WHAT: I Kareran I Palåbran Måmi (The Journey of Our Words) Poetry Reading WHO: Chamoru daughters of Guahan and Poets, Angela T. Hoppe-Cruz (MSW/MA Pacific Islands Studies Candidate) and Kisha Borja-Kicho`cho` (MA Pacific Island Studies Candidate) WHERE: University of Hawai`i at Mānoa, Hawaiian Studies Halau o Haumea, 2645 Dole Street WHEN: Friday, April 9, 2010… Read more »
Why is a guided missile frigate taking part in a hula festival?
This is how absurd the militarization gets: a guided missile frigate “greets” the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival royal court then takes high school JROTC students on a joy ride back to O’ahu. How militarized are we? >><< http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100408/BREAKING01/100408014/Pearl+Harbor-based+Crommelin+to+take+part+in+Merrie+Monarch+Festival+ Updated at 6:08 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2010 Pearl Harbor-based Crommelin to take part in Merrie Monarch… Read more »
Soldier on trial for attempted murder of girlfriend
http://www.kitv.com/news/23085629/detail.html Woman Says Boyfriend Smoked ‘Spice’ Before Attack Boyfriend To Stand Trial For Attempted Murder Daryl Huff KITV 4 News Reporter POSTED: 6:32 pm HST April 7, 2010 HONOLULU — A young woman testified in court Wednesday that her boyfriend brutally attacked her just moments after smoking what may be a popular, legally-available marijuana substitute…. Read more »
Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan Could Imperil Key U.S. Base
“Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan could Imperil key U.S. Base”? More like U.S. Base created conditions that bred corruption and fueled popular unrest that eventually toppled the government. >><< http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/world/asia/08bishkek.html?hp Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan Could Imperil Key U.S. Base By CLIFFORD J. LEVY Published: April 7, 2010 MOSCOW — The president of Kyrgyzstan was forced to flee the… Read more »
European day of protest against nuclear weapons
Press release – www.bombspotting.org <http://www.bombspotting.org> Contact: Hans Lammerant – 0479/68 24 43 Inez Louwagie – 0498/68 29 40 Now or never: get rid of nuclear weapons. 3 April: Bombspotting Kleine Brogel Today, one month before NPT Review Conference, Vredesactie is organising a Bombspotting action on the military base at Kleine Brogel, protesting the nuclear weapons… Read more »
In Kyrgyzstan the Tulips Turn Blood Red
“The developments in Kyrgyzstan are being followed warily in Washington, Berlin, and London because of the Manas air base developed by the United States and used by the NATO allies. It forms a key supply terminal in their northern logistical support network, supporting military operations in Afghanistan. The protestors are focused on the same facts…. Read more »
Video of Civilian Deaths in Iraq and America’s Culture of Violence
http://blog.sojo.net/2010/04/07/video-of-civilian-deaths-in-iraq-and-americas-culture-of-violence/ Video of Civilian Deaths in Iraq and America’s Culture of Violence by Logan Laituri 04-07-2010 “C’mon, just let us shoot…” “I think they just drove over a body.” “Really? Ha!” “Well it’s their fault for bringing their kids into a battle.” These are things one might expect to hear in a living room, uttered… Read more »
U.S. Army Counterintelligence Center planned to destroy Wikileaks
With the recent release of shocking classified video footage of a U.S. helicopter gunning down civilians in Iraq, including two Reuter’s reporters, Wikileaks has gained new fame. But the U.S. military was already trying to destroy the whistleblower website back in 2008. Wikileaks got a copy of the SECRET counterintelligence report on Wikileaks and, well,… Read more »
U.S. approves assassination of American citizen with ties to Al Qaeda
The U.S. government has always engaged in covert assassinations of Americans, but to openly approve the military targeting of a U.S. citizen is extraordinary and frightening. Since Al Qaeda is deemed a military threat, rather than a criminal one, anyone associated with them could theoretically become a military target. The problem lies with the meaning… Read more »
Military boosts research funding for biofuels and solar power in Hawai’i
The military wants to grow biofuel crops in Hawai’i to reduce its dependency on imported oil. That’s good and all, but Hawai’i can’t even feed itself. Something like 90% of food is imported. Why grow jet fuel? That the military is exploring alternative energy sources in Hawai’i should be a warning about how vulnerable and… Read more »
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