mutinies

The Ninety-third Division - Black US soldiers' struggles in World War II - Nelson Peery

Ret Marut — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:38:39 +0000

Matiushenko, Afanasy Nikolaevich 1879-1907

Battlescarred — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:09:13 +0000

Afanasy Nikolaevich Matiushenko
Also spelled Afanasiy Matyushenko, born 1879 - Kharkov, Russia, died 20 October 1907 - Sevastopol, Russia

The Potemkin mutineer
Afanasy Matiushenko was the son of peasants from Kharkov province in the Ukraine. He was born in 1879, in the village of Dergachi. His father had to give up the unrewarding work of farming to become a shoemaker.

Somalia: Soldiers demand unpaid wages

jef costello — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:22:06 +0000

The troops have not been paid since they were deployed to the province and are blaming corruption by local goverment. They have seized the buildings in Balet Weyne and have said they will keep them until they are paid.

Troops have also seized a barracks in Jowhar, north of the capital Mogadishu, with reports of gunfire although not of any injuries so far.

Pirate utopias: Under the banner of death, 1640-1820

ftony — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 09:57:01 +0000

"In an honest Service, there is thin Commons, low Wages, and hard Labour; in this, Plenty and Satiety, Pleasure and Ease, Liberty and Power; and who would not ballance Creditor on this Side, when all the Hazard that is run for it, at worst, is only a sower Look or two at choaking. No, a merry Life and a short one shall be my Motto" - Pirate Captain Bartholomew Roberts.(1)

Mutinies in the American army, 2004-2005 - Echanges #111

daniel — Tue, 29 May 2007 22:34:43 +0000

Mutinies, the word can seem excessive because Iraq is not (yet) Vietnam. However, a refusal to obey in the army, whatever the reason, is a mutiny and quite often such acts of insubordination have started with minor acts. Even isolated, such acts are indicative of "troop morale", an essential element for continuing war.

Schmitz, Hans, 1914-2007

Steven. — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:38:17 +0000

Hans Schmitz was born in Wuppertal, Germany in 1914.

His father,* a leading activist in the anarcho-syndicalist union the FAUD, was a devout Catholic and a convinced pacifist from both a religious and ideological standpoint (!). Despite this, as Hans Schmitz reports, he carried a weapon as a member of the “Red Ruhr Army” during the right-wing Kapp putsch.

1973: The Skylab 4 mutiny

Joseph K. — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 10:19:53 +0000

Class war in space - The Skylab 4 mutiny

1931: The Invergordon mutiny

Steven. — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:34:13 +0000

The government attempted to supress all memory of the strike, and although the strikers won partial concessions, the cuts were still imposed and many sailors were punished for taking part.

Another day, another IDF Refusenik

rkn — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:21:42 +0000

The "refuseniks" believe the occupation to be a threat to Israel's own security and inherently oppressive.

Occupation refuser Omri Evron was sentenced Sunday, Oct 15, 2006, to 14 days in military prison after he announced his refusal to enlist for regular mandatory service in the IDF. Omri was put in solitary confinement having refused to wear uniform and obey orders.

1680-1730: Pirates and Anglo-American piracy in the Atlantic

Steven. — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:18:08 +0000

On the afternoon of the 26 July 1726, William Fly walked the steps of the Boston gallows. Unlike his fellow condemned, Fly had shown no fear at his fate. The great and the good who had gathered to see the pirate die were uncomfortable: he was not playing his agreed part in the moral drama. But, as Fly neared the rope, their fears it seemed were unfounded.