Announcements
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Truth may be the first casualty of war, but it never dies. Truth can be revived. Lies and deceptions need not stand for an eternity. The U.S. Foreign Policy History & Resource Guide website – alias “peace history” – is dedicated to telling the truth, methodically unpacking unspoken assumptions, deceptions, and “fake news” about U.S. wars…
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On March 16th, 1968 , over 500 Vietnamese men, women and children were killed in the hamlets of My Lai-4 and My Khe in Quang Ngai Province by American soldiers in what became known as the MY LAI massacre, the most notorious atrocity in the Vietnam War. The events were immediately covered up and were…
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H-PAD supporters, This coming March 16 is the fiftieth anniversary of the massacre of over 500 Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops at My Lai. H-PAD calls on its supporters to join others in remembering qand denouncing this war crime. Two H-PAD Steering Committee members, Ellen Schrecker and James Swarts (part of the Veterans for Peace…
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The fiftieth anniversary of the My Lai massacre offers an opportunity to reflect on the Vietnam War and learn from it. The Vietnam Peace Commemoration Committee (VPCC) is organizing events in Washington from March 15-18. These include a vigil in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Friday, March 16, noon to 1:00 p.m.,…
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At the end of this message, following the links to recent articles, is a repeat of an announcement of H-PAD’s series of “Broadsides for the Trump Era.” Links to Recent Articles of Interest “The 9/11 Hijackers Were Iraqis, Right? Teaching in a Time of Wars” By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch.com, posted February 22 On the…
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“Historians for Peace and Democracy publishes five Broadsides for the Trump Era” Margaret Power, co-chair, marmacpower1@gmail.com Historians for Peace and Democracy (H-PAD) is pleased to announce the publication of five broadsides, collectively called Broadsides for the Trump Era. You can access them on the H-PAD website, here https://historiansforpeace.org/broadsides-for-the-trump-era/ This is a new series…
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The resistance to the Vietnam War was the most diverse and dynamic antiwar movement in U.S. history. We have all but forgotten it today. Christian G. Appy January 26, 2018 Boston Review Image: Aftermath of the Tet Offensive in Saigon, 1968 / manhhai This essay is featured in Boston Review’s print issue, Fifty Years Since MLK. Pre-order your copy…
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Links to Recent Articles of Interest “The War That Never Ends (for the U.S. Military High Command)” By Danny Sjursen, TomDispatch.com, posted January 28 The reference is to the Vietnam War. The author is an active-duty military strategist and a former history instructor at West Point. “Who Is a Hero?” By Lawrence Wittner,…
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Dear friends, We take seriously H-PAD’s commitment to fighting the threats to democracy, whether attacks on immigrants or attempts to rig elections. In this context, it’s crucial that, as educators and activists we defend students’ right to vote where they go to school. That right was affirmed by the 1979 Supreme Court Symm…
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H-PAD Supporters Colleagues, The H-PAD SC has recently been involved with national groups that are organizing activities during the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to educate the US public about the current Korea crisis, and to oppose US war with North Korea. Using the tradition of the truce during the ancient Olympics as a metaphor, this…