http://www.counterpunch.org/johnston04212007.html April 21 / 22, 2007 Reparations (and a Little Justice) for the the People of Rongelap Nuclear War and Its Consequences By BARBARA ROSE JOHNSTON In 1946 the United States detonated two atomic weapons in the Marshall Islands. In 1947, the United Nations designated the Marshall Islands a United States Trust Territory, and over… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Pacific
Marshall Islander Speaks Out Against Missile Defense Tests
By Que Keju I first witnessed missiles being launched from Kwajalein Island in the 1960s. The beaches of Ebeye Island, an islet about 5 miles north of Kwajalein, would be swamped with both children and adults each time a launch was scheduled. It was always a spectacular scene each time-fire works, at its best. Ten… Read more »
Declaration: International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Base
March 9, 2007 Declaration: International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Base Quito and Manta, Ecuador We come together from 40 countries as grassroots activists from groups that promote women’s rights, indigenous sovereignty, environmental justice, human rights, and social justice. We come from social movements, peace movements, faith-based organizations, youth organizations, trade unions, and… Read more »
America’s broken trust in Micronesia
Source: http://archives.starbulletin.com/print/2005.php?fr=/2007/02/20/news/story04.html Micronesia has a complicated past The islands have been conquered by a string of powers, the latest being the U.S. By Gary T. Kubota gkubota@starbulletin.com MAJURO, Marshall Islands » Micronesia, once known as the Caroline Islands, occupies an expanse of about 3 million square miles of ocean with more than 2,000 islands, atolls… Read more »
Hawai’i participates in the Asia-Pacific Consultation of Movements against U.S. Military Bases, Tokyo
November 25 – 28, 2006 The Asia-Pacific Consultation of Movements against U.S. Military Bases, Tokyo A significant step toward the creation of regional anti-base movement linkages On November 25-28, 2006, around fifty peace activists from the Southeast-East Asia and Pacific region in struggle against U.S. military bases gathered in Tokyo in the first subregional encounter… Read more »
America’s Africa Corps
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/HI21Aa01.html America’s Africa Corps By Jason Motlagh September 21, 2006 The United States is moving closer to setting up an Africa Command to secure the rear flank of its global “war on terrorism”, with eyes trained on vital oil reserves and lawless areas where terrorists have sought safe haven to regroup and strike against its… Read more »
Bomb nature, improve security
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/03/11/defense/print.html Salon.com Bomb nature, improve security Environmental controls on 30 million acres managed by the Pentagon would all but vanish under a new military-readiness plan. By Glenn Scherer Citing the imminent war with Iraq and the ongoing war on terrorism, the Bush administration is moving quietly to give the Pentagon broad exemptions to environmental laws… Read more »
US Military Bases and Empire
Source: http://monthlyreview.org/0302editr.htm U.S. Military Bases and Empire by The Editors The Bases of Empire Empires throughout human history have relied on foreign military bases to enforce their rule, and in this respect at least, Pax Americana is no different than Pax Romana or Pax Britannica. “The principal method by which Rome established her political supremacy… Read more »
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