How ironic. While Japan stands off with the U.S. over the fate of the marine base in Okinawa, it prepares to open a foreign military base in Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa. This would be the first foreign military base for a country that is not supposed to have a standing… Read more »
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Okinawa Times: Anti-bases actions around the world (Japanese language)
Roughly translated, the last part of the article says that in front of the Japanese Consulate in Honolulu, Hawaii, a group composed of “HOA” (Hawaii, Okinawa Alliance) called an action with more than 30 people. Participants demanded the closure of Futenma airfield without a replacement in Okinawa. The rally participants included Nikkei, Filipinos, South Koreans,… Read more »
U.S. Military creating an Environmental Disaster in Afghanistan
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=18883 The American Military is Creating an Environmental Disaster in Afghanistan By Matthew Nasuti Global Research, April 27, 2010 Kabul Press – 2010-04-25 The American military presence in Afghanistan consists of fleets of aircraft, helicopters, armored vehicles, weapons, equipment, troops and facilities. Since 2001, they have generated millions of kilograms of hazardous, toxic and radioactive… Read more »
Chicago lawmakers call for military to stop crime
http://www.kitv.com/news/23261822/detail.html Lawmakers: Military May Stop Chicago Crime Chicago Has Had 113 Homicide Victims This Year POSTED: 3:46 pm HST April 25, 2010 CHICAGO — Two Illinois lawmakers say violence has become so rampant in Chicago that the National Guard must be called in to help. Chicago Democratic Reps. John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford made a… Read more »
Islands of Peace: Jeju mayor sends solidarity message to Okinawa,
Solidarity Message to Okinawa By Kang Dong-Kyun, Mayor of Gangjeong village, Jeju Island, Korea The Peace of the Okinawa is the Peace of the World. The Peace of the Jeju is the Peace of the World. Therefore to keep Okinawa and Jeju is to keep the peace of the world. Let’s keep Okinawa and Jeju… Read more »
‘Collateral Murder’ veterans apologize to the Iraqi people
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5966/t/9615/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=2491 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15th, 2010 Contact: Laura Taylor: 202-510-3711 info@civsol.org VETERANS OF “WIKILEAKS” INCIDENT ANNOUNCE “LETTER OF RECONCILIATION” TO IRAQIS INJURED IN ATTACK Two former soldiers from the Army unit responsible for the Wikileaks “Collateral Murder” incident have written an open-letter of “Reconciliation and Responsibility” to those injured in the July 2007 attack,… Read more »
In Defense of Public School Teachers in a Time of Crisis
Yesterday, Tax Day, was a day of protest for right wing Tea Party groups, who say they are against taxes and big government. In parts of the U.S. this right wing populism has taken a nasty turn with racist overtones. The tea party populism also emboldens neoliberal politicians like Governor Lingle whose actions are crippling… Read more »
Are Marines in Okinawa dispensable?
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20100416f4.html Friday, April 16, 2010 Okinawa marines said dispensable Analysts say force levels have been greatly reduced and question their role as a deterrent By YUTAKA YOSHIDA Kyodo News The clock is ticking for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as he works to decide where to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, but… Read more »
More GIs committed suicide than were killed in combat
http://www.congress.org/news/2009/11/25/rising_military_suicides Rising military suicides The pace is faster than combat deaths in Iraq or Afghanistan. By John Donnelly More U.S. military personnel have taken their own lives so far in 2009 than have been killed in either the Afghanistan or Iraq wars this year, according to a Congressional Quarterly compilation of the latest statistics from… Read more »
A Dirty Little Secret of Capitalism: The U.S. Military Is One of the World’s Largest Polluters
http://revcom.us/a/199/military-en.html A Dirty Little Secret of Capitalism: The U.S. Military Is One of the World’s Largest Polluters The U.S. military is not only the main enforcer of the system that is plundering the earth’s environment and its people—it is also the single largest institutional consumer of oil in the world. And the U.S. military and… Read more »
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