The movie everyone is talking about is Avatar, James Cameron’s sci-fi epic adventure about a soldier who joins a mission to pursuade the Na’vi, the native humanoids on the moon Pandora, to relocate from their home, which is the site of a vast deposit of a rare and valuable ore that the humans want, and… Read more »
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Defense Bill Earmarks Total $4 Billion
I think that the earmarks are even higher than $4 billion. One trick I have seen is ‘plus up’ monies (monies added to the budget by Congress) may not be necessarily earmarked for a specific company, but are very narrowly defined so that only one company can fulfill. When these tailor-made projects are put out… Read more »
‘Rift’ between Inouye and Abercrombie, strictly ‘politics’
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091221/NEWS01/912210334/+Rift++between+Hawaii+lawmakers+is+politically+based++not+personal Posted on: Monday, December 21, 2009 ‘Rift’ between Hawaii lawmakers is politically based, not personal They’ve had differences, but not when Hawaii’s interests were at stake By Derrick DePledge Advertiser Government Writer When U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie announced he would resign from Congress to devote his attention to his campaign for governor, many Democrats… Read more »
Lingle turns against Akaka Bill
After Hawaiian independence activists protested on Monday, joined by a chorus of right wing anti-Hawaiian think tanks and media outlets to denounce alleged secret plans to slip the Native Hawaiian federal recognition bill (Akaka Bill) into the Defense Appropriations Bill, Senator Inouye publicly denied that such a rider was in the works. Now Governor Lingle… Read more »
Inouye denies Akaka Bill ‘sneak attack’
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091215/NEWS21/912150347/+Sneak+attack++claims+dismissed Posted on: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 ‘Sneak attack’ claims dismissed By John Yaukey Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Sen. Daniel K. Inouye denied accusations yesterday by a group of mostly Native Hawaiians that he is trying to avoid public scrutiny of legislation that would grant them historic new status by hiding it in a… Read more »
Opponents of Akaka Bill stage protest, accuse senator of ‘back-door’ tactics
This morning approximately forty Hawaiian sovereignty supporters staged a demonstration at the State Capitol in response to reports that Congress might amend the Defense Appropriation Bill to include the controversial Native Hawaiian federal recognition bill (Akaka Bill), thereby expediting its passage. A press release stated: BULLETIN – AKAKA BILL SNEAK ATTACK A few select individuals… Read more »
Donations flow from beneficiaries of earmarks
Another article highlighting the military pork – campaign contribution connection for Hawai’i’s Congressional delegation. Again, this is the game that the UARC / Project Kai ‘e’e scandal was a part of. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20091213_Donations_flow_in_from_beneficiaries_of_earmark_funds.html Donations flow in from beneficiaries of earmark funds Hawaii’s congressional delegation collected more than $228K from recipients By Richard Borreca POSTED: 01:30… Read more »
U.S. Congressional Representative Abercrombie resigns
Congressman Neil Abercrombie has resigned his office to concentrate on his gubernatorial campaign. Abercrombie has been a proponent of military construction projects in Hawai’i, especially new housing construction on Mokapu, site of the Kane’ohe Marine base. At the same time, he’s been critical of the Army’s continued use of Makua valley. Abercrombie has also advocated… Read more »
Army Releases November Suicide Data
http://military-online.blogspot.com/2009/12/army-releases-november-suicide-data.html Thursday, December 10, 2009 Army Releases November Suicide Data The Army released suicide data for the month of November today. Among active-duty soldiers, there were 12 potential suicides, all of which are pending determination of the manner of death. For October, the Army reported 16 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of… Read more »
Analysis of Obama’s Afghanistan war escalation speech
Below is a very good analysis of Obama’s Afghanistan escalation speech by Phyllis Bennis. You can also listen to presentations by Phyllis Bennis and Joseph Gerson and open strategy discussion at http://www.afsc.org/middleeast/ht/d/sp/i/81912/pid/81912 >><< http://www.ips-dc.org/articles/president_obamas_afghanistan_escalation_speech President Obama’s Afghanistan Escalation Speech December 2, 2009 · By Phyllis Bennis An assessment of what Obama said—and what he didn’t… Read more »
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