[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 9/11/18: Lemisch memorial event; links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Note: A memorial event honoring historian Jesse Lemisch, who passed away
August 25, will take place Thursday, December 6 at New York University's
Tamiment Library, starting at 4:30pm. H-PAD is among the sponsoring groups*
. *Further details will be announced soon.*

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"Hating Muslims in the Age of Trump: The New Islamophobia Looks Like the
Old McCarthyism" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176478>*
By *Juan Cole, *TomDispatch.com, posted October 9
*The author teaches history at the University of Michigan.*

*"World War Two's Covert Ops Are Failing in the Post-War World"
<https://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/52712-rsn-world-war-twos-covert-ops-are-failing-in-the-post-war-world>*
By *Charles Glass, *Reader Supported News, posted October 8
*This article contrast the success of Allied covert operations in World War
Two with repeated failures afterward, most recently in Syria. The author
has covered since 1973.*

*"U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show"
<https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/world/asia/vietnam-war-nuclear-weapons.html>*
By *David E. Sanger, **New York Times, *posted October 6
*Based on formerly classified correspondence showing that General William
Westmoreland approved plans to move nuclear weapons to Vietnam in early
1968 but was overruled by President Johnson*

*"Yeltsin Shelled the Russian Parliament 25 Years Ago, U.S Praised 'Superb
Handling'"
<https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2018-10-04/yeltsin-shelled-russian-parliament-25-years-ago-us-praised-superb-handling>*
By *Svetlana Savranskaya, *National Security Archive, posted October 4
*Recently released U.S. government documents, with analytical introduction*

*"The Forgotten Lessons of Black Hawk Down"
<http://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/opinion/the-forgotten-lessons-of-black-hawk-down.html>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **New York Times, *posted October 3
*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University. His forthcoming book is entitled *Twilight of the
American Century.

*"Mac Arthur's Last Stand Against a Winless War"
<https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/macarthurs-last-stand-against-a-winless-war/>*
By* Mark Perry,* *The American Conservative, *posted October 3
*On retired general Douglas MacArthur's advice to President Kennedy to
avoid a land war in Asia, specifically Indochina.*

*"The Clinton-Yeltsin Relationship in Their Own Words"
<https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/russia-programs/2018-10-02/clinton-yeltsin-relationship-their-own-words>*
By *Svetlana Savranskaya and Mary Sarotte, *National Security Archive,
posted October 2
*Newly declassified documents with a useful introduction.*

*"Insider Attacks: Blowback from U.S. Policy in the Greater Middle East"
<http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/176474>*
By *Danny Sjursen, *TomDispatch.com, posted September 30
*The author is an active-duty military strategist and a former history
instructor at West Point.*

*"The Border Children History Forgot, Almost"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/170062>*
By *Douglas Boin,* History News Network, posted September 30
*The author teaches ancient history at Saint Louis University. This article
finds a parallel in the fourth-century Roman Empire for a Trump
administration border policy.*

*"17 Years of Getting Afghanistan Completely Wrong"
<http://davidswanson.org/17-years-of-getting-afghanistan-completely-wrong/>*
By *David Swanson, *Let's Try Democracy blog, posted September 28
*A scathing summary of the U.S. war in Afghanistan and its consequences.*

*Steve Gosch co-edited the above list of articles. Thanks (as usual) to an
anonymous reader who suggested several of them. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>.*
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