The recent apparent double-murder-suicide by former National Guardsman Clayborne Conley, who suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, underscores the human cost of the wars. Conley may have pulled the trigger that killed Kristine Cass, Saundra Cass and himself, but who pulled Conley’s trigger? And will they be held accountable?… Read more »
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Hawaii Independent: OHA considers legal action to protect cultural sites against Army Stryker vehicles
The Hawaii Independent reported that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is considering legal action to get the Army to protect Hawaiian cultural sites. The report also exposes the fact that the Army Native Hawaiian liaison program and Native Hawaiian Advisory Council is a front for the Army that is incapable of standing up for Native… Read more »
Makiki double-murder-suicide: More details emerge about killer’s military background
The Honolulu Star Advertiser article today reveals more information about Clayborne Conley’s military background, his post-traumatic stress disorder, and his violent, troubled past. Here are some excerpts from the story: Friends identified the shooter as Clayborne Conley, a former Hawaii National Guardsman with a history of violent behavior and mental instability. Conley was deployed with… Read more »
U.S. Soldiers Punished For Not Attending Christian Concert
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26211.htm U.S. Soldiers Punished For Not Attending Christian Concert By Chris Rodda August 20, 2010 “Talk to Action” — For the past several years, two U.S. Army posts in Virginia, Fort Eustis and Fort Lee, have been putting on a series of what are called Commanding General’s Spiritual Fitness Concerts. As I’ve written in a… Read more »
Site visit to cultural sites threatened by Stryker brigade expansion in Lihu’e, O’ahu
Article and photos by Summer Nemeth On Wednesday, July 14, 2010, I received a call from Keona Mark, a cultural monitor with Garcia & Associates (GANDA) who has been working up at Lihue. She invited me to attend a site visit that Saturday (7/17) to see some ki’i pohaku (petroglyph rocks) that are threatened by… Read more »
Court says US-Colombia base deal unconstitutional
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100818/twl-colombia-us-military-court-7e07afd.html Court says US-Colombia base deal unconstitutional AFP BOGOTA (AFP) – – Colombia’s constitutional court Tuesday declared a US-Colombian accord that gave the US military access to at least seven Colombian bases to be unconstitutional. The court ordered the government to submit the agreement to the Colombian Congress, arguing that it should be executed in… Read more »
Hundreds of PTSD soldiers likely misdiagnosed
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/100722849.html Hundreds of PTSD soldiers likely misdiagnosed By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press POSTED: 06:41 a.m. HST, Aug 15, 2010 WASHINGTON — At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely fired hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely suffering from the traumatic stresses of war, discharge data suggests…. Read more »
‘Scapel’ can’t remove viral diseases of imperialism
The New York Times has published a new article in its series “Shadow Wars”, about the expanding covert war that rages in many countries even as troop withdrawals are planned for Iraq and debated for Afghanistan. The article makes several important observations to consider: “While the stealth war began in the Bush administration, it has… Read more »
Lutz: US Military Bases on Guam in Global Perspective
http://www.japanfocus.org/-Catherine-Lutz/3389 US Military Bases on Guam in Global Perspective1 Catherine Lutz The island of Guam is a most remarkable place of cultural distinctiveness and resourcefulness and of great physical beauty. The Chamorro people who have lived here for 4000 years also have an historical experience with colonialism and military occupation more long-lived and geographically intensive,… Read more »
Trauma of war haunts families in Hawai’i
Thanks to Cory Harden for sharing this information: From Mental Health America of Hawaii — On June 28, 2010, MHA-Hawai`i presented a Brown Bag Mental Health Seminar called “Understanding the Effects of War.” Judge Michael Broderick, Lead Judge of the Special Division of the Family Court, which includes domestic abuse cases, explained that the most… Read more »
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