The Other Conspirator The Secret Origins of the CIA's Torture Program and the Forgotten Man Who Tried to Expose It He was the “other conspirator” with Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case and long ago forgotten. But Anthony Russo turns out to be distinctly a man of our grim moment, one who shouldn’t be left in history’s trash bin, but restored to his rightful place in the annals of the prosecution of whistleblowers, an American urge to wage war across the globe, and the CIA’s history of torture. In this truly monumental piece and her debut at TomDispatch, Barbara Myers returns Russo to his rightful place in our memory and our American moment. I hope you’ll find her work an unforgettable reminder of the roots of various problems we now consider very twenty-first century. Tom Engelhardt of TomDispatch |
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Ep. 8 Ken Burns/Lynn Novick Vietnam Documentary Nominated for an Emmy
Published by History News Network
This critique of Episode 8 of the series focuses on the filmmaker's treatment of war crimes and considers their responsibility to the public as the new curators of Americans' collective memory of Vietnam.
Parkland: March for Our Lives, a Photo Essay, March 2018
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Have We Learned Anything From My Lai?
Published by Truthdig
This essay, written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, considers that atrocity in the context of the wider war, the public outcry against war crimes at the time and international war crimes law.
An Epic Film on the Vietnam War Stops Short
A Critique of The Vietnam War by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Published by Truthdig
A fundamental confusion undermines The Vietnam War. Was it a civil war or a U.S. war of aggression? This essay explores the implications of the filmmakers failure to correctly characterize the conflict.
Can Hillary Clinton Renounce Henry Kissinger?
Published by Truthdig
"We can’t presume to adjudicate issues of war and peace if we are unwilling to meet the same terms ourselves."
This essay considers the legal precedent in the historic code of war and Nuremberg for war crimes charges against Henry Kissinger. It proposes that Bernie Sanders is the only candidate prepared to forge a new foreign affairs paradigm and calls on California voters to use the June 7 primary to vote for peace.
This essay considers the legal precedent in the historic code of war and Nuremberg for war crimes charges against Henry Kissinger. It proposes that Bernie Sanders is the only candidate prepared to forge a new foreign affairs paradigm and calls on California voters to use the June 7 primary to vote for peace.
San Francisco Chronicle
Editorial, world/nation/politics desk.
Rwanda
Building on a LegacyAnne Heyman's Pioneering work with Rwandan Orphans
published by the Miami Herald.
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Peter Thorp Interview
published by the San Francisco Chronicle.
A San Franciscan impacts student achievement in Rwanda.
published by the San Francisco Chronicle.
A San Franciscan impacts student achievement in Rwanda.
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