http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091020a3.html Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 HOT BUTTON HENOKO Clock ticking on base, its delicate environment By ERIC JOHNSTON Staff writer Second of two parts NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — There are many reasons why the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the shores of Camp Schwab on the Henoko Peninsula in northern… Read more »
Hot Button Henoko, Part 1: Opposition to Futenma move won’t go away
A good series from Japan Times giving some background on the political changes in Japan and its relevance to the Okinawa bases issue. Part 2 will be in a separate post. >><< http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091019a4.html Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 HOT BUTTON HENOKO Opposition to Futenma move won’t go away By ERIC JOHNSTON Staff writer First of Two… Read more »
New Report: Military Recruiters: Criminal, Abusive or Suspect Activity
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Recruitment_Education.vp.html Military Recruiters: Criminal, Abusive or Suspect Activity Eight-year Chronological Review of Public Reports as of August 28, 2009 Compiled by Learning Not Recruiting – Toledo, Ohio Download full report: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/pdf/Recruiter%20Abuse%20Full%20Report.pdf By no means should this compilation be considered a definitive report covering all cases of criminal, abusive or suspect activity by military recruiters or… Read more »
Twisting Arms – Gates tries to shore up military alliances
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=56273 Gates to Press Asia, NATO for More Afghanistan Support By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service HONOLULU, Oct. 19, 2009 – As Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates travels this week to Japan and South Korea before heading to a NATO defense ministers conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, he’s expected to ensure the issue of support… Read more »
Land to be preserved in Honouliuli area
This is good news for the ‘aina. The Gill family and another investor bought 4000 acres from the former Campbell Estate to keep in conservation and agriculture. This will benefit part of the Wai’anae coast and the forest areas of the southern Wai’anae range, which is an important conservation area for endangered Hawaiian species. The… Read more »
Schofield soldier pleads guilty to Iraq kickback scheme
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091016/BREAKING01/91016061/Schofield+soldier+pleads+guilty+to+Iraq+kickback+scheme Updated at 8:09 p.m., Friday, October 16, 2009 Schofield soldier pleads guilty to Iraq kickback scheme By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer A former Schofield Barracks master sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in kickbacks relating to a scheme he devised while deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005. Ronald J…. Read more »
Military rape awareness week
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Military-Rape-Awarness-Wee-by-Elaine-Brower-091013-340.html October 13, 2009 at 16:05:25 Military Rape Awarness Week Starts At Times Sq. Recruiting Station By Elaine Brower To kick-off a weeklong list of nationwide events aimed at educating the public about recent reports that one in three women in the military are raped, Veterans for Peace, the sponsor of this campaign, along with… Read more »
Honolulu Star Bulletin sides with Inouye on expansion of war
The Honolulu Star Bulletin notes that the expansion of the war and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan is “disturbingly similar to the “hearts and minds” strategy that failed in Vietnam”, yet in the end, sides with Senator Inouye to support a troop buildup in Afghanistan. The people need to raise our voices to end the wars! No… Read more »
Remembering the Massacre at No Gun-Ri
I wanted to share this heartbreaking post by Bruce Gagnon of his recent visit to No Gun-Ri, the site of a mass slaughter of civilians by U.S. troops. Many know about the horrors of My Lai or Fallujah, but few have heard of No Gun-Ri or the other sites of atrocities in Korea. That’s because… Read more »
Inouye backs expanding the U.S. war in Afghanistan
People need to remember this when Senator Inouye tries to paint his record as anti-war. >><< Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Hawaii’s Sen. Inouye sides with McChrystal on Afghanistan By JOHN YAUKEY Advertiser Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, just back from Afghanistan and Pakistan, said yesterday that he backs the… Read more »
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