Updated at 1:36 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Bulk of Superferry bankruptcy case will remain on Mainland, judge rules Bloomberg News WILMINGTON, Del. – A bankruptcy judge today ruled that Hawaii Superferry can abandon its two catamarans to lenders owed $158.8 million for their construction and that the bulk of the bankruptcy case will remain… Read more »
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Killed in action
Killed in action Adrienne LaFrance Jul 1, 2009 A suicide epidemic has soldiers killing themselves in record high numbers. Some months this year saw more American soldiers die by suicide than in combat. Hawaii has sent a vast number of troops to Iraq-more, at times, than any other state. Now, with a flood of soldiers… Read more »
Navy Seeks Ferry Vessel for Pacific Operations
Brad Parsons posted this interesting information on his Hawaii Superferry blog. It shows that the Navy is shopping for ferry vessels to charter for use in Guam and the Northern Marianas. http://hisuperferry.blogspot.com/2009/06/latest-from-coconut-wireless-on-this.html Monday, June 29, 2009 Latest from the Coconut Wireless on this Forwarded: Navy Seeks Ferry Vessel for Pacific Operations The U.S. Navy’s Military… Read more »
Maritime Administration to repossess Hawai’i Superferry
Government to repossess Hawaii Superferry boats built at Austal Wednesday, June 24, 2009 By KAIJA WILKINSON Business Reporter The U.S. Maritime Administration says that it plans to repossess and sell a pair of fast ferries built at Austal USA for Hawaii Superferry Inc. Hawaii Superferry owes $136.8 million to the agency – commonly known as… Read more »
Indigenous peoples of Peru win a historic victory
This is a win for the indigenous peoples of Peru, and for all indigenous peoples! Apologies for posting something ‘off-topic’ from demilitarization. However, consider this passage from Thomas Friedman’s ode to globalization, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999): The hidden hand of the market can never work without the hidden fist – McDonald’s cannot… Read more »
Hawai’i based soldier charged in death of fellow soldier
Thursday, June 18, 2009 Schofield soldier charged in death of comrade negotiating plea Associated Press BAGHDAD – A Schofield Barracks soldier charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a comrade in Iraq has entered plea negotiations instead of facing a hearing, the military said today. Sgt. Miguel A. Vegaquinones, 33, of Havelock, N.C.,… Read more »
Puerto Rican independentistas blast JROTC plan for public schools
Civic and political groups blast plans for ROTC in public schools José Alvarado Vega – PR Daily Sun Civic and political groups denounced plans Wednes- day by the Fortupo administration to establish Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps programs in at least eight local public high schools, and vowed to organize campaigns to discourage their… Read more »
Fighting Militarism’s Toxic Legacy
Fighting Militarism’s Toxic Legacy By Elizabeth DiNovella, June 5, 2009 One of the most pernicious effects of the U.S. government’s commitment to militarism is a toxic landscape. Current legislation pending in the House, H.R. 672, the Military Environmental Responsibility Act, would force the military to comply with environmental and public safety laws. “The Department of… Read more »
Chris Hedges: War is Sin
War Is Sin http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090601_war_is_sin/ Posted on Jun 1, 2009 By Chris Hedges The crisis faced by combat veterans returning from war is not simply a profound struggle with trauma and alienation. It is often, for those who can slice through the suffering to self-awareness, an existential crisis. War exposes the lies we tell ourselves about… Read more »
Dugong Swimming in Uncharted Waters
http://www.japanfocus.org/-Hideki-YOSHIKAWA/3044 Dugong Swimming in Uncharted Waters: US Judicial Intervention to Protect Okinawa’s “Natural Monument” and Halt Base Construction Hideki Yoshikawa Unexpected Dugong Victory On September 15, 2007, Higashionna Takuma and Makishi Yoshikazu were en route from Okinawa, Japan to San Francisco for hearings in what had come to be known as the “dugong lawsuit,” scheduled… Read more »
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