On Friday, December 26, 2008, Kanaka Maoli and allies protested Governor Lingle’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of whether the State can sell the Crown and Government Lands of the Hawaiian Kingdom, what is erroneously called “ceded land”. Land is the central issue in Hawai’i. The military’s massive presence in Hawai’i… Read more »
Stop Israel’s bombing of Gaza!
Action Alert from the Friends of Sabeel Honolulu: Friends, DEMONSTRATION TO PROTEST BOMBING AND SIEGE OF GAZA TUES, DEC 30, 4-6PM, PRINCE KUHIO FEDERAL BUILDING (ALONG ALA MOANA BLVD., NEAR EWA END We’re finally getting something organized for Tues, Dec 30, as part of a national and international day of protest against the recent bombings… Read more »
The Superferry Chronicles Book Launch Celebrations
The Superferry Chronicles – Book Launch Celebrations with authors Koohan Paik and Jerry Mander Monday, Jan 12, 2009 – Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i Island 6:30 p.m. – Kona Outdoor Circle, 76-6280 Kuakini Highway with Mayumi Oda, Dr. Lee Tepley, and Jeff Sacher. Contact Chelsea Haworth, 808-443-9984. Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009 – Hilo, Hawai’i Island 6:00 p.m. –… Read more »
15th Malama Makua Vigil for Peace
Dr. Fred Dodge, Malama Makua sent an invitation to two activities at Makua on Saturday, December 27, 2008. …At 1:30 PM we’ll have an adopt a hwy litter pick-up. We should have enough help, but if anyone wants to help, feel free to join (can get a free T-shirt). Next, we’ll enjoy a potluck @… Read more »
The US Has 761 Military Bases Across the Planet, and We Simply Never Talk About It
The US Has 761 Military Bases Across the Planet, and We Simply Never Talk About It By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com Posted on September 8, 2008, Printed on December 26, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/97913/ AlterNet is resurfacing some of the best and most popular articles published in 2008 as the year comes to a close. First, Tom Engelhardt’s… Read more »
“Mission Creep” – Pentagon muscling in everywhere
A former State Department official and retired Air Force Colonel wrote this op ed in the Washington Post warning about the growing influence and power of the military in the U.S. and it’s danger to constitutional democracy. While he writes as a conservative, he echoes many concerns about the rising militarization that the left has… Read more »
Military wants $450 billion increase over five years
http://www.alternet.org/story/113789/ Pentagon Tries to Lock Obama Into an Outrageously Bloated Budget By Mark Engler, In These Times Posted on December 24, 2008 At the end of a long electoral season marked by bipartisan vows to bring “change,” America’s massive military budget remains a hulking and seemingly immutable fact of national life. Given the financial crisis… Read more »
“Strategic Shocks” and military plans for domestic operations
A scholar with the Army Strategic Studies Institute recently published a paper Known Unknowns: Unconventional “Strategic Shocks” in Defense Strategy Development that discusses possible scenarios in which the military would be used domestically. Here’s an excerpt: As a community, the defense establishment swears to protect and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic…. Read more »
Proposed Navy range in Florida threatens whales
Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-whales2208dec22,0,6938912.story Published on Monday, December 22, 2008 Would Hunt for Subs Kill Whales? by Ludmilla Lelis Orlando Sentinel The U.S. Navy wants to teach sailors how to hunt submarines off the coast of Jacksonville, but it’s trying to prove its proposed undersea-warfare-training range won’t hurt the world’s most endangered whale. Concern about harm to… Read more »
The Legacy of the GI Coffeehouses
Here’s a thought-provoking analysis of the conditions that gave rise to the GI resistance movement in the 1960s and its meaning for the new GI resistance movement today. Source: http://www.differentdrummercafe.org/gimovement.html Did the GI Movement End the Vietnam War? And What is the real legacy of the GI Coffeehouses? By David Zeiger ft drum soldiersOver the… Read more »
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