Check out the documentary series “This is Where We Take Our Stand” by Displace Films, featuring the Iraq Veterans Against the War Winter Soldier Hearings. There are two episodes now up on the site. The first is entitled “For Those Who Would Judge Me”: Here’s an excerpt from the site: Where’s the debate? Are we… Read more »
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National Counter-Recruitment and Demilitarization Conference a Success!
Here’s a brief report on the recent National Network Opposing Militarization of Youth conference in Chicago. Darlene Rodrigues (AFSC Hawaii Youth Peace Initiative) and Asia Collier (youth activist at Halau Lokahi) represented the AFSC Hawaii at the gathering. The conference attendees also attended the National Youth Poetry Slam championships, which were held in Chicago. YouthSpeaks… Read more »
We took over your country but named a sub for you
The Honolulu Star Bulletin trumpeted the arrival of the USS Hawaii, one of the newest Virginia class nuclear submarines, just in time for the 50th anniversary of Hawaii’s statehood commemoration. I guess this is the consolation prize for occupied nations: Lose your sovereignty – get a submarine named after you. Below, the Honolulu Advertiser article… Read more »
Hawaii sixth in federal spending
Someone needs to do a better analysis of the true costs and inefficiencies of this military economy. Who gets paid? And who pays the price? What are the opportunity costs? And what happens when the artificially inflated military spending due to Congressionally directed spending comes to an end? >><< Hawaii sixth in federal spending Last… Read more »
How the Senate voted on cancelling the F-22 funding
The New York Times had good coverage of the vote to remove $1,750,000,000 for the F-22 stealth fighter jet from the Defense Authorization Bill. Here’s a link to the roll call. http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/111/senate/1/235 Hawai’i’s Senator’s Inouye and Akaka voted to keep the $1.75 billion in the budget for the exotic fighter jet. It’s not clear if… Read more »
Senate votes down funds for F-22 jets
Senate Votes Down Funds for F-22 Jets By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 21, 2009; 12:53 PM The Senate voted Tuesday to kill the nation’s premier fighter jet program, embracing by a 58-40 vote margin the argument of President Obama and his top military advisers that the F22 is no longer… Read more »
Activists occupy Australian military training area to stop war games
MEDIA RELEASE: 7 More Activists Inside Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area: Call for End to War on Afghanistan Call the following people for further comment on the group’s activities. Ciaron O’Reilly 0411516434 Sean O’Reilly 0423749946 Margaret Pestorius 0403214422 Professional photos available on request: Margaret 0403214422 Seven anti-war activists entered the Shoalwater Bay military training area… Read more »
Commander wants to expand number of U.S. troops occupying Afghanistan
Posted on: Sunday, July 12, 2009 Call for troop boost likely U.S. commander seeks to accelerate training of forces in Afghanistan By Julian E. Barnes McClatchy-Tribune News Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has told top Pentagon officials that Afghan security forces must expand faster and beyond current target levels to more quickly… Read more »
Dahr Jamail: Kill the Indian. Save the Man.
Kill the Indian. Save the Man. Thursday 02 July 2009 by: Dahr Jamail and Jason Coppola, t r u t h o u t | Perspective Manifest Destiny In 1845, an American columnist, John O’Sullivan, writing about the proposed annexation of Texas, claimed that it was America’s “manifest destiny to overspread the continent.” Later in… Read more »
How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases
Published on Thursday, July 2, 2009 by TomDispatch.com How to Deal with America’s Empire of Bases A Modest Proposal for Garrisoned Lands by Chalmers Johnson The U.S. Empire of Bases — at $102 billion a year already the world’s costliest military enterprise — just got a good deal more expensive. As a start, on May… Read more »
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