Stimulating alternative sources of energy may be a good thing, but the question remains why is the military doing this? If the government were to subsidize conversion of diesel vehicles for example, wouldn’t it stimulate the necessary demand to justify biofuel ventures? The U.S. military is already the largest consumer of energy in the world,… Read more »
Army Commander won’t be sanctioned for advocating anti-gay policy
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100331/BREAKING01/100331005/Mixon+won+t+be+reprimanded+ Updated at 11:32 a.m., Wednesday, March 31, 2010 Mixon won’t be reprimanded Advertiser Wire Services The Hawaii-based commander of the Army in the Pacific will not be sanctioned for publicly urging troops to lobby against repeal of a ban on openly gay military service. Army Secretary John McHugh said today that Lt. Gen. Benjamin… Read more »
Federal Judge Finds N.S.A. Wiretaps Were Illegal
The Naional Security Agency (NSA) has a super secure regional signals intelligence center dug in under the pineapple fields in Kunia. The entire facility will move in with the Navy at a combined intelligence center being built in Wahiawa/Whitmore Village area. Can you hear me now? >><< http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/us/01nsa.html?th&emc=th Federal Judge Finds N.S.A. Wiretaps Were Illegal… Read more »
28 Nations Helped U.S. to Detain “Suspects”
http://smirkingchimp.com/print/27720/ Published on The Smirking Chimp (http://smirkingchimp.com) 28 Nations Helped U.S. to Detain “Suspects” By Sherwood Ross Created Mar 31 2010 – 10:19am Twenty-eight nations have cooperated with the U.S. to detain in their prisons, and sometimes to interrogate and torture, suspects arrested as part of the U.S. “War on Terror.” The complicit countries have… Read more »
Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association speak out Futenma base
Thanks to the Peacephilosophy blog for sharing this statement. There is a Japanese language version of the article on the peacephilosophy website. >><< http://peacephilosophy.blogspot.com/2010/04/statement-on-mcas-futenma-by-jalisa.html Thursday, April 01, 2010 Statement on MCAS Futenma by JALISA, Japan Lawyers International Solidarity Association 日本国際法律家協会 普天間基地に関する声明 Statement on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma According to newspaper reports, the government maintains that… Read more »
Pupukea Paumalu was saved, but did it bolster military expansion in Hawai’i and wars in other lands?
The Hawaii Independent carried a story about the recent release of the draft long range resource management plan for Pupukea Paumalu. The preservation of Pupukea Paumalu (on the north shore of O’ahu, near Sunset Beach) as the North Shore Community Land Trust (NSCLT) is the fruit of a decades long struggle to protect the area… Read more »
Will the Endangered Mariana Fruit Bat throw a wrench into military buildup plans?
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Mariana Fruit Bat or Fanihi (Pteropus mariannus mariannus). This endangered species has cultural significance to the Chamoru people. As an endangered species, the federal government designated “critical habitat” for the survival and recovery of the species which includes Ritidian point… Read more »
Kane’ohe Marine death under investigation
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100330/BREAKING01/100330078/Death+of+Marine+under+investigation Updated at 8:14 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Death of Marine under investigation Advertiser Staff The Navy is investigating the death of a Marine who was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe. Military police responded to a 911 call for help at a barracks room on the base early… Read more »
Tokunoshima is not a viable alternative for Futenma relocation
The Japanese government is scrambling to find a replacement site for the Futenma military base. One of the sites it has proposed for relocating some marine corps functions is Tokunoshima, a small island just north of Okinawa. As you can see from the following slide show, Tokunoshima is not a suitable alternative site. 4000 residents… Read more »
Christian militia terror plot part of growing right wing reaction
Recently Chip Berlet of P0litical Research Associates spoke in Hawai’i about the rise of Right Wing Populism and its potential to veer into a fascist movement. The recent upsurge in “Tea Party” hate activity directed at members of Congress who voted for health care reform and the tripling of right wing militia activity in the… Read more »
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