Category War Crimes

Prospects For Peace In 1956 – Past Daily Reference Room

  . . . or click on the link here for Audio Player –  American Forum – Prospects For Peace 1956 – December 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection In 1956 the world was just as much on edge as…

Talking Tough, Lockouts, Cautionary Tales – March 27, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – March 27, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A lot of news this day, 20 years ago. Starting off with the ongoing…

‘It’s 125 Below Zero In Fairbanks’ – January 30, 1989

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – January 30, 1989 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Even though it was the dead of Winter, the cold snap hitting Alaska on this…

Pushing East – Walking In Winter – January 28, 1945

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS Radio: The World Today – January 28, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Four inches of fresh snow may not seem like much, but on January…

The Turbulent 60s – Democracy And Militarism – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – WBAI: The Turbulent Sixties – Democracy and Militarism – July 7, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. No shortage of similarities between the decade of the 1960s…

Calling The Whole Thing Off – Government Shutdown 2 – December 16, 1995

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – December 16, 1995 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection Just like clockwork, another government shutdown for this December 16th in 1995. This one,…

A System Of Torture – An Interview With Janis Karpinski About Abu Ghraib – 2006 – Past Daily Reference Room

. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – ABC Radio National: Late Night Live – Janis Karpinski – May 22, 2006 – ABC Radio National, Australia/Gordon Skene Sound Collection With the latest set of horrifying…

The Shrug In Baghdad – The Miracle In Des Moines – November 20, 1997

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – CBS World News Roundup – November 20, 1997 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A busy day, depending on where you were, this November 20th in 1997. If you…

Body Counts And Questions – November 19, 1970

. . .or click on the link here for Audio Player – NBC Nightly News (Audio version) – November 19, 1970 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection A horrific day in history, by most accounts. November 19th 1970 brought with it…