Obama increasing use of mercenaries in Iraq and Afghanistan

http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/http://rebelreports.com//140378/ Obama Has 250,000 ‘Contractors’ Deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and is Increasing the Use of Mercenaries By Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports Posted on June 1, 2009, Printed on June 6, 2009 A couple of years ago, Blackwater executive Joseph Schmitz seemed to see a silver lining for mercenary companies with the prospect of US… Read more »

Demonstration Against New Telescope on Haleakala, Maui

STOP ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLAR TELESCOPE (ATST) ON HALEAKALA! OPPOSITION RALLY June 10, 2009-Wednesday 2:00pm Maui Community Collage Meet in front of Pilina Building Bring everyone with you to oppose unnecessary (UNSUSTAINABLE)Development on Maui’s already OVERDEVELOPED ISLAND ATST Project can still be built at alternative (California/Spain) sites and achieve all scientific goals without further desecrating and… Read more »

Army wants to resume destructive training in Makua

HonoluluAdvertiser.com June 6, 2009 Army may restart live-ammo use in Hawaii’s Makua Valley EIS that clears way for ‘full-capacity’ training may face court challenge By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer After eight years of efforts, numerous setbacks and court filings, and millions of dollars spent on studies and legal fees, the Army yesterday released a… Read more »

Military mom sent to hospital for trying to kill daughter

Mother ordered to hospital A woman is found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to kill her daughter By Star-Bulletin Staff and News Services Jun 06, 2009 Elly Rivera was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity yesterday of choking her 4-year-old daughter into unconsciousness last year. Elly Rivera has… Read more »

Two Hawai’i-based USS Greeneville sailors held for brutal beating

Updated at 1:15 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2009 Hawaii sailor still held on high bail in N.H. attack Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Two nuclear submarine sailors, including one assigned to help crewmates stay out of trouble, continue to be held on high bail, accused of brutally beating a man and leaving him near death… Read more »

New FBI headquarters planned in Kapolei to be largest in Asia-Pacific

Saturday, May 30, 2009 FBI planning to build big new headquarters for Honolulu division New headquarters on 10 acres will be among largest in Asia-Pacific By PETER BOYLAN Advertiser Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is expanding its presence in the Islands by building a new headquarters for the FBI’s Honolulu division on 10… Read more »

Chris Hedges: War is Sin

War Is Sin http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090601_war_is_sin/ Posted on Jun 1, 2009 By Chris Hedges The crisis faced by combat veterans returning from war is not simply a profound struggle with trauma and alienation. It is often, for those who can slice through the suffering to self-awareness, an existential crisis. War exposes the lies we tell ourselves about… Read more »

Dugong Swimming in Uncharted Waters

http://www.japanfocus.org/-Hideki-YOSHIKAWA/3044 Dugong Swimming in Uncharted Waters: US Judicial Intervention to Protect Okinawa’s “Natural Monument” and Halt Base Construction Hideki Yoshikawa Unexpected Dugong Victory On September 15, 2007, Higashionna Takuma and Makishi Yoshikazu were en route from Okinawa, Japan to San Francisco for hearings in what had come to be known as the “dugong lawsuit,” scheduled… Read more »

Makua final EIS released

Updated at 2:08 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Army finalizes EIS for Makua training Advertiser Staff The Army has completed the final environmental impact statement for military training activities at Makua Military Reservation on Oahu, looking at the possibility of resuming live-fire military training exercises at Makua for Army, Marine Corps and Hawaii Army National… Read more »

Marine recruiter charged with pimping 14 year old girl

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090603/ap_on_re_us/us_recruiter_sex_charges Marine recruiter charged with pimping girl, 14 AP Tue Jun 2, 11:04 pm ET HEMET, Calif. – Police have arrested a U.S. Marine Corps recruiter on charges of felony pimping and kidnapping and are looking into whether he used sex with a 14-year-old girl to entice potential recruits. Staff Sgt. Bryan Damone Cunningham, 33,… Read more »