Trump Flip-Flops on Afghanistan, Opts for Years-Long Quagmire”
<https://www.juancole.com/2017/08/trump-afghanistan-quagmire.html>*

By *Juan Cole, *Informed Comment blog, posted August 22

*The author teaches history at the University of Michigan; this article has
much useful background information on Afghanistan.*



*“Historian: For North Korea, Acquiring Nukes Was a Rational Decision”
<http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/166751>*

Interview with *Cheehyung Harrison Kim, *History News Network, posted
August 21

*Cheehyung Harrison Kim teaches history, including North Korean history, at
the University of Hawaii at Manoa.*



*“Covering Up the Massacre of Mosul”
<https://consortiumnews.com/2017/08/21/covering-up-the-massacre-of-mosul/>*

By *Nicolas J. S. Davies, **Consortium News, *posted August 21



*“The North Korea Standoff, Like the Cuban Missile Crisis, Exposes the
Reckless U.S. Worldview”
<https://theintercept.com/2017/08/17/the-north-korea-standoff-like-the-cuban-missile-crisis-exposes-the-reckless-u-s-worldview/>*

By *Jon Schwartz, **The Intercept, *posted August 17.



*“The Civil War, Race, and the Whitewashing of History”*
<http://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/the-civil-war-race-and-the-whitewashing-of-history-1.14030467>

By *Jonathan Zimmerman,* *Newsday, *posted August 14

*The author teaches education and history at the University of
Pennsylvania.*



*“Americans Once Carpet-Bombed North Korea. It’s Time to Remember That
Past”
<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/13/america-carpet-bombed-north-korea-remember-that-past>*

By *Bruce Cumings, **The Guardian, *posted August 13

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



*“Forget Those Comparisons with the Cuban Missile Crisis”
<http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/166659>*

By *Sheldon M. Stern, *History News Network, posted August 13

*The author, former historian of the JFK Library, has written several books
on the missile crisis.*



*“Trump Hasn’t Drained the Swamp – He’s Put the Military in Charge of It”
<https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/08/trump-hasnt-drained-the-swamp-hes-put-the-military-in-charge-of-it/>*

By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The Spectator, *posted August 12

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



*“Militarizing the Presidency”
<https://bostonreview.net/war-security/andrew-lanham-militarizing-presidency>*

By* Andrew Lanham, **Boston Review, *posted August 9

*A review essay on several historical books on the presidency, Congress,
and the military*


*Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting several of the above
articles. Suggestions can be sent to jimobrien48 at gmail.com
<jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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