According to the following AP report, General Benjamin Mixon, commander of the Army in the Pacific, wrote a letter in the Army Times urging troops and their families to speak out against the repeal of the ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ policy. Mixon was scolded by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Admiral Mike… Read more »
Army ‘convenant’ with Native Hawaiians – a $500,000 publicity stunt
The Army is trying to buy supportive Native Hawaiians who will sign their covenant for their public relations campaign. It would all be funny if it weren’t so sad that some would stand with the Army in their strategy to counter resistance movements in Makua and elsewhere. After spending a half-million dollars for a ‘facilitation’… Read more »
Army tries to patch the bridges it has blown up
The Army is trying to patch up the broken relations with the Kanaka Maoli community through a concerted public relations and counter organizing campaign. They have hired Annelle Amaral to be a Native Hawaiian liaison to organize a Native Hawaiian front supportive of the Army’s activities in Hawai’i. She is quoted as saying: “The relationship… Read more »
Ft. Bragg Soldier faces multiple charges including rape and attempted rape – a growing trend
MS. Magazine Blog http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/03/19/soldier-as-rapist-all-too-common/ Soldier As Rapist: All Too Common March 19, 2010 by Natalie Wilson Fort Bragg soldier Spc. Aaron Pernell, 22, an indirect fire infantryman who has served two tours in Iraq, was charged with sexual assault in February. Pernell appeared in court Tuesday on 13 charges including rape and attempted rape. What’s… Read more »
Atlantic Free Press Review of ‘Bases of Empire’ book
http://atlanticfreepress.com/reviews/12902-the-bases-of-empire-the-global-struggle-against-us-military-posts-book-review-by-jim-miles.html The Bases of Empire – The Global Struggle against U.S. Military Posts – Book Review by Jim Miles Written by Jim Miles Contributor, Atlantic Free Press. Tuesday, 23 March 2010 06:46 Corporations One of the underlying themes arising from Lutz’s introduction and inclusive within the various essays is that “corporations and the military itself… Read more »
Guam Senator B.J. Cruz to speak in Honolulu about the proposed U.S. military expansion
http://www.law.hawaii.edu/event/2010/04/01 Maoli Thursday: The Guam Military Buildup Examining Potential Impacts on Culture, Environment, the Economy and the Larger Community Event Date: April 1, 2010 Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law Presents Maoli Thursday: The Guam Military Buildup: Examining Potential Impacts on Culture, Environment, the Economy and the Larger Community Thursday, April… Read more »
Memorial planned for Halawa defender Boots Matthews
Halawa Valley / H-3 was the site of an epic struggle to protect Native Hawaiian cultural sites and native forest. The H-3 freeway was a military funded highway to link Pearl Harbor with the Kane’ohe Marine Corps Base. A group of women activists and cultural practitioners occupied the Hale o Papa heiau, a women’s temple… Read more »
Jeju Island Navy Base Proposal Reaching a Boiling Point
Bruce Gagnon sent out this action alert for solidarity with Jeju islanders fighting against a planned navy base on their “Peace Island”. In recent statements to the media, the South Korean government cites Hawai’i as an example of the positive impacts of militarization. The Korean government’s argument that militarization has been good for Hawai’i and… Read more »
Army and some Native Hawaiians to sign a symbolic accord
Is this the product of the Army’s $500,000 public relations campaign targeting the Native Hawaiian community: a photo opportunity with some Native Hawaiians saying that they support the Army in Hawai’i? Last summer the Army conducted an elaborate public relations campaign flying Native Hawaiian leaders by helicopter into Makua valley to demonstrate its commitment to… Read more »
Endangered whale birth photographed near proposed Navy training range
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100323/BREAKING/100323042/Endangered+whale+birth+photos+taken+near+Navy+site Updated at 12:01 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Endangered whale birth photos taken near Navy site Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Scientists conducting a survey for the U.S. military say they photographed an endangered right whale giving birth near where the Navy plans to establish a training range off the coast of northern Florida…. Read more »
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