“Restrepo” is a critically aclaimed documentary about a military unit deployed to the Korangal valley in Afghanistan in 2007-2008. The film is now showing on O’ahu at the Mililani Stadium 14 theaters until Tuesday, August 17. Here’s a short excerpt from the Honolulu Star Advertiser review: Clinard and Sgt. Mitchell Raeon, who were both on… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Movements and Resistance
Pilger: The Lies Of Hiroshima Are The Lies Of Today
August 6, 2010 was the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Monday, August 9 was the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. At the invitation of Maui Peace Action and other interfaith and peace groups, I spoke at the Maui commemoration of the Hiroshima A-bombing. My talk was entitled “Remembering Hiroshima as… Read more »
Partial transcript of First Friday show with guest Annelle Amaral, Native Hawaiian liaison
On Friday, August 6, 2010, Annelle Amaral was the guest on the “First Friday” live call-in program on ‘Olelo Community Television, Channel 53. The taped program will run on subsequent Fridays for the month of August. The program is also available online on-demand: http://olelo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=30&clip_id=15103 Annelle Amaral is the Native Hawaiian liaison for the Army Garrison… Read more »
Army paid Native Hawaiian liaison $742,392
Through the Freedom of Information Act, the AFSC Hawai’i recently obtained the contract between the Army Garrison Hawai’i and Annelle Amaral (W912CN-08-C-0051), the Army’s Native Hawaiian liaison in Hawai’i. The original contract and its eight modifications are worth $742,392 until August 15, 2010. Download the contract and modifications here. The statement of work states: (a)… Read more »
APEC Conference will intensify militarization of Honolulu
Public officials are already hyping the APEC conference and potential protests to justify the intensification of security measures in Honolulu. When the Asian Development Bank held its meeting in Honolulu, the city police were militarized with new equipment and training. There were approximately 1000 protesters including international delegations. APEC is a more high profile event… Read more »
Strykers: Following public outcry, OHA calls on Army to honor 2008 agreement
The Hawaii Independent published another piece on the Army’s failure to conduct cultural surveys for the areas affected by its Stryker brigade expansion and the follow up action by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs calling on the Army to honor terms of a 2008 settlement agreement. The Hawaii Independent reports: “According to the settlement, OHA… Read more »
Ann Wright to speak about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and Israel’s murder of activists
Sunday, August 15 at 3pm Talk by Ann Wright On the Gaza Freedom Flotilla and Israel’s Murder of Activists Aboard the Mavi Marmara On May 31st Israeli military forces stormed the Mavi Marmara, one of six ships carrying humanitarian relief to Gaza. At least nine activists were murdered and many others were seriously injured. Ann… Read more »
Another rape in Okinawa: U.S. Marine arrested
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-04/japan-police-arrest-u-s-marine-for-sexual-assault-in-okinawa-kyodo-says.html August 4, 2010 Japanese Police Arrest U.S. Marine Suspected Of Sexual Assault In Okinawa By Yumi Otagaki, Bloomberg News Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine for the alleged sexual assault of a woman on the island of Okinawa, where similar incidents in the past have led to protests against the American military presence. Marine… Read more »
Targeting Children: U.S. uses comics to promote U.S.-Japan military alliance
The U.S. is using manga, a Japanese comic book form to promote its tattered military alliance with Japan. Psyops targeting children? And the racial and sexual politics of the characters are just a little creepy. The blond blue-eyed boy “Usa-kun” protects the house of the girl “Arai Anzu”. When asked why he says “Because we… Read more »
OHA ‘drops the ball’ in protecting cultural sites from Stryker brigade
The Hawaii Independent has published an exclusive article about a formerly secret archaeological and cultural report contracted jointly by the Army and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) for areas affected by the Army’s Stryker Brigade expansion. The article states: The report, written by independently contracted archaeologist Christopher Monahan, comments on the Army’s numerous shortcomings… Read more »
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