An Anti-Bases Network Finds its Base By Herbert Docena 14 March 2007 The consolidation of an international network for the abolition of foreign military bases marks an important advance for the global peace and justice movement On the perimeter fence of the Eloy Alfaro air base in Manta, Ecuador hangs a sign, “Warning: Military Base…. Read more »
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No Bases Network born in the Middle of the World
No Bases Network born in the Middle of the World Helga Serrano Narváez The consolidation of the International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases is one of the main achievements of the International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases held in Ecuador on 5-9 March, 2007. The 400 delegates from 40… Read more »
Hawai’i to participate in the International Conference for the Abolution of Foreign Military Bases in Quito and Manta, Ecuador
The construction of foreign military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq; the cases of torture at the bases in Guantanamo and Diego Garcia; the construction of new bases in Okinawa; the “realignment” of military alliances in Asia; and the dramatic increase of joint military exercises as part of the so-called “global war against terror” have highlighted… Read more »
Sen. Inouye: “Stryker brigade should not be a referendum on the Iraq war”
This was a very interesting op ed from Senator Inouye. It came after the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Federal District Court and found that the Army decision to station the Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Hawai’i without considering alternatives violated NEPA. Inouye makes several arguments: (1) He tries to explain why… Read more »
Ship of Fools
Ship of fools Some Hawai’i residents tell Superferry officials to shape up or ship out J.M. Buck Jul 26, 2006 July 2001: Timothy Dick, an electrical engineer, founds Hawaii Superferry after seeing large, high-speed roll-on/roll-off catamaran ferries operating between Barcelona, Spain and the island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. June 2003: A new ferry… Read more »
DoJ memo on the Akaka Bill seeks exemption for the military
The Department of Justice legal memo on the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 (Akaka Bill) includes this choice passage that helps to explain what I believe to be one of the major underlying reasons for the proposed legislation – extinguishing any Hawaiian claims that could threaten the military’s control of land in Hawai’i. Notice… Read more »
America’s Empire of Bases
America’s Empire of Bases by Chalmers Johnson Thursday, January 15, 2004. TomDispatch.com As distinct from other peoples, most Americans do not recognize — or do not want to recognize — that the United States dominates the world through its military power. Due to government secrecy, our citizens are often ignorant of the fact that our… Read more »
“America’s entire war on terror is an exercise in imperialism”
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/28/magazine/28NATION.html?pagewanted=all Nation-Building Lite By MICHAEL IGNATIEFF Published: July 28, 2002 The Warlords The bulky American in combat camouflage, sleeveless pocket vest, wraparound sunglasses and floppy fishing hat is not going to talk to me. He may be C.I.A. or Special Forces, but either way, I’m not going to find out. These people don’t talk to… Read more »
Empire or Not?
Ideas From the Right Empire or Not? A Quiet Debate Over U.S. Role The Washington Post By Thomas E. Ricks Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 21, 2001; Page A01 One in a series of occasional articles. People who label the United States “imperialist” usually mean it as an insult. But in recent years a… Read more »
Vieques Residents Alarmed by Depleted Uranium Reports
Published on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 by Inter Press Service Vieques Residents Alarmed by Depleted Uranium Reports by Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero Residents of the island-town of Vieques are alarmed and angered by the United States military’s use of depleted uranium (DU) ammunition in a firing range located next to a civilian area. Since 1941, Vieques has… Read more »
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