Obama is escalating the war in Afghanistan. When will we ever learn? >><< http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/us/politics/25policy.html?_r=1&th=&emc=th&pagewanted=print November 25, 2009 Obama May Add 30,000 Troops in Afghanistan By HELENE COOPER and ERIC SCHMITT WASHINGTON — President Obama said Tuesday that he was determined to “finish the job” in Afghanistan, and his aides signaled to allies that he would… Read more »
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Military’s tactics fueled animosity in lead-up to Afghanistan attack
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091123/WANAT01/911230301&template=wanat Posted on: Monday, November 23, 2009 Military’s tactics criticized in lead-up to Afghanistan attack Report faults Army’s heavy-handedness in lead-up to Wanat PDF: Cubbison Report on Battle at Wanat PDF: U.S. Army executive summary of battle PDF: U.S. Army briefing on Wanat battle for David Brostrom • Bad Blood: The Ambush of Chosen Company… Read more »
No-Bid Contracts to Alaska Native Corporations under investigation – What about Native Hawaiian Corporations?
This article deals with Congressional investigations into no-bid contracts awarded to Alaska Native Corporations, but it is extremely relevant to Native Hawaiian owned companies that are able to get the same no-bid, unlimited-sized contracts, the so-called “Super 8A” class of minority owned small business set asides. Senator Inouye has included language in Defense Appropriations… Read more »
Lowering the Bar: Kindergarten Recruitment
Jon Letman is a reporter on Kaua’i island. He recently wrote an article about the school furloughs (Dead Last: Hawaii Gets an “F” in Education). He had mentioned to me this incident about military recruiters visiting his son’s kindergarten. I was amazed. After years of doing counter recruitment work, I had not heard of the… Read more »
“Grass skirts” and “riot response”
There has been no criticism 0f Obama’s quip: “I look forward to seeing you all decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts, because today I’m announcing that we are bringing this forum to my home state of Hawai’i in 2011.” Joking about such racist stereotypes of Pacific Islanders normally would meet sharp criticism or… Read more »
A Hawai’i soldier’s death in the ‘Graveyard of Empires’
A Hawai’i soldier, Jonathan P. Brostrom, died in fighting in Wanat, Afghanistan. Another casualty in the graveyard of empires. The Honlulu Advertiser published several in depth articles based on a review of Army reports on the battle and interviews with family members of the troops who died. The Army reports are posted on the… Read more »
Superferry may rise from the dead
While the Hawaii Superferry corporation is bankrupt, the Superferry concept itself may not be completely dead: “We recognize the value that the ferries can provide Hawaii and are willing to work with transportation planners, providers and officials to advance proposals to use them in regular service” in Hawaii, the Maritime Administration official said. Maka’ala. >><<… Read more »
Hannemann says Inouye asked him to run for governor
In the last election, when Mayor Hannemann claimed victory in his reelection bid, Senator Inouye stood beside him on TV and publicly congratulated him. Many took this as a sign that Inouye had anointed Hannemann as his successor. There were already signs that Inouye and US Representative Abercrombie were divided on certain issues, of note… Read more »
‘The Imperial Cruise’ excerpt
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/books/excerpt-imperial-cruise.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all Excerpt ‘The Imperial Cruise’ Chapter 1: One Hundred Years Later “I wish to see the United States the dominant power on the shores of the Pacific Ocean.” — Theodore Roosevelt, October 29, 1900 When my father, John Bradley, died in 1994, his hidden memory boxes illuminated his experience as one of the six men… Read more »
‘Headhunters’, ‘Thanksgiving’ and other racist control myths
In the bad old days of colonialism, it was standard racist fare to depict indigenous peoples as ‘savages’, ‘primitive’ ‘headhunters’. These days, not much has changed. Westerners project their fears, anxieties and hatreds onto the image of the bloodthirsty, Muslim terrorist who decapitates his victims. But you almost never hear about 19th Century European or… Read more »
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