The Pacific News Center reports that the military Public Affairs Officer Paula Conhain, who made racist and demeaning remarks about a Chamorro man, sent a weak email “apology” to the PNC: JGPO D.C. Public Affairs Officer Conhain Apologies for Comments Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 19:15 Written by Clynt Ridgell Wednesday, 10 November… Read more »
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Conversation by military officers offends local residents
Source: http://pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9220%3Acasual-conversation-by-military-officers-insults-residents&catid=45%3Aguam-news&Itemid=156 Casual Conversation by JGPO Officers Insults Residents Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 November 2010 19:42 Written by Clynt Ridgell Tuesday, 09 November 2010 18:42 Guam News – Guam News Guam – We Are Guahan member Cara Flores Mays was having lunch at a restaurant in Hagatna when she overheard a conversation held amongst… Read more »
Australia, U.S. agree to major escalation of military co-operation
President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton, and Secretary of Defense Gates are touring the Asia Pacific region outlining an expansion of the U.S. military presence in the region. Below are two articles describing the closer collaboration between the U.S. and Australia with joint exercises and missile defense. Demilitarization activists in Australia have criticized these develoments…. Read more »
Obama, Gates And Clinton In Asia: U.S. Expands Military Build-Up In The East
Obama, Gates And Clinton In Asia: U.S. Expands Military Build-Up In The East by Rick Rozoff Global Research, November 7, 2010 Stop NATO President Barack Obama arrived in Mumbai, India on November 6 and announced $10 billion in business deals with his host country which he claimed will contribute to 50,000 new American jobs. By… Read more »
US forces bring grief to Australia
US forces bring grief to Australia “We are appalled at the Labor Government’s decision to allow thousands of US troops into Australia and to increase military exercises with US forces,” Dr Hannah Middleton from the Australian Anti-Bases Coalition said. “The claim that Australia will be more secure as a result of closer military ties with the US is nonsense. “We cannot… Read more »
SWAT used to silence military expansion opponents
Using tactics familiar to demilitarization activists in Hawai’i, SWAT was called in to intimidate protesters of the military expansion that threatens the ancient Chamorro cultural and sacred sites in Pagat. The military held closed door meetings to discuss the handling of cultural sites and resources under the consultation process of the National Historic Preservation Act…. Read more »
Mixed Messages: U.S. Strategy in the Asia Pacific
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a strategy speech while on a stop over in Honolulu. One military website reported: The U.S. goals in the Pacific are to sustain and strengthen America’s leadership in the Asia Pacific Region; to improve security; to heighten prosperity and promote our values, said the Secretary. The United States has… Read more »
Think Tank Report on US Japan Relations Has No Good Recommendations
The think tank Center for a New American Security has released a new report on the U.S. Japan Mutual Security Treaty and makes some recommendations. All the options being proposed involved some form of increased militarization of the Asia-Pacific region. Here’s an excerpt from a Wall Street Journal blog: Indeed, a new report due out… Read more »
Global Military Agenda: Increased US-NATO Military Presence in Southeast Asia. Completing Plans For Asian NATO
Global Military Agenda: Increased US-NATO Military Presence in Southeast Asia. Completing Plans For Asian NATO by Rick Rozoff In keeping with the global trend manifested in other strategically vital areas of the world, the United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – a consortium of all major Western military (including nuclear)… Read more »
Project Censored: US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet
http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/2-us-department-of-defense-is-the-worst-polluter-on-the-planet/ 2. US Department of Defense is the Worst Polluter on the Planet Top 25 of 2011 Sources: Sara Flounders, “Add Climate Havoc to War Crimes: Pentagon’s Role in Global Catastrophe,” International Action Center, December 18, 2009, http://www.iacenter.org/o/world/climatesummit_pentagon121809. Mickey Z., “Can You Identify the Worst Polluter on the Planet? Here’s a Hint: Shock and Awe,”… Read more »
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