HonoluluAdvertiser.com December 9, 2008 Hawaii Superferry’s interisland service depends on court ruling Service may be halted if high court rules against law that let ship operate By Derrick DePledge Advertiser Government Writer The state Supreme Court, whose ruling last year led to a three-month shutdown of Hawaii Superferry, will decide whether the interisland service can… Read more »
Ex-soldier videotaped rape of his infant child
HonoluluAdvertiser.com December 8, 2008 Hawaii man admits to videotaping rape of his infant child By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer Danny Friddle admitted today to repeatedly raping his infant child and videotaping the assaults, crimes that were labeled “shocking and despicable” by the Prosecutor’s Office. The 31-year-old defendant appeared before Family Court Judge Patrick Border… Read more »
Ex-soldier gets life term
Sex crime plea deal includes life term By Nelson Daranciang POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 09, 2008 A man who videotaped himself sexually assaulting his infant daughter has agreed to accept a life prison term with the possibility for parole. Video: Defendant In Shocking Sex Assault Case Gets A Life Sentence. In partnership with KITV.com… Read more »
Monitoring Depleted Uranium
Note: This is an old article, but it is still relevant. The Army is refusing to clean up the DU contamination in Schofield Barracks. Monitoring depleted uranium Protecting the public against exposure By Kristine Kubat Wednesday, February 28, 2007 9:10 AM HST While weapons made with depleted uranium can penetrate any substance known to man,… Read more »
Military jet crash in San Diego kills 3 on ground
Military jet crash in San Diego kills 3 on ground By ELLIOT SPAGAT – 3 hours ago SAN DIEGO (AP) – A fighter jet returning to a Marine base after a training exercise crashed in flames in a San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes…. Read more »
DoD eyeing more Chamorro land
http://www.kuam.com/bm/news/dod-eyeing-chamorro-land-trust-property.shtml DoD eyeing Chamorro Land Trust property By Clynt Ridgell While most of the island is not a party to the specifics regarding the U.S. Department of Defense’s plans to buildup the military on Guam, it’s apparent now that the governor too has been left in the dark. In an interview with KUAM News Felix… Read more »
Obama’s Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space
http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/1474/1/ Toward Freedom (US) December 4, 2008 Obama’s Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space Written by John Lasker Missile defense is quickly becoming the most significant global arms race of the 21st century. This race may soon reach into space, what the US military has called the “ultimate high ground.” President-elect Barack Obamam,… Read more »
Stevens pushed Kodiak rocket funding on reluctant military
Article published on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 By JAN HUISMAN Mirror Writer When, in 1997, the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation suddenly received $18 million dollars in federal funding for its planned rocket launch site on Kodiak Island, it was no secret U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska had pulled some strings. New evidence indicates Stevens… Read more »
UH lab receives explosive research contract
UH lab receives explosive research contract By: Kris DeRego Posted: 12/3/08 University of Hawai’i scientists are developing a new method for detecting improvised explosive devices, thanks to a lucrative grant awarded to the college’s Applied Research Laboratory. The 18-month contract, sponsored by the U.S. Army, allocates $980,334 for researching the use of multiple optical methods… Read more »
America’s Child Soldiers
America’s Child Soldiers: US Military Recruiting Children to Serve in the Armed Forces By Sherwood Ross Global Research, November 29, 2008 In violation of its pledge to the United Nations not to recruit children into the military, the Pentagon “regularly target(s) children under 17,” the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) says. The Pentagon “heavily recruits… Read more »
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