A friend was flying out of the Honolulu International Airport the same day as Karl Rove, and shared this sad-funny story: Karl Rove was actually in line ahead of us at security at the Honolulu airport… N pointed him out to me – I never would have recognized him, he looked just like any other… Read more »
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More on Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day
http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11167:-nuclear-survivors-remembrance-day-&catid=36:bens-pen&Itemid=67 Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day Tuesday, 02 March 2010 03:26 by Sen. Ben Pangelinan March 1, 2010 marks the 56th year of the explosion of the most devastating instrument of mass destruction of its time and for many decades to come, the nuclear bomb, Code named “Bravo” on the peoples of the Pacific. It was… Read more »
Nuclear survivors worry as U.S. presses for resettlement
http://www.mvariety.com/n-test-affected-islanders-worry-as-us-presses-for-resettlement.php N-test affected islanders worry as US presses for resettlement Tuesday, 02 March 2010 00:00 By Giff Johnson – For Variety MAJURO — Fifty-six years after an American hydrogen bomb blast in the Pacific exposed hundreds of people to radioactive fallout, the U.S. Congress is pressing islanders to return home by next year. March 1… Read more »
Military suicides exceeded combat deaths in January
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/03/01/military-suicides/ Military Suicides Posted by Joe Klein Monday, March 1, 2010 at 11:52 am During the month of January, more soldiers committed suicide (24) than were killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan and Iraq combined (16). This is unusual, but–amazingly–not unique. In fact, the problem of military suicides is growing much worse, as Army Chief… Read more »
Gwyn Kirk: Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day
Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day Gwyn Kirk March 1, 2010 is the 56th anniversary of the U.S. hydrogen bomb test code-named ‘Bravo’ at Bikini Atoll, a ring of tiny coral islands in the central Pacific. Commemorations in affected communities will feature testimonies from those living with the long-term effects of radiation sickness, many forms of cancer,… Read more »
Army to shut road sections
http://www.starbulletin.com/news/hawaiinews/20100228_Army_to_shut_road_sections.html Army to shut road sections By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 28, 2010 The Army plans to close a portion of Wilikina Drive and Kaukonahua Road next month as it continues to develop an alternate route for its vehicles to travel from Schofield Barracks to Helemano Military Reservation and the Kahuku Training… Read more »
56th ‘BRAVO’ Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day
Nuclear Survivors Remembrance Day March 1, 2010 56th anniversary of the ‘Bravo’ nuclear blast Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda 10:00 am – 1:00 pm All are invited to this solemn commemoration of the ‘Bravo’ nuclear test in remembrance of the survivors of the 67 nuclear blasts conducted by the U.S. in the Marshall Islands between 1946… Read more »
Pacific activists link up against buildup
http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11059%3A-regions-activists-link-up-against-buildup&Itemid=11 Region’s activists link up against buildup Tuesday, 23 February 2010 03:08 by Mar-Vic Cagurangan | Variety News Staff ACTIVISTS from Guam and the CNMI, joined by their supporters from Okinawa and Hawaii, are holding a protest rally today at the front gate of Pacific Command Headquarters at Camp Smith in ‘Aiea, Oahu, to oppose… Read more »
EPA slams military’s Guam plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sharply criticizes the military’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the buildup in Guam and the Mariana islands. See the Pacific News Center video below and the AP article at bottom. Mahalo to Koohan Paik for these links. >><< http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3546:epa-deis&catid=50:homepage-slideshow-rokstories Statement of the military buildup is “environmentally unsatisfactory”. This comes… Read more »
Solidarity Action Against U.S. Military Buildup in Pacific
Please come out and spread the word to make a statement of solidarity of the peoples of the Pacific against the U.S. military buildup in this region. Mahalo. PRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2010 CONTACTS: Kyle Kajihiro, American Friends Service Committee and DMZ Hawai‘i/Aloha ‘Aina http://www.dmzhawaii.org/ Tel. 808-542-3668, Email: KKajihiro@afsc.org Kisha Borja-kicho’cho’, Fight for… Read more »
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