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Voice of the Resistance to Endless War and the Policies of Empire

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United States

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Voice of the Resistance to Endless War and the Policies of Empire

Language:

English

Contact:

510-488-3559


Episodes

Podcast: “I wanted to lay my rifle down.” – Hart Viges

3/23/2022
"And I just, I started crying...I can't do it. I can't pull the trigger. I don't want to kill anyone," shared Hart after serving 11 months in Iraq. The post Podcast: “I wanted to lay my rifle down.” – Hart Viges appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:21:57

Podcast (VN-E46): “Arrested dozens of times, two years in prison” – Jim Albertini

2/1/2022
"We need the next generations of activists to carry forward, to complete the work that we can't get done in our lifetime." The post Podcast (VN-E46): “Arrested dozens of times, two years in prison” – Jim Albertini appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:27:02

Podcast (VN-E45): “It was a leap of faith” – Francesco Da Vinci

1/23/2022
"It was pure hell... for the fact that I took that stand. I mean, all the labels, "Draft Dodger", "Pinko", "Commie", "Shirker"", recalls Fran Da Vinci. The post Podcast (VN-E45): “It was a leap of faith” – Francesco Da Vinci appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:20:08

Podcast: “What? Yes. That term..I’m a conscientious objector!” – Rosa del Duca

12/13/2021
"Having signed a six-year contract, I thought there was absolutely nothing I could do. I just needed to hunker down and fulfill my contract." The post Podcast: “What? Yes. That term..I’m a conscientious objector!” – Rosa del Duca appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:28:36

Podcast: “Why are we guarding an oil field?” – Kevin Benderman

11/2/2021
"You know what? This is all a bunch of bullshit, what they're telling us to do over here," recalls Iraq War veteran turned conscientious objector. The post Podcast: “Why are we guarding an oil field?” – Kevin Benderman appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:26:35

Podcast: Michael Rasmussen, Meditations of a Conscientious Objector

11/1/2021
"I think the whole idea of a "just war" at all is a sham that we're taught as part of this propaganda to support it." -recent USMC Capt. Michael Rasmussen The post Podcast: Michael Rasmussen, Meditations of a Conscientious Objector appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:27:13

Podcast: “The common thing is that no one wants war” – Col. Ann Wright (ret.)

10/12/2021
"You are doing the right thing because this is going to be horrible for the people of Iraq, but it's going to be horrible for the United States, too." The post Podcast: “The common thing is that no one wants war” – Col. Ann Wright (ret.) appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:28:44

Podcast: “I joined the military to fight fascism” – Capt. Alan Kennedy

9/28/2021
"[In] appeals to every level ... I pointed out that this policy was unconstitutional ... the right to peaceful protest is a constitutional right." The post Podcast: “I joined the military to fight fascism” – Capt. Alan Kennedy appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:23:40

Podcast (VN-E44): “Strong religious commitment against war” – David Finke

9/13/2021
David Finke is a conscientious objector, military counselor, and lifetime nonviolent activist. David shares his personal history. The post Podcast (VN-E44): “Strong religious commitment against war” – David Finke appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:20:09

Podcast (VN-E43): “I’m going in for a long time” – William Short

9/7/2021
"I could probably speak louder with my photography than I could with my painting....I consider myself not just an artist, but a cultural worker." The post Podcast (VN-E43): “I’m going in for a long time” – William Short appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:25:56

Podcast: “I was always the ‘Good Sailor'” – Mike James

8/16/2021
"Man, I do not want...a career in something that is intrinsically chaotic and stupid. I didn't want to participate in that anymore." The post Podcast: “I was always the ‘Good Sailor'” – Mike James appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:28:25

Podcast: “I’m requesting discharge-not noncombatant status” – Kyle Toon

7/12/2021
"Kyle, everything that you're telling me right now, you fit the mold of a conscientious objector," and I was speechless. The post Podcast: “I’m requesting discharge-not noncombatant status” – Kyle Toon appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:27:00

Podcast (GW-E06): Erik Larsen – Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience

6/24/2021
"Wow, that was shocking. What is my response as a Christian to the US support of this sort of stuff?" Threatened with death penalty for refusing to kill. The post Podcast (GW-E06): Erik Larsen – Amnesty International Prisoner of Conscience appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:24:07

Podcast (GW-E05): “Well, You’re a Conscientious Objector” – Dan Fahey

6/14/2021
“I was shocked that he got…a whole group of guys to chant, ‘Kill’. But after that, it made me see…I don't really want to kill anyone." Gulf War 30 years. The post Podcast (GW-E05): “Well, You’re a Conscientious Objector” – Dan Fahey appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:27:28

Podcast (VN-E42): “They did it of their own volition” – Dissenting POWs

6/8/2021
Featuring Tom Wilber & Jerry Lembcke -- "The POWs who came out against the war ... as far as anything they said ... they did so as a matter of conscience." The post Podcast (VN-E42): “They did it of their own volition” – Dissenting POWs appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:23:43

Podcast (VN-E41): “I was trying to put the army on trial” – Steve Morse

5/13/2021
"I challenged the army ... This time I did dissent and went to the stockade," shared Steve who joined the Army to organize against the war from within. The post Podcast (VN-E41): “I was trying to put the army on trial” – Steve Morse appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:26:30

Podcast: “Falsely accused of being a spy” – former Chaplain James Yee

5/10/2021
"I was objecting to the abuse of prisoners [and] forwarding complaints ... I had issues with how prisoners were being tortured at Guantanamo." The post Podcast: “Falsely accused of being a spy” – former Chaplain James Yee appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:29:10

Podcast (GW-E04): “It was a real snarl” – David Wiggins

4/14/2021
Capt. David Wiggins went on a hunger strike, publicly resigned his commission, and eventually stopped obeying all orders while deployed for the Gulf War. The post Podcast (GW-E04): “It was a real snarl” – David Wiggins appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:25:19

Podcast (VN-E40): “We started to unite” – Cleve Andrew Pulley

3/30/2021
"We did not renounce the use of those constitutional rights simply because we were soldiers" - Andrew Pulley of the "Fort Jackson 8" anti-war GI defendants. The post Podcast (VN-E40): “We started to unite” – Cleve Andrew Pulley appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:20:20

Podcast: “What we could do to harness our power” – Jonathan Hutto

2/17/2021
Inspired by the Vietnam Era GI Resistance Movement, Jonathan co-founded Appeal for Redress so that active duty US military personnel could speak out. The post Podcast: “What we could do to harness our power” – Jonathan Hutto appeared first on Courage to Resist.

Duration:00:34:29