[H-PAD] H-PAD Notes 9/14/23: Links to recent articles of interest

[Jim O'Brien]

 *Note: *Historians for Peace and Democracy is gathering signatures for a
proposed resolution on the "right to learn" for the January 4-7 AHA meeting
in San Francisco. In order for it to be considered by the business meeting,
227 current AHA members must sign by October 1. Click here
<https://www.historiansforpeace.org/2023/09/15/urgent-aha-members-please-sign-our-resolution/>
for the wording of the proposal and how to add your name (current AHA
members only).

*Links to Recent Articles of Interest*

*"The Bombs of August: Remembering Neak Luong, 1973"*
<https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/remembering-neak-luong>
By *Carolyn Eisenberg, **Common Dreams, *posted September 15
*On a "friendly fire" incident that killed over 200 and briefly revealed
the secret US bombing of Cambodia. "There was no intention to attack
friendly soldiers and their families; however, this erroneous air strike
was occurring in a context in which U.S. bombers had been striking Cambodia
secretly and illegally for five years." The author teaches history at
Hofstra University and wrote *Fire and Rain: Nixon, Kissinger, and the Wars
in Southeast Asia *(Oxford U. Press, 2023).*

*"When the US Helped Kill Democracy in Chile"
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/pinochet-chile-coup>*
By *Jim Lobe and Connor Echols,* *Responsible Statecraft, *posted September
11
*Primarily an interview with Peter Kornbluh, a longtime Chile expert
working for the National Security Archive, who has overseen the publication
over time of documents showing the US government's relation to the
overthrow of Chile's elected government in 1973. The article below is a
fuller version of his findings.*

*"Chile's Coup at 50: Countdown toward a Coup"*
<https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/chile/2023-09-08/chiles-coup-50-countdown-toward-coup>
By *Peter Kornbluh, *National Security Archive, posted September 8
*A detailed recounting of "U.S. government actions, internal debates and
policy deliberations as conditions for the coup evolved between March and
September 1973." *

*"50 Years after Chilean Coup, Let's Remember Pinochet Resisters' Inspiring
Legacy"
<https://truthout.org/articles/50-years-after-chilean-coup-lets-remember-pinochet-resisters-inspiring-legacy>*
By *Margaret Power, **Truthout, *posted September 11
*Memories of six months n Chile in 1976-77, three years after the 1973
military coup. "I learned directly what it was like to live under a
military dictatorship.... But I also experienced the profound commitment of
many Chileans, both inside and outside of prison, to work together to build
a society in which exploitation and oppression do not exist." The author is
a professor emerita of history at Illinois Institute of Technology and
co-chair of the H-PAD Steering Committee.*

*"How 9/11 Bred a 'War on Terror' from Hell: America's Response to 9/11 in
the Lens of History"
<https://tomdispatch.com/how-9-11-bred-a-war-on-terror-from-hell/>*
By *Norman Solomon, **TomDispatch, *posted September 7
*"For the White House, the Pentagon, and Congress, the war on terror
offered a political license to kill and displace people on a large scale in
at least eight countries.... And as the years went by, the point seemed to
be not winning that multicontinental war but continuing to wage it, a means
with no plausible end." The author's latest book is *War Made Invisible:
How the US Hides the Hidden Toll of Its Military Machine *(New Press,
2023).*

*"Is CIA Director Bill Burns a Biden Yes-Man, a Putin Apologist, or a
Peacemaker?"* <https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/cia-ukraine-war>
By *Medea Benjamin and Nicolas Davies, **Common Dreams, *posted September 5

*On the irony of William Burns's current role as head of the CIA amid the
Ukraine War in view of his strenuous but unsuccessful efforts as Ambassador
to Russia from 2005 to 2008 to head off the Bush administration's push for
NATO expansion to the Russian border.*

*"From the Partial Test Ban Treaty to a Nuclear Weapons-Free World"
<https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/09/05/from-the-partial-test-ban-treaty-to-a-nuclear-weapons-free-world>*
By *Lawrence Wittner, **CounterPunch, *posted September 5
*On the origins and impact of the Partial Test Ban Treaty of September
1963, which led to a series of other arms agreements, which reduced the
number of nuclear weapons worldwide "from 70,000 to 12,500." Despite
setbacks in recent years, *
*"the revived march toward nuclear catastrophe can be halted by finally
banning nuclear weapons―if people will demand it." The author is a
professor emeritus of history at SUNY Albany.*

*"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy"*
<https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/waist-deep-big-muddy>
By *Andrew J. Bacevich, **Commonweal, *posted August 28

*Delineates three "underlying principles" that guided President Johnson in
the Vietnam War and argues that these principles have continued to mislead
US policymakers in Iraq and now Ukraine. The author is a retired Army
colonel and an emeritus professor of history and international relations at
Boston University.*

*"Does an Old H. A. K. Require Rehabilitation? Henry A. Kissinger, Still a
War Criminal"*
<https://tomdispatch.com/does-an-old-h-a-k-require-rehabilitation>
By *Rebecca Gordon, **TomDispatch, *posted August 24

*"So, what should we give a hundred-year-old presidential adviser for his
birthday? How about a summons to appear at the International Criminal Court
to answer for the blood of millions staining his hands?" On the
rehabilitation of Kissinger's public image and a reminder of the violent
policies he unleashed and encouraged in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and
South America. The author teaches at the University of San Francisco.*

*"Educational Intimidation: How 'Parental Rights' Legislation Undermines
the Freedom to Learn" <https://pen.org/report/educational-intimidation>*
Report by *PEN America, *posted August 23
*A lengthy, detailed report. "Educational intimidation bills ignore the
rights of many, if not most, parents and are in fact quite damaging to the
freedom to read and learn in America’s public education system—and in
states where these bills have become law, that chilling effect is on full
display."*

*"The Political Earthquake in Guatemala" <https://archive.ph/KajfJ>*
By *Stephen Kinzer, **Boston Globe, *posted August 23 (alternative link
<https://archive.ph/KajfJ>)
*On political background to the upset election of reformer Bernardo Ar*é*valo
as president of Guatemala. "Few Guatemalans missed the echoes of history
that reverberated through this celebration. Arévalo’s father, Juan Jose
Arévalo, personified democracy and social justice — but two American
presidents took him as an intolerable enemy." The author is *a senior
fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at
Brown University

*"15 US-Backed Officers Had Hand in 12 West African Coups"*
<https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/23/the-us-hand-in-africas-coups>
By *Nick Turse, **Responsible Statecraft, *posted August 23
*Lists coups in seven West African countries from 2014 to the present in
which officers with US training played a role. The list is incomplete, but
the State Department refuses to provide any information on trainees. The
author is managing editor of TomDispatch and has written extensively about
the US military presence in Africa.*


*Thanks to an anonymous reader for suggesting some of the above articles
and to Roger Peace for valuable consulting. Suggestions can be sent to
jimobrien48 at gmail.com <jimobrien48 at gmail.com>. *
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.historiansforpeace.org/pipermail/h-pad-historiansforpeace.org/attachments/20230915/c0c457fe/attachment-0001.htm>