Thanks to the Peacephilosophy blog for sharing this statement. There is a Japanese language version of the article on the peacephilosophy website. >><< http://peacephilosophy.blogspot.com/2010/04/statement-on-mcas-futenma-by-jalisa.html Thursday, April 01, 2010 Statement on MCAS Futenma by JALISA, Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association 日本国際法律家協会 普天間基地に関する声明 Statement on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma According to newspaper reports, the government maintains that… Read more »
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Residents protest against possible relocation of Futenma base to Tokunoshima island
http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201003280234.html Tokunoshima eyed for U.S. helicopters THE ASAHI SHIMBUN 2010/03/29 More than 4,000 people attended a rally on Tokunoshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday to protest its possible use as a relocation site for some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Sources said Tokunoshima was… Read more »
Colombian social movements launch Colombia No Bases Coalition (Espanol)
A new anti-bases coalition was launched by social movement groups in Colombia. After the U.S. military base in Manta, Ecuador was evicted by a widespread popular movement, the U.S. negotiated with the government of Colombia to build several new military bases. The Colombia No Bases Coalition was formed in opposition to these developments. Apologies that… Read more »
Okinawa and the Problem of Empire
This editorial in the Huffington Post by a fellow at the libertarian Cato institute names the problem as empire and calls for justice for Okinawans. Would he also back justice for Guam and Hawai’i? >><< http://www.huffingtonpost.com/doug-bandow/okinawa-and-the-problems_b_512610.html Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute Okinawa and the Problem of Empire A bloody military battlefield in… Read more »
Gen. Mixon rebuked by Pentagon over anti-gay remarks
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100326/NEWS01/3260359/Army+commander+in+Hawaii+rebuked+by++Pentagon++Gates Posted on: Friday, March 26, 2010 Army commander in Hawaii rebuked by Pentagon, Gates Commander of U.S. Army Pacific called repeal ‘ill-advised’ By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The top uniformed officer in the U.S. military yesterday sharply criticized Fort Shafter’s Lt. Gen. Benjamin R. “Randy” Mixon after Mixon said he is against repealing… Read more »
Hawai’i-based general admonished for campaigning against repeal of ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ policy
According to the following AP report, General Benjamin Mixon, commander of the Army in the Pacific, wrote a letter in the Army Times urging troops and their families to speak out against the repeal of the ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ policy. Mixon was scolded by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mike… Read more »
Army tries to patch the bridges it has blown up
The Army is trying to patch up the broken relations with the Kanaka Maoli community through a concerted public relations and counter organizing campaign. They have hired Annelle Amaral to be a Native Hawaiian liaison to organize a Native Hawaiian front supportive of the Army’s activities in Hawai’i. She is quoted as saying: “The relationship… Read more »
Jeju Island Navy Base Proposal Reaching a Boiling Point
Bruce Gagnon sent out this action alert for solidarity with Jeju islanders fighting against a planned navy base on their “Peace Island”. In recent statements to the media, the South Korean government cites Hawai’i as an example of the positive impacts of militarization. The Korean government’s argument that militarization has been good for Hawai’i and… Read more »
Endangered whale birth photographed near proposed Navy training range
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100323/BREAKING/100323042/Endangered+whale+birth+photos+taken+near+Navy+site Updated at 12:01 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Endangered whale birth photos taken near Navy site Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Scientists conducting a survey for the U.S. military say they photographed an endangered right whale giving birth near where the Navy plans to establish a training range off the coast of northern Florida…. Read more »
U.S. reigns in Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan due to civilian deaths
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/asia/16afghan.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all U.S. Is Reining In Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ROD NORDLAND Published: March 15, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over continued… Read more »
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