Two U.S. sailors arrested in alleged rape of Okinawan woman
October 16, 2012
The Associated Press reports “2 US sailors arrested in alleged rape of Japanese woman on Okinawa; Japan lodges protest” (October 16, 2012) that two U.S. sailors were arrested in Okinawa for...
Air Force Sergeant called a sexual predator
July 17, 2012
On top of the spate of F-22 Raptor accidents and hypoxia incidents, the Air Force is also contending with a high profile sex predator trial. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports “Air Force...
Hawai’i Delegation Report Back from the 8th Meeting of the International Network of Women Against Militarism
May 21, 2012
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The Invisible War: New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in U.S. Military
February 2, 2012
Democracy Now! featured interviews with military rape survivors and the director of an important film about the epidemic of rape and sexual violence in the U.S. military. On the heels of a new...
Soldier suicides hit record high in 2011
January 20, 2012
The social and human costs of U.S. wars and military policies are coming due. The New York Times reported that “Active-Duty Soldiers Take Their Own Lives at Record Rate”: Suicides among...
Accidents, Rapes, Murders, Suicides, Guns and Explosives
January 7, 2012
Here is a sampling of recent news stories related to crimes and accidents involving military personnel. The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported “Motorcyclist killed in Ewa Beach was decorated...
U.S. soldier charged with rape, transferred to South Korean custody
December 14, 2011
Stars and Stripes reports that a U.S. Soldier charged with rape was transferred to South Korean custody: South Korean police charged a U.S. soldier Tuesday with rape and larceny for allegedly attacking...
Rape in the US military: America’s dirty little secret secret
December 10, 2011
The Guardian published an excellent article on the epidemic of rape in the U.S. military. Here are some astounding facts: Rape within the US military has become so widespread that it is estimated that...
I ka wā ma mua, ka wā ma hope: Exploring Pearl Harbor’s present pasts
December 8, 2011
Here’s an article I wrote for the Hawaii Independent reflecting on a recent school excursion to Ke Awalau o Pu’uloa / Pearl Harbor, and contemporary meanings of Pearl Harbor as national myth: I...
‘Rape’ remark by Japan Defense Ministry official may be final nail in the coffin of Futenma base relocation plan
December 2, 2011
The statement by Japanese Defense Ministry official in Okinawa comparing the base relocation plan to ‘rape’, only the latest outrage over the proposed relocation of the Futenma military base...
