Japan’s Prime Minister resigns over broken pledge to remove U.S. military base from Okinawa

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/world/asia/02japan.html?th&emc=th Japan’s Premier Will Quit as Approval Plummets By MARTIN FACKLER Published: June 1, 2010 SEOUL, South Korea — Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan, who swept into power last year with bold promises to revamp the country, then faltered over broken campaign pledges to remove an American base from Okinawa, announced Wednesday that he… Read more »

Hawaii Woman Held By Israelis

http://www.kitv.com/news/23762985/detail.html Hawaii Woman Held By Israelis Activist Was On Aid Mission Attacked By Commandos Dick Allgire KITV 4 News Reporter POSTED: 3:54 pm HST June 1, 2010 HONOLULU — Retired Army Col. Ann Wright, a Honolulu resident, is reportedly being held by the Israeli government after commandos stormed a flotilla of ships taking aid to… Read more »

Honolulu woman detained in Israeli raid on Gaza aid flotilla

http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/95371634.html Honolulu woman detained in Israeli raid on Gaza aid flotilla By Star-Bulletin Staff POSTED: 01:32 p.m. HST, Jun 01, 2010 Honolulu peace activist Ann Wright was one of about 700 people taken into custody by Israeli defense forces after a raid on a flotilla of boats carrying aid to Gaza that left nine people… Read more »

Hawaiian national sues President Obama in Federal Court in Washington, D.C.

Hawaiian national sues President Obama in Federal Court in Washington, D.C. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kane`ohe, Hawaiian Islands, June 1, 2010 – Dr. David Keanu Sai, a national of the Hawaiian Kingdom, today filed a complaint in Federal Court in Washington, D.C., against U.S. President Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, U.S. Secretary of Defense Gates,… Read more »

SAVAGERY AT SEA: The Flotilla Massacre

Senator Inouye has been a staunch and uncritical supporter of Israel, including military aid to Israel.   Governor Lingle and newly elected Congress member Charles Djou are also a vocal supporters of Israel. Will they condemn Israel’s attack on the Freedom Flotilla?  Will they seek “clarification”? >><< SAVAGERY AT SEA: The Flotilla Massacre By Phyllis Bennis… Read more »

New website highlights Guam’s marine biodiversity: guamreeflife.com

The proposed U.S. military expansion in Guam will destroy 71 acres of coral reef in the Apra Harbor to create room for nuclear aircraft carriers.  This new website will give people a sense of the incredible marine treasure that is threatened by this expansion. Raise your voices to stop the military destruction of Guam! >><<… Read more »

Protest Israel’s killing of peace activists

The following action alert was sent by World Can’t Wait: Protest! Tuesday, June 1 Federal Building, 3-6pm Condemn the Killing of Unarmed Peace Activists! End All U.S. Support for Israel! As many as 19 activists in a flotilla carrying 700 activists and tons of emergency supplies to Gaza have been murdered by Israeli commandos! (ABC… Read more »

Deadly Israeli Raid on Aid Flotilla Draws Condemnation

Israel has committed a brutal military attack on the Freedom Flotilla that was bringing humanitarian aid to the blockaded people of Gaza.   Hawai’i resident Ann Wright, a retired Army Colonel, former diplomat and tireless peace and justice activist, was on one of the ships in the flotilla.   We are not certain of her whereabouts,… Read more »

Ampo’s Troubled 50th: Hatoyama’s Abortive Rebellion, Okinawa’s Mounting Resistance and the US-Japan Relationship

Gavan McCormack of Japan Focus has posted an excellent three-part paper on the history of the U.S.-Japan alliance and the Okinawan resistance to the U.S. military bases. >><< Ampo’s Troubled 50th: Hatoyama’s Abortive Rebellion, Okinawa’s Mounting Resistance and the US-Japan Relationship Gavan McCormack This is the first of a three part comprehensive survey of the… Read more »

The sinking of the Cheonan: Another Gulf of Tonkin incident

http://gowans.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/the-sinking-of-the-cheonan-another-gulf-of-tonkin-incident/ The sinking of the Cheonan: Another Gulf of Tonkin incident May 20, 2010 By Stephen Gowans While the South Korean government announced on May 20 that it has overwhelming evidence that one of its warships was sunk by a torpedo fired by a North Korean submarine, there is, in fact, no direct link between North… Read more »