Ken Burns & Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War: Part Three (The Johnson Years)
Written by James DiEugenio
As depicted in Athens or at the Globe Theater, with tragedy there is always an element of both rage and violence. Johnson assiduously worked to spring his own trap on himself. And that is what is missing from this film, writes Jim DiEugenio.
Ken Burns & Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War: Part Two
Written by James DiEugenio
With their defense of the Dulles brothers as “decent people” in Part One, the disappearance of Kennedy’s withdrawal plan and the championing of Vann and Sheehan in Part Two, so far the net value of this documentary is something less than zero, writes Jim DiEugenio.
Two Top Republicans to Call for Full JFK Disclosure
By Jefferson Morley, at: Alternet
Ken Burns & Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War: Part One
Written by James DiEugenio
How can one tell the story of American involvement in Vietnam without mentioning the Dulles brothers or General Edward Lansdale? With a full 18 hours at one’s disposal, I would have thought such a thing would be impossible. Yet with Burns and Novick, the impossible becomes the possible, writes Jim DiEugenio.
14 boxes of Jack Ruby records become public next week
By Jason Whitely, At: WFAA
The "Best Speech Yet From a U.S. President"
At: WorldBeyondWar
The following is the transcript of a talk Jim gave via remote connection for the seminar held at the Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, September 2, 2017.
If people like Baden feel free to lie about what is on public record, imagine the reliability of “information” they provide that can't be verified, writes Milicent Cranor.
Volume 5 of Oswald's Office of Security files is missing
Full-text searchable pdfs of the NARA documents released in July 2017
By Ramon Herrera, At: JFK Numbers
More...
A title-searchable index to the July 2017 releases has been published by Our Hidden History
See JFK 2017 RELEASES, At: Our Hidden History
How The Atlantic Monthly and Kurt Andersen Went Haywire
Written by James DiEugenio
Jim DiEugenio offers a blistering critique of the cover essay for the current issue of The Atlantic Monthly, which proposes––yet again––that the widespread belief in conspiracies, with its supposed origin in the Sixties, accounts for how US cultural and political life has become unhinged.
Dick Gregory, Trailblazer of Stand-Up Comedy and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 84
By Mike Barnes and Duane Byrge, At The Hollywood Reporter
Nicholas Schou, Spooked: How the CIA Manipulates the Media and Hoodwinks Hollywood
Written by Joseph E. Green
If you’re looking for a short overview of important aspects of journalism and the government, there is good information here. It just doesn’t really live up to the title and subtitle, writes Joseph Green.
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