VIETNAM WAR IN THE NEWS: VIETNAM AND IRAQ
"My Lai On The Euphrates?," Guardian, June 1, 2006.
Rupert Cornwell, "War Crimes: My Lai Is A Lesson From History," Independent, May 29, 2006.
Charles J. Hanley, "Analysis: Growing Echo Of Vietnam In Iraq," Seattle Times, May 30, 2006.
John H. Bunzel, "Anti-War Protests Are Limp: It's A Wait-And-See Attitude In The U.S.," San Francisco Chronicle, April 30, 2006.
C.W. Nevius, "The Graying Of Anti-War Activism," San Francisco Chronicle, March 21, 2006.
"The Defiant War: When It Began Three Years Ago, Few People Could have Anticipated That The Combat In Iraq Would last So Long Or That The Enemy Would Become A Stubborn And Resilient Insurgency -- To Be There Or Not To Be Is First Question For U.S. About Its Future In Iraq," San Francisco Chronicle, March 19, 2006.
William E. Odom, "Iraq Through The Prism Of Vietnam," Nieman Watchdog, March 9, 2006.
Bill Nichols, "Decades Later, Marines Hunt Vietnam-Era Deserters," USA Today, March 7, 2006.
Mark Engler, "How Costly Is Too Costly?: Finding The Tipping Point For Vietnam -- And For Iraq," TomDispatch.com, February 23, 2006.
Matthew B. Stannard, "The War Within," San Francisco Chronicle, January 29, 2006.
E.J. Dionne, Jr., "Right Smears Veteran Murtha Without A Qualm," San Francisco Chronicle, January 17, 2006.
Theodore C. Sorensen and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., "Open Forum: An Invitation To Withdraw," New York Times, December 6, 2005.
"Editorial: The War At Home," San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 2005.
Carl Hulse, "Congressional Recess Offers Time To Regroup After War Vote: Debate Laid Bare Emotions," New York Times, November 20, 2005.
Tim Harper, "Parallels To Vietnam Seen In Iraq War," Toronto Star, November 20, 2005.
Edward Epstein, "Key Democrat Calls For Immediate Pullout: Rep. Murtha, A Decorated Veteran Says Troops Can't Do Anything More," San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 2005.
Susan Page, "American Attitudes On Iraq Similar To Those In Vietnam," USA Today (November 16, 2005).
Mark Rudd, "Something Happening Here . . . ," Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2005.
Matthew B. Stannard, "Somber Milestone -- Conflict In Iraq: After A 2 1/2 Years Of War And The Insurgency, The Toll Of U.S. Service Members Killed Reaches 2,000 -- Unlike Vietnam, Iraq War Inflicts Heavy Casualties On Order, Experienced Troops," San Francisco Chronicle, October 26, 2005.
Normon Solomon, "Iraq Is Not Vietnam But . . . ," Fairness And Accuracy In Reporting, October 24, 2005.
Ralph Nader, "An Interview With Rev. William Sloane Coffin," Common Dreams, October 22, 2005.
Tom Engelhardt, "Name That War," TomDispatch.com, October 21, 2005.
Bryan Bender, "Nixon's Vietnam-Era Defense Chief Calls For Iraq Exit Plan," Boston Globe, October 19, 2005.
William Pfaff, "Iraq Is Vietnam Without Honesty," Korea Herald, September 21, 2005.
Sanford Gottlieb, "Far Cry From Vietnam -- New Silent Majority Sets Pace For Anti-Iraq War Movement," Pacific News Service, September 20, 2005.
Jarrett Murphy, "The New Fight Against The War: A Big March In D.C. Marks A Change In Tactics For Those Who Want The U.S. Out Of Iraq," Village Voice, September 20, 2005.
"Iraq War 'Costlier Than Vietnam,'" BBC News, August 31, 2005.
Doug Ireland, "Iraq War Costs Every American $727, Exceeding Costs Of Vietnam War," Doug Ireland, August 31, 2005.
Peter Feuilherade, "Iraq Media Toll Tops Vietnam," BBC News, August 30, 2005.
Joe Garofoli, "New Face Of The Anti-War Effort: Within Protest Movement, Mother's Vigil Raises Hope For Renewed National Momentum," San Francisco Chronicle, August 14, 2005.
Normon Solomon, "War Made Easy: 'Withdrawal Would Cripple U.S. Credibility,'" CommonDreams.org, July 5, 2005.
Scott Taylor, "Iraq-Vietnam Comparison Inevitable," Aljazeera.Net, July 3, 2005.
Pete McCloskey, "Open Forum: In Iraq, We Are The New Hessians," San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, 2005.
Jack Epstein and Johnny Miller, "U.S. Wars And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," San Francisco Chronicle, June 22, 2005.
Normon Solomon, "War Made Easy: From Vietnam To Iraq," Fairness And Accuracy In Reporting, June 2, 2005.
Josue Rojas, "Young Soldiers Document Their War In Photos," Pacific News Service, May 11, 2005.
Joe Garofi and Matthew B. Stannard, "Flag-Draped Coffins Released: Pentagon Had Resisted Showing Images Of Casualties," San Francisco Chronicle, April 29, 2005.
Brad Knickerbocker, "Lessons Of Vietnam Linger For U.S.," Christian Science Monitor, April 28, 2005.
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, "Saving Paredes," CommonDreams.org, March 4, 2005.
Robert Collier, "Iraq's Election Turnout Carries Eerie Echo Of Vietnam In 1967," San Francisco Chronicle, February 6, 2005.
Christopher Hitchens, "Beating A Dead Parrot: Why Iraq And Vietnam Have Nothing Whatsoever In Common," Slate, January 31, 2005.
G. Pascal Zachary, "Antiwar Activists Fail To Press Their Cause: Discontent On Iraq Lacks White-Hot Heat Of The Vietnam War," San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2005.
Stewart Nusbaumer, "The Jungle In The Desert: We Never Learned Why We Lost The Vietnam War, And Now We're Losing Another Asian War," CommonDreams.org, January 4, 2005.
Philip Carter and Owen West, "Iraq 2004 Looks Like Vietnam 1966: Adjusting Body Counts For Medical And Military Changes," Slate, December 27, 2004.
M.L. Lyke, "Yesterday's Draft Dodgers Help Today's War Resisters: Vietnam-Era Men Offer Aid In Canada To Iraq Deserters," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 6, 2004.
Gordon S. Livingston, "It's The Vietnam War All Over Again: How Many Of Our Troops Must Die Before We Learn The Same Lesson?," San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 2004.
Duncan Campbell, "U.S. Whistleblower Urges Civil Servants To Leak Iraq Secrets," Guardian, November 1, 2004.
Matthew B. Stannard, "Historians Dissect War In Iraq: Eminent Academics Scrutinize The Single Most Important Issue In The Presidential Campaign And Find Two Central Truths -- Quick Success, Long-Term Problems," San Francisco Chronicle, October 29, 2004.
Louis Freedberg, "Personal Perspective: Back To Vietnam," San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2004.
Alexander Casella, "Commentary: The Smart Answer To The Iraqi Problem," Asia Times, October 2, 2004.
"CBS Delays Piece On War Basis: Segment Focused On False Documents," New York Times, September 25, 2004.
"Letters To Datebook," San Francisco Chronicle, September 22, 2004.
Brad Knickerbocker, "Classic Guerrilla War Forming In Iraq," Christian Science Monitor, September 20, 2004.
Bob Herbert, "This Is Bush's Vietnam," New York Times, September 17, 2004.
Didier Lauras, "Former Enemies Say Iraq Fuelling America's Vietnam War Obsession," Agence France Presse, September 13, 2004.
Peter S. Temes, "Iraq War Not As 'Just' As It Could Be, Walzer Says: Philosopher Measures Ethos Vs. Action," San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 2004.
"U.S. Deserter's Canadian Campaign,"
BBC News, July 6, 2004.
Linton Byington, "Open Forum: Reflections On Fatherhood -- The Pacifist's Son Is A Soldier," San Francisco Chronicle, June 20, 2004.
"Iraq-Vietnam Parallels Pile Up," Agence France Presse, May 10, 2004.
Marc Sandalow, "Rumsfeld Warns Of Photos Depicting Worse Abuses," San Francisco Chronicle, May 8, 2004.
C.W. Nevius, "Letter From A War Zone (Vietnam)," San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 2004.
Tini Tran, "Vietnam Legend Warns On Iraq," Seattle Times, May 1, 2004.
Robert Freeman, "Is Iraq Another Vietnam?: Actually, It May Become Worse," Common Dreams, April 19, 2004.
David Greenberg, "Saigon And Saddam: The Use And Abuse Of Vietnam Analogies," Slate, April 19, 2004.
"Two Cents: Is The Comparison Of Iraq With Vietnam Exaggerated?," San Francisco Chronicle, April 18, 2004.
Tim Harper, "Battle For Iraqi Hearts And Minds Suspended In Face Of Escalating Resistance," Toronto Star, April 12, 2004.
Ros Davidson, "'V Word' Is Back As U.S. Public Shows Signs Of Turning," Sunday Herald, April 11, 2004.
"Is Iraq Another Vietnam?," BBC News, April 7, 2004.
Tim Harper, "Specter Of Vietnam Is Stalking Bush," Toronto Star, April 7, 2004.
Nick Turse, "Living Weapons Labs -- War American-Style," TomDispatch.com, March 26, 2004.
Bob Cooper, "Is Daniel Ellsberg Right . . . Again?," San Francisco Chronicle, February 29, 2004.
Mark Mazzetti, "Good Marines Make Good Neighbors: Why A Vietnam War Counterinsurgency Program Is Being Tried Again In Iraq," Slate, February 25, 2004.
Jonathan Zimmerman, "Students Don't Learn Enough About Recent Controversies," USA Today, January 20, 2004.
R. Jeffrey Smith, "U.S. Tolls In Iraq Over 500; Count Matches Vietnam In 1965," Washington Post, January 18, 2004.
Kit Miniclier, "Vietnam Vet Takes Aim At War: Purple-Heart-Winning Officer A Prominent Peace Activist In Colorado," Denver Post, December 5, 2003.
Gordon Livingston, "Past As Prologue: This Isn't Your Father's War, And Yet . . . Iraq's Chilling Echoes Of Vietnam," San Francisco Chronicle, November 30, 2003.
Frank McCulloch, "Past As Prologue: This Isn't Your Father's War, And Yet . . . War's 5-Step Transformation -- From 'Can-Do' To 'Get Me Out Of Here,'" San Francisco Chronicle, November 30, 2003.
David Morgan, "U.S. War Dead In Iraq Exceeds Early Vietnam Years," Reuters, November 14, 2003.
"Vietnam's Top Soldier Visits U.S.,"
BBC News, November 10, 2003.
Gabriel Kolko, "Iraq Already Looks Ominously Like Vietnam," The Age, November 10, 2003.
"Spectre Of Vietnam Looms Over Iraq," BBC News, November 3, 2003.
Normon Solomon, "The Quagmire Of Denouncing A 'Quagmire,'" CommonDreams.org, September 4, 2003.
Pepe Escobar, "The Roving Eye: Why The Lessons Of Vietnam Do Matter," Asia Times, August 20, 2003.
Dan Freedman, "Baby Boomers To Supporters Of War In Iraq," San Francisco Chronicle, July 27, 2003.
Elaine S. Povich, "Dems: Iraq Analogous To Vietnam," Newsday, July 11, 2003.
Ruth Rosen, "What's The Exit Strategy?," San Francisco Chronicle, July 10, 2003.
"Press
Debates 'Vietnam In Iraq,'"
BBC News, July 2, 2003.
Tom Engelhardt, "Giving Good War," San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 2003.
Neva Chonin, "Musicians Make Peace With The Net: Anti-War Songs Change Online Music Delivery," San Francisco Chronicle, April 9, 2003.
Robert Salladay, "Peace Activism: A Matter Of Language -- Anti-War Patriots Find The Need To Reclaim Words, Symbols, Even U.S. Flag From Conservatives," San Francisco Chronicle, April 7, 2003.
Tim Goodman, "Arnett Rattles Hornets' Nest With Iraqi TV Comments," San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2003.
Orville Schell, "From Sands To Quagmire," San Francisco Chronicle, March 31, 2003.
Frank McCulloch, "Open Forum: Media Coverage Of The War -- Why The Press Is 'Embedded' In This War," San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2003.
Tim Goodman, "Media: War In Real Time Changes The Rules For Viewers -- And Veteran Journalists," San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2003.
Robert Timberg and Tom Bowman, "The Resemblance To Vietnam War Can't Be Overlooked: Conflict In Iraq Develops Not At All As Pentagon Led Americans To Expect," Baltimore Sun, March 30, 2003.
Robert M. Berdahl, "Open Forum: Questioning The Motives For War -- Iraq And The Lessons Of History," San Francisco Chronicle, March 30, 2003.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, "Open Forum: Echoes Of 'Fragging,'" San Francisco Chronicle, March 27, 2003.
Kevin Fagan, "'60s Protesters Return To Roots In Marches Against Iraq War," San Francisco Chronicle, March 22, 2003.
Don Lattin, "Berrigan Kids Following Path Of Activist Parents," San Francisco Chronicle, March 9, 2003.
Norman Solomon, "Open Forum: The Penn Paradox -- When Actors Take An Unpopular Stand," San Francisco Chronicle, December 30, 2002.
Duncan Campbell, "'It's Time To Take Risks,'" Guardian, December 10, 2002.
David E. Sanger and Elisabeth Bumiller, "Bush Honors Vietnam Veterans: Later, He Affirms U.S. Commitment To Disarm Iraqi Regime," New York Times, November 12, 2002.
Robert Kuttner, "War Protests, Then And Now," Boston Globe, October 23, 2002.
Brian E. Albrecht, "Veteran Anti-War Activists Rejoin Fold," Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 20, 2002.
John Sugg, "Open Forum: Roast The Chicken Hawks," San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2002.
Stanley Kutler, "The Vietnam Folly Calls Out To Us As War Fever Burns," Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2002.
Robert McCrum, "Fighting The Last War," Observer, April 28, 2002.