http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/I51g/391 July 10, 2012 Statement to the IUCN and the World Conservation Congress We, civic environmental groups in South Korea, denounce the IUCN and the World Conservation Congress that have overlooked and misrepresented environmental and social conflicts in South Korea 1. In September 2012, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will organize the World… Read more »
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Nuclear sub fire in Maine reminder that Hawai’i had close calls in the past
As Ka’ala Farm begins to recuperate from the recent fire that started on Lualualei Naval Reservation, burned 1200 acres of Wai’anae shrubland, and destroyed irrigation pipe and the traditional hale pili (grass thatched structure), and as Hawai’i braces for the onslaught of RIMPAC, I was reminded of another fire May 23 that nearly destroyed a… Read more »
New F-22 rules leave Guard in holding pattern
In an earlier post, I reported on the lawsuit filed against Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of the F-22, by the widow of an F-22 pilot who died in a crash in Alaska in 2010. As William Cole reports in today’s Honolulu Star Advertiser “New F-22 rules leave Guard in holding pattern” (May 16, 2012), the number… Read more »
Navy cites increased risk of sonar as the military gears up for RIMPAC
The AP reported today “Navy cites increased risk of sonar” (May 11, 2012) that the Navy has doubled its estimate of the number of marine mammals that could be harmed by powerful sonar tests in waters off Hawaiʻi and California: The U.S. Navy says its use of sonar and explosives could potentially hurt more dolphins… Read more »
New Zealand / Aotearoa holds first military combat exercise with US first in 27 years
As part of its Pacific ‘pivot’, the U.S. has been increasing its military presence and activity around the region. The U.S. recently rekindled joint military training with New Zealand / Aotearoa after shunning New Zealand for the passage of anti-nuclear laws. In April, the New Zealand Herald reported “Military combat exercise with US first for… Read more »
Okinawan Anti-Bases Delegation Makes An Impression in Washington, D.C.
Even as Tokyo tried to force the Futenma base relocation plan on Okinawa in a desperate effort to salvage its unraveling deal with the U.S., a prominent delegation from Okinawa visited Washington, D.C. to educate political movers and shakers and lobby Congress to close the military bases in Okinawa. An overview of the delegation “Making… Read more »
Philippines lawyers union denounces possible U.S. military buildup
A Philippines lawyers union denounced the possible increase of U.S. military forces and activities in the Philippines: National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers Press Release January 27, 2012 NUPL on reports about negotiations seeking for bigger US military role in PH Mendicant errand boys beg US soldiers to use Philippines as war playground On the reported… Read more »
Philippines may allow greater U.S. presence in latest reaction to China’s rise
As Kaleikoa Kaeo points out, if you imagine the U.S. military in Hawai’i to be a monstrous he’e (octopus) with tentacles strangling other lands and peoples around the Asia-Pacific region, its tentacles can regrow if they are cut off. The Washington Post reported that the Philippines government may allow the U.S. to expand its military… Read more »
Afghan soldiers step up killings of Allied Forces
The New York Times article “Afghanistan’s Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces” paints a disturbing picture of the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan: American and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated animosity between the supposedly… Read more »
“Message from Yambaru: Takae, Okinawa”
This short video shows the beautiful Yanbaru rainforest in northern Okinawa that is impacted by U.S. helicopter and jungle warfare training. The residents are fighting against the expansion of the helicopter activities, including the stationing of Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. They have been encamped outside the military site for several years to block construction. The Marines… Read more »
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