South Korea and the U.S. have blamed North Korea for the sinking of the South Korean ship Cheonan. But the circumstances surrounding the sinking are very murky. This article by a Japanese independent journalist hypothesizes that the ship may have been sunk by friendly fire. He also discusses a story that was quickly suppressed in… Read more »
Army finds human remains at Oahu base
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/531657.html?nav=5031 Army finds human remains at Oahu base By AUDREY McAVOY, The Associated Press POSTED: May 19, 2010 HONOLULU – Army contractors discovered human remains believed to be ancient Hawaiian while workers were excavating at a Schofield Barracks construction site, officials said Tuesday. The Army hasn’t determined the remains are Hawaiian, but it’s assuming they… Read more »
Pagat now historic site – will be affected by military expansion
http://www.guampdn.com/article/20100520/NEWS01/5200301/Pagat-now-historic-site Pagat now historic site By Peter Urban • PDN Washington Bureau • May 20, 2010 The National Trust for Historic Preservation will announce today that the Pagat area of Yigo, which some islanders believe is threatened by the coming military buildup, will join an elite list of 11 historic, endangered sites from around the… Read more »
Battleground Okinawa – Global Post video news
Battleground Okinawa
Wai’anae Environmental Justice summer youth program accepting applications for 2010
Applications are now closed. Download application forms here. Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai‘anae A Summer Youth Environmental Justice Training Institute Aloha Kakou We are Ka Makani Kaiaulu o Wai’anae. We are learning how to promote environmental justice in Wai’anae. We know there is a problem – environmental racism. We swim and play in these waters…. Read more »
Army Stryker construction disturbs Native Hawaiian burials in Schofield
Stryker brigade expansion project disturbed Native Hawaiian Burials (iwi kupuna) in the Lihu’e / Schofield Barracks area. Community groups told the Army that the entire area was culturally significant and needed to be protected from military activity. Native Hawaiian cultural monitors rediscovered the Hale’au’au Heiau that the Army had listed as destroyed. This put a… Read more »
The Futenma Base and the U.S.-Japan Controversy: an Okinawan perspective
http://www.japanfocus.org/-Yoshio-SHIMOJI/3354 The Futenma Base and the U.S.-Japan Controversy: an Okinawan perspective Yoshio SHIMOJI Introduction This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the conclusion of the revised Japan-U.S. Mutual Security Treaty (Ampo). The original treaty was signed on September 8, 1951, the same day the San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed. One of its provisions stipulated… Read more »
Army museum fortified in Waikiki
The Army is fortifying its narrative in the heart of Waikiki. Even memory is militarized. This narrative makes a fetish of the weapons and machinery of war. It reminds me of the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan, a controversial Shinto shrine for the war dead. Yasukuni tells the story of why Japan was justified in… Read more »
Rothman: The People of Vieques, Puerto Rico Deserve Justice from the U.S. Government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17, 2010 CONTACT: Aaron Keyak office: (202) 225-5061 cell: (202) 905-6361 email: aaron.keyak@mail.house.gov Rothman: The People of Vieques, Puerto Rico Deserve Justice from the U.S. Government Hackensack, NJ – Today, Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ), a member of the Science and Technology Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, will be joined… Read more »
Hunter finds body at Camp Smith (PACOM HQ)
Camp Smith is the headquarters of the Pacific Command. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/93899709.html Hunter finds body at Camp Smith POSTED: 01:55 p.m. HST, May 16, 2010 A hunter discovered the body of a man this morning at Camp Smith near the helipad. The Honolulu Fire Department said the call came in a 12:48 p.m., with the hunter… Read more »
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