July 2020: As the book approaches publication WITHOUT an introduction, I decided to repost this from ten years ago, when it was still under the aegis of UC Press and Chelsea Manning was still imprisoned at Quantico. The book evolved as well, but the themes below whisper from between its pages. It’s been a long timeContinue reading “Notes toward an introduction”
Tag Archives: deserters
Bergdahl, from @Serial to serial trouble
Though I do tend to think that 5 years being tortured by the Taliban is adequate punishment for what he did, I’m seeing Bergdahl as less a dissenter than an anomaly.
Bergdahl court-martial: Did he aim to misbehave?
I swore I wouldn’t write anymore about Bergdahl until I’d talked to his attorney. That may change soon. But for now, I can amplify that attorney’s voice: That PBS NewsHour was one of the more useful of the reports I saw about Bergdahl being charged with desertion. Some of others that are helping me thinkContinue reading “Bergdahl court-martial: Did he aim to misbehave?”
in the news today
Stuff that might not be news to fans of the AintMarchin Facebook page, or anyone following my Twitter feed. But here are some links to peruse over dinner: In New York, Wil Hylton’s terrific piece explaining why if you’re AWOL, Canada is now the worst place to go for asylum. Speaking of asylum, by thisContinue reading “in the news today”
two pictures, old hope
Images found this week at the Swarthmore College Peace Collection, now in dim photocopies. I’ll scan both as soon as I can, and provide substitutes in the meantime: #1: June 30, 1966. A room at NY Community Church on 35th Street, filled to bursting for a press conference. To the left of the table, aContinue reading “two pictures, old hope”
I Ain't Marching Anymore 