In August 2010, when President Obama announced to much fanfare: “Consistent with our agreement with the Iraqi government, all of our troops will be out of Iraq by the end of next year,” did anyone really believe him? Earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Iraq and raised the possibility of U.S. troops… Read more »
Five workers killed in Waikele fireworks explosion
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that there was a terrible fireworks explosion in a storage tunnel in Waikele gulch that killed five workers of Donaldson Enterprises, Inc. The Waikele gulch was used by the military as a munitions storage facility for many years until the 1980s. Peace activists staked out the facility to document the… Read more »
Libya Conflict Highlights NATO’s Imperialist Mission
SOURCE: http://www.truth-out.org/libya-conflict-highlights-natos-imperialist-mission68753 Libya Conflict Highlights NATO’s Imperialist Mission Saturday 26 March 2011 by: Joseph Gerson, t r u t h o u t | News Analysis Having launched its Libyan regime change war to oust the Qaddafi dictatorship from the United States’ German-based Africa Command, the Obama administration this week arranged to continue its… Read more »
1 Marine dies, 3 injured in Kaneohe Bay crash, Explosion on Carrier Injures 10, and UXO Found at Fort Shafter
According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, one marine died in yesterday’s helicopter crash in Kane’ohe Bay. The helicopter fuel pods were also damaged and are leaking jet fuel: Three crewmen were treated at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and then taken to the Queen’s Medical Center last night. Search and rescue crews recovered the body of… Read more »
Military helicopter crashes in Kane’ohe Bay
With plans to expand the aircraft stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kane’ohe Bay, the chances of accidents increase. What if this crash had occurred in Kane’ohe town, Hawai’i Kai or Honolulu? It would be like the crash in Ginowan city in Okinawa. Hawaii News Now reports: A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter carrying four crew members… Read more »
Former Marine admits to beating man and raping his daughter
From the Honolulu Star Advertiser: http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/118821734.html Former Marine admits to beating man and raping his daughter By Nelson Daranciang POSTED: 07:07 p.m. HST, Mar 28, 2011 A 29-year-old former Marine accused of beating up a Washington man he met on the pool deck of a Waikiki condominium-hotel then raping the man’s 10-year-old daughter has agreed… Read more »
U.S. spending on military operations in Libya drains Pentagon
The Washington Post reported: “The U.S. military operations in Libya will cost hundreds of millions of dollars and force Congress to seek help next week for the cash-strapped Pentagon, which is operating on a short-term funding resolution.” Here are some figures to consider: The 162 Tomahawk missiles launched at Libyan targets in the first four… Read more »
“When nuclear reactors blow, the first thing that melts down is the truth”; What They’re Covering Up at Fukushima
Yesterday the EPA reported its first detection in Hawai’i of radiation from the Japanese nuclear meltdown: “The isotope was “far below any level of concern for human health,” the EPA said.” As the New York Times reported that Japanese authorities have issued a warning not to drink tap water in Tokyo due to contamination by… Read more »
Ag park and GMO crops planned on land owned by the Army and private developer
The Hawaii Agricultural Foundation is seeking farmer tenants to lease farm lots in Kunia. The land was formerly owned by Campbell Estate, but the Army and a private developer formed a partnership to buy the land and develop a portion of it for military housing. Since the Army’s housing needs changed, much of the land… Read more »
“Unfamiliar Fishes”
Scott Crawford sent the following email that I wanted to pass along. Sarah Vowell just published a novel entitled “Unfamiliar Fishes”, which is set in Hawai’i. In her dry witty way she exposes America’s “orgy of imperialism” in 1898: You gotta watch this… http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-march-21-2011/exclusive—sarah-vowell-extended-interview-pt–1 We’ve seen Sarah Vowell on The Daily Show before, and enjoy… Read more »
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