[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 7/12/19: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"The Missing Three-Letter Word in the Iran Crisis: Oil's Enduring Sway in
U.S. Policy in the Middle East" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176584>*
By *Michael Klare, *TomDispatch.com, posted July 11
*Traces four decades of US determination to control the shipping lanes for
the export of oil from the Gulf region.*

*"Joe Biden: Protector of the Deep State"
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/07/10/joe-biden-protector-of-the-deep-state/>*
By *Jeremy Kuzmarov, *CounterPunch.org, posted July 10
*The author teaches history at Tulsa Community College.*

*"The Riptide of American Militarism: Lessons from the Natural World on
Washington's Unnatural Wars" <http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176583>*
By *William J. Astore, *TomDispatch.com, posted July 9
*The author is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who has taught
history in military and civilian schools.*

*"Burying the Nakba: How Israel Systematically Hides Evidence of 1948
Expulsion of Arabs"
<https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-how-israel-systematically-hides-evidence-of-1948-expulsion-of-arabs-1.7435103>*
By *Hagar Shezaf, **Haaretz, *posted July 6
*A lengthy account of the purging of national and local archives in Israel.*

*"Trump's Reluctance to Bomb Foreign Countries Is a Strength, Not a Sign of
Weakness"
<https://www.heraldnews.com/opinion/20190702/opinion-trumps-reluctance-to-bomb-foreign-countries-is-strength-not-sign-of-weakness>*
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, * *Herald News *(Fall River, MA), posted July 2
*The author is a professor emeritus of history and international relations
at Boston University,*

*"The Supreme Court Is in Danger of Again becoming 'the Grave of Liberty'"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172443>*
By *Eric Foner, **The Nation, *posted July 1
*On the historical significance of the Court's recent decision allowing
extreme redistricting. The author teaches history at Columbia University. *

*"Here's One Way Democrats Can Defeat Trump: Be Radically Anti-War"
<https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/01/democrats-defeat-trump-radically-anti-war>*
By *Mark Hannah and Stephen Wertheim, **The Guardian, *posted July 1
*Stephen Wertheim is a visiting assistant professor of history at Columbi
University.*

*"The Overlooked Story of 'the Greater United States': Historian Daniel
Immerwahr Shares His Unique Perspective on American Empire"
<https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/172401>*
Interview of *Daniel Immerwahr *by Robin Lindley, History News Network,
posted June 30
*The interviewee is the author of *How to Hide an Empire: A History of the
Greater United States *(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2019).*

*"In an Astonishing Turn, George Soros and Charles Koch Team Up to End US
'Forever War' Policy"
<https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2019/06/30/soros-and-koch-brothers-team-end-forever-war-policy/WhyENwjhG0vfo9Um6Zl0JO/story.html>*
By *Stephen Kinzer, **Boston Globe, *posted June 30
*On the founding of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The
author is a veteran journalist and author of *Overthrow: America's Century
of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq.

*"American Concentration Camps?"
<https://lobelog.com/american-concentration-camps/#more-49210>*
By *Henry Siegman, *LobeLog.com, posted June 28
*The author,a former national director of the American Jewish Congress,
defends use of the term "concentration camps" in relation to the Trump
border policies.*

*Thanks to Rusti Eisenberg 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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