Unsealed documents shed light on proceedings that led to Chelsea Manning's imprisonment
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 22 2019 14:53
Manning’s lawyers believe the government may be trying to prove Manning perjured herself during 2013 testimony. Developments come as Manning enters third week of imprisonment.
Chelsea Manning enters indefinite detention after being found in contempt of court
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 8 2019 16:38
Arrest comes just days after refusal to testify at grand jury summons.
Judge rejects Chelsea Manning's request to quash grand jury subpoena
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 6 2019 19:05
Manning vows to continue to fight after judge rejects her request to avoid grand jury testimony.
The French Army Mutinies of 1917
Submitted by Reddebrek on Feb 10 2019 19:42
In the Spring of 1917, many French army units mutinied after enduring years of slaughter and appalling conditions during World War One. Much of the French army on the Western Front was affected. Hear first-hand accounts of the mutiny from the BBC archive.
E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky
Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women’s Union. We look at the geopolitics of the conflict and its human cost.
E11: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 2
Concluding part of our two-part episode on the GI resistance to the Vietnam war, in conversation with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author.
E10: The GI resistance in Vietnam, part 1
During the later years of the Vietnam war, a little-known but powerful rebellion developed within the ranks of the US forces. In this two-part episode, we talk about the GI resistance to the war with Jerry Lembcke, a Vietnam army veteran, now sociologist and author, and Bart, a navy veteran about their experiences.
My God They're Killing Us - The Kent State University Shootings
An account of the shooting of students at Kent State University by the National Guard in an attempt to end anti war protests on the campus. Four students were killed with ten more wounded, one of which was paralysed.
Kent State Shooting Protest Posters
Submitted by Reddebrek on May 5 2018 18:00
Posters relating to the murder of four Kent State students by national guardsman at an anti-war protest on May 4, 1970. Another 30 students were wounded, one of whom was paralyzed for life after the troops opened fire on the large crowd of youths on the campus.
‘Rough and ready work’: The Special Infantry Corps
Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 23 2018 22:43
Article by John Dorney telling the story of the Special Infantry Corps, a military unit set up during the civil war of 1922-3 to suppress agrarian agitation and strikes.
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