Posts Categorized: Pacific

This article illustrates how militarism turns the victims of Empire into cannibals, feeding on other lands and peoples through the process of militarization.   It highlights the rise of Capt. Ulysses Zalamea, a Filipino-American U.S. naval officer who was recruited in Subic and who now heads up the $15 billion military expansion on Guam.  Politicians and… Read more »

http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=68110 Guam leaders balk at U.S. military buildup By Teri Weaver, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, February 19, 2010 TOKYO — Guam’s leaders in recent days have ratcheted up criticism of a proposed massive military buildup, with the island’s sole delegate to Congress vowing to withdraw support unless the Pentagon slows its plans. In… Read more »

Professor Catherine Lutz, someone who has studied the U.S. military bases as sociological phenomenon, gave this lecture in Guam in April last year.   It’s a very good explanation of the processes of militarization and its ‘uses’ and impacts from different postions.  This passage jumped out at me because it illustrates the militarization that invades not… Read more »

http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10899:demand-dont-ask&catid=1:guam-local-news&Itemid=2 Demand, don’t ask Thursday, 11 February 2010 04:23 by Mar-Vic Cagurangan | Variety News Staff Japanese parliamentarian advises Guam to be more assertive BOTH the U.S. and Japanese governments have equal responsibilities to respond to every issue raised by Guam pertaining to the Marines’ relocation, but the people of the island must learn to… Read more »

http://mvguam.com/index.php?view=article&catid=1%3Aguam-local-news&id=10920%3Aguam-cant-be-new-okinawa&tmpl=component&print=1&page=&option=com_content&Itemid=2 ‘Guam can’t be new Okinawa’ Friday, 12 February 2010 03:51 by Therese Hart | Variety News Staff GOVERNOR Felix Camacho met with a Japanese delegation yesterday that flew to Guam on a fact finding mission which included a tour of the military bases. Camacho, who was joined by CNMI Gov. Benigno Fitial, shared with… Read more »

No more troops Friday, 12 February 2010 03:52 by Therese Hart | Variety News Staff Speaker Judi Guthertz discusses Guam’s sentiments with Japanese House Rep. Mikio Shimoji, while vice speaker BJ Cruz and Sen. Tina Muna Barnes listen during the Japanese delegation’s visit to the legislature on Thursday. Matt Weis Japanese officials given copy of… Read more »

http://www.fpif.org/articles/democracy_thwarts_us_base_plans Democracy Thwarts U.S. Base Plans By Christine Ahn and Gwyn Kirk, February 10, 2010 This March, the Obamas will touch down in the U.S. territory of Guam, en route to Australia and Indonesia. It’s a big deal for this tiny Pacific island seven-and-a-half hours by plane from Hawaii and, according to airport placards, “where… Read more »

This University of Guam Economics Professor, herself a supporter of the military buildup in Guam, says that the claims of the economic benefit of the build  up are exaggerated.   Apparently the Draft Environmental Impact Statement used the formula from Hawai’i to calculate the multiplier effect of the military spending.  But according to the professor, the… Read more »