[H-Pad] H-PAD Notes 11/10/17: "Twitter town hall" tomorrow; film on Balfour centenary; links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Notes:*

1. Peace Action New York State has organized an on-line "Twitter town hall"
with scholars responding to questions on US Korea policy from the Korean
War to the present, November 11 from 2 to 3pm Eastern time. Anyone can sign
on (at #KoreaTownHall) and post a question. Historians for Peace and
Democracy (H-PAD) is co-sponsoring the event..

2. Van Gosse, a co-chair of H-PAD, says that the 24-minute film on the
centenary of the Balfour Declaration <https://youtu.be/a2Y3Pllutjo> made by
Independent Jewish Voices has been highly recommended by scholars in the US
and UK who work on issues related to Palestine.


*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*“Leave It to the Generals: A Nonstrategy for Afghanistan”
<https://newrepublic.com/article/145418/leave-generals-nonstrategy-afghanistan>*

By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **The New Republic, *posted November 8

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


*“In His War of Rhetoric with North Korea Trump So Far Hasn’t Invoked “The
Lessons of Munich” <http://historynewsnetwork.org/article/167417>*

By *Brian D’Haeseleer, *History News Network, posted November 8

*The author teaches history at Lynn College in Arkansas*



*“Responding to Right-Wing Attacks”
<https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/11/07/tips-help-academics-respond-right-wing-attacks-essay#.WgHMfTnPspw.facebook>*

By *Dana Cloud, **Inside Higher Education, *posted November 7

*The author, a professor at Syracuse University, offers advice based on her
personal experience with vitriol and threats.*



*"The Pity of It All”
<http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2017/11/23/ken-burns-vietnam-pity>*

By *Frances FitzGerald, **New York Review of Books, *November 23 issue

*This is a review essay on the PBS television series on the Vietnam War and
the accompanying book by Geoffrey C. Ward.*



*“Congress’s Romance with Cowardice: War without War Powers (the Not-So-New
American Way)” <http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176347>*

By *Danny Sjursen, *TomDispatch.com, posted November 5

*This is a history of Congressional action and inaction regarding US wars
since World War II. The author is an active-duty military strategist and a
former history instructor at West Point.*



*“Trump’s Dangerous Appointment to Key Civil Rights Position: Kenneth
Marcus”
<http://progressive.org/dispatches/trumps-dangerous-appointment-to-civil-rights-Kenneth-Marcus/>*

By *Stephen Zunes, **The Progressive, *posted November 3

*This article discusses a threat to academic freedom from a Department of
Education administrator who conflates any support for Palestinian rights
with antisemitism.*



*“A Prize from Fairyland”
<https://www.lrb.co.uk/v39/n21/andrew-bacevich/a-prize-from-fairyland>*

By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **London Review of Books. *posted November 2

*This is an account of US-Iranian relation leading up to the 1954 coup,
based on recently released State Department documents.*



*“Osama Bin Laden’s America: Niger, 9/11, and Apocalyptic Humiliation”
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176345>*

By *Tom Engelhardt, *TomDispatch.com, posted October 31



*“Homegrown Terror: JFK Docs Show US Considered Attacks at Home to Blame on
Cuba”
<http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=20337>*

Interview with *Peter Kornbluh *of the National Security Archive,
TheRealNews.com, posted October 31



*“Secrecy and Leaks: When the U.S. Government Prosecuted the Chicago
Tribune”
<http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2017-10-25/secrecy-leaks-when-us-government-prosecuted-chicago-tribune>*

By *John Prados, *National Security Archive, posted October 25

*On an attempted use of the Espionage Act during World War II.*




*Thanks to Cyrus Bina, Kevin Young, and an anonymous reader for suggesting
articles included in the above list. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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