Tag: news

015: Teresa Urrea and the Yaqui Revolt

On By Trevor CulleyIn America: Secret Wars, Podcast EpisodesLeave a comment
Teresa Urrea la Santa de Cabora, c. 1900

Trevor was joined by Anthony from Disastrous History (@DisastrousHstry) to discuss the history of the Yaqui people of modern Sonora, their conflicts with Mexico, when those clashes crossed the border, and the story of a magical prophetess-healer-saint-revolutionary.
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Hu-DeHart – Yaqui Resistance and Survival: The Struggle for Land and Autonomy, 1821–1910
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Miller – The Yaquis Become American Indians: The Process of Federal Tribal Recognition
Ruiz and Korrol – Latina Legacies: Identity, Biography, and Community
TTU – Early Research Into Yaquis Native Americans Had Support From West Texas Region 
Valdez – Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture
Luis Alberto Urrea – https://luisurrea.com/

005: Tongo Tongo – Corruption and Occupation in Niger

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A C-17 taking off from Base Aerienne 201 via Wikimedia
Location of Tongo Tongo via Google Earth

Trevor is joined by Bry Jensen of Pontifacts (@pontifactspod) to discuss the worst American military defeat in Africa of the last 30 years, The Tongo Tongo Ambush, and the rampant mismanagement that made it possible.
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Mark – Inside The Botched Raid That Left Four US Soldiers Dead In Niger
Penney – Drones in the Sahara
Turse – Pentagon Misled Congress About U.S. Bases in Africa
Turse – U.S. Secret Wars In Africa Rage On…
Turse – The U.S. Is Building A Drone Base In Niger…
Turse – Less Than A Mile From Drone Base…
Savage, Schmitt, and Gibbsons-Neff  – U.S. Kept Silent About Its Role in Another Firefight…
ABC – US intelligence officials examining video of Nigerien militant group
BBC – Troops put down Niger mutiny
BBC – Military coup ousts Niger president Mamadou Tandja
BBC – Deadly US decisions before Niger ambush
CBS – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discloses details about Niger ambush
Chason and Birnbaum – US struggles for influence in West Africa as military juntas rise

Cole – Russia’s New Military Alliance Encroaching on US Sphere of Influence
Coon – Rifle fire strikes U.S. C-130 during airdrop over Mali
DoD Press Briefing on the results of the Investigation into the October 4, 2017, Ambush in Niger
Everstine – Inspector General Blasts USAF…
Fuglestad – A History of Niger 1850-1960
GlobalSecurity – Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara (OEF-TS) Operation Juniper Shield
IRIN – NIGER: State of alert threatens independent media – RSF
Reuters – Factbox: Who is Niger’s Mamadou Tandja?
CW: Military combat, death, IS propaganda music Sgt. Johnson Helmet Cam Footage