http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=8549 Marine mammals will be casualty of Navy exercises Guest opinion by Carolyn Heitman Kodiak Daily Mirror Article published on Monday, March 1st, 2010 In November 2009 the Navy sent NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service an application and request for a Letter of Authorization and Permit to do Gulf of Alaska (GOA) Training Exercises using mid-frequency… Read more »
Much of Hawai’i’s stimulus funds helps stimulate military buildup
So, stimulus funds went to install key-less locks and repairing tennis courts at military bases? Studying windmills for Punchbowl? Why didn’t the state pay for teacher salaries, so the school furloughs could be averted? Hire crews to remove invasive species and restore forest and reef ecosystems? >><< Posted on: Monday, March 1, 2010 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100301/NEWS01/3010358/Checking+Hawaii%E2%80%99s+stimulus+deals Checking… Read more »
NYT Editorial: New Think and Old Weapons
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/opinion/28sun1.html Editorial New Think and Old Weapons Published: February 27, 2010 Every four years the White House issues a “nuclear posture review.” That may sound like an anachronism. It isn’t. In a world where the United States and Russia still have more than 20,000 nuclear weapons — and Iran, North Korea and others have seemingly… Read more »
Barack Obama orders new nuclear review amid growing feud
The Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) is the overarching U.S. policy regarding nuclear weapons. In the drafting of a new NPR there is an intense struggle between the White House and the Pentagon and the National Security Council over fundamental issues such as the “first use” option. >><< http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/28/barack-obama-nuclear-review Barack Obama orders new nuclear review amid… Read more »
Time: The War Within for women in uniform
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1968110,00.html The War Within By NANCY GIBBS Monday, Mar. 08, 2010 What does it tell us that female soldiers deployed overseas stop drinking water after 7 p.m. to reduce the odds of being raped if they have to use the bathroom at night? Or that a soldier who was assaulted when she went out for… Read more »
Gwyn Kirk: Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day
Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day Gwyn Kirk March 1, 2010 is the 56th anniversary of the U.S. hydrogen bomb test code-named ‘Bravo’ at Bikini Atoll, a ring of tiny coral islands in the central Pacific. Commemorations in affected communities will feature testimonies from those living with the long-term effects of radiation sickness, many forms of cancer,… Read more »
Karl Rove protested in Honolulu
Thanks to World Can’t Wait for photos of the action at the Hilton Hawaiian Village where Karl Rove was speaking to a Republican Party function: Protesting Karl Rove Friday afternoon more than 25 protesters lined both sides of the entrance to the Hilton Hawaiian Village where Karl Rove was scheduled to speak at the Hawaii… Read more »
Army to shut road sections
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/hawaiinews/20100228_Army_to_shut_road_sections.html Army to shut road sections By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 28, 2010 The Army plans to close a portion of Wilikina Drive and Kaukonahua Road next month as it continues to develop an alternate route for its vehicles to travel from Schofield Barracks to Helemano Military Reservation and the Kahuku Training… Read more »
Marine killed in motorcycle crash
Posted on: Sunday, February 28, 2010 http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100228/NEWS01/2280349/Motorcycle+crash+kills+Marine Motorcycle crash kills Marine Advertiser Staff A Marine stationed at Camp Smith was killed yesterday when the motorcycle he was riding rear-ended a car on H-1 Freeway near Kapolei. The motorcyclist, a 24-year-old man, was thrown from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene, said Bryan… Read more »
56th ‘BRAVO’ Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day
Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day March 1, 2010 56th anniversary of the ‘Bravo’ nuclear blast Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda 10:00 am – 1:00 pm All are invited to this solemn commemoration of the ‘Bravo’ nuclear test in remembrance of the survivors of the 67 nuclear blasts conducted by the U.S. in the Marshall Islands between 1946… Read more »
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