Category: Vietnam
Leaving a Misguided War and Choosing Not to Look Back
Vu Quoc Ngu: Mass protests sweep VietnamOver the weekend of June 9-10, tens of thousands of Vietnamese took to the streets across the country to protest two bills on cyber security and the creation of new special economic zones
Mike Ferner: Veterans’ Group Says “No” to Emmy for PBS Vietnam War SeriesA national veterans’ organization is weighing in on this year’s Emmy awards with a full-page ad in Variety, saying Ken Burns and Lynne Novick’s “Vietnam War” series does not deserve a “Best Documentary” award
Book Launch: Revisiting the Vietnam War: The Views and Interpretations of Richard Falk, edited by Stefan Andersson, Cambridge University Press, 2017. Why the Legal and Political Debate on the Vietnam War Still Matters [Prefatory Note: There has been recently a revival of interest in the Vietnam War, perhaps most notably as a result of Read more…
Turkey and Vietnam
A blessing of empowering and charismatic resilience is the core identity of the Vietnamese and the Palestinian people, their point of most profound convergence
Pete Dolack: An Honest Conversation About VietnamMore than four decades past the end of that imperialist adventure, having a serious discussion about it remains taboo.
Daniel Falcone: Chomsky & Indonesian ModeratesThe editors at the New York Times were well aware at once of crucial U.S. government involvement in the Indonesian bloodbath
Watching the Ken Burns-Lynn Novick 18-hour series, “The Vietnam War,” is an emotional experience. Whether you served in the US military during the war or marched in the streets to end it, you cannot remain untouched by this documentary. The battle scenes are powerful, the stories of US veterans and Vietnamese soldiers who fought on Read more…
If there ever is such a PBS account of Vietghanistan, it will no doubt steer clear of the illegality, the lasting damage, and the wisdom of those who rightly opposed the crime before it began and all the way through