“New Architecture” in the Asia-Pacific or just more hegemony?

Terri Keko’olani, AFSC Hawai’i and DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina. Photo:  Eri Oura Below is another story from the KITV newscast about Sec. of State Clinton’s speech yesterday at the East West Center. Footage on the 10:00 pm news included the demonstration by AFSC Hawai’i, DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina, Gaza Freedom March, World Can’t Wait and… Read more »

Albertini: Opening Statement before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Board

Opening Statement before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety & Licensing Board by Jim Albertini Docket #40-9083 University of Hawaii, Hilo Campus Library Building, Videoconference Room LRC 361 Administrative Judges for Oral Arguments: E. Roy Hawkens, Chairman, Dr. Anthony J. Baratta, Dr. Michael F. Kennedy January 13, 2010 Aloha Kakou –A warm greeting to you all… Read more »

Soldier killed in fall from ridge in Makaha valley

A young man who fell to his death 1/10/2010 from the steep ridge at the back of Makaha valley was a soldier. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/81153657.html Fire crews recover hiker’s body in Makaha By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 08:30 a.m. HST, Jan 11, 2010 Firefighters this morning recovered the body of a 28-year-old man who fell about 400… Read more »

Former Army officer sentenced for embezzling $400,000 from government

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100112/BREAKING01/100112070/Former+Schofield+captain+sentenced+in++400+000+embezzlement Updated at 5:35 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Former Schofield captain sentenced in $400,000 embezzlement Advertiser Staff Former Schofield Barracks Army Capt. David S. Gilliam, 39, drew a 50-month federal prison sentence Tuesday for stealing government property while serving in Afghanistan in 2004-2005. Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor also ordered Gilliam to repay… Read more »

Meanwhile, Sen. Inouye flies to Japan to address military bases issue

According to the following article by the AP published in the Honolulu Star Bulletin, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was touring Hawai’i, encountering anti-bases protesters and failing to reach an agreement with Japanese Foreign Minister Okada over the relocation of Futenma Air Station in Okinawa, Senator Inouye flew off to Japan to meet with… Read more »

Protest greets Hillary Clinton at the East West Center

Angela Hoppe Cruz, a Chamorro student at UH, demonstrates her solidarity against U.S. military bases in Okinawa as well as Guam, her homeland. Photo: Eri Oura Today in Honolulu, a lively protest outside the East West Center greeted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who delivered a speech on the U.S. vision for the Asia-Pacific… Read more »

Hawai’i Residents challenge Army bid to possess depleted uranium

Excerpts from the article below: Albertini wants the NRC to deny the PTA license, shut down and clean up the 133,000-acre military installation and return the ceded lands to the Kingdom of Hawaii. Because the NRC, an independent federal agency, has never denied a license, Albertini said, he concedes that scenario is unlikely. Assuming a… Read more »

How to exit Afghanistan

Thanks to Joseph Gerson for sharing this article with the following comments: In the following article, Selig S. Harrison describes a Realpolitik diplomatic alternative to the destructive and self-destructive U.S.-NATO war in Afghanistan. Please note, among other things, he identifies the Pentagon’s commitment to having massive and strategically important bases in Bagram and Kandahar as… Read more »

N. Korea wants Peace Treaty talks, U.S. and S. Korea reject idea

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/12/world/asia/12korea.html January 12, 2010 North Korea Calls for Peace Treaty Talks With U.S. By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Monday proposed talks with the United States to reach a formal peace treaty that would replace the truce that halted the Korean War 57 years ago, indicating that it would not give… Read more »

Send a Message to Secretary of State Clinton

URGENT ACTION ALERT TUESDAY Message to Secretary of State Clinton: We Want Peace! Sign holding to declare our vision for the Asia-Pacific at Clinton’s policy speech TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2010 1:00 – 2:30 pm East-West Center Imin Conference Center at the UH Manoa campus, East West Road. A Peoples’ Vision for the Asia Pacific: We… Read more »