Yearly Archives: 2007

Hawaiian Activists Fight US Military Bases

http://www.politicalaffairs.net/hawaiian-activists-fight-us-military-bases/ Hawaiian Activists Fight US Military Bases June 29 2007 Two Hawaiian land rights activists visited Sydney in June and spoke to The Guardian about their struggles against US militarization of Hawaii and their support for protests against the Talisman Sabre war games in Shoalwater Bay, Queensland. Terri Keko’olani and Leimaile Quitevis are Indigenous leaders… Read more »

NATIVE HAWAIIANS & CHAMORRO (GUAM) WARN AUSTRALIA OVER TALISMAN SABRE 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2007 NATIVE HAWAIIANS & CHAMORRO (GUAM) WARN AUSTRALIA OVER TALISMAN SABRE 2007 Two indigenous Native Hawaiian activists and a Chamorro (GUAM) activist visiting Central Queensland expressed their shock and outrage at the destruction being inflicted on the local environment by the Talisman Sabre US/Australian joint military exercises. ” We are… Read more »

GUAM AND HAWAII BRING WARNING ABOUT MILITARY EXERCISES

PEACE CONVERGENCE – MEDIA RELEASE – 20 JUNE 2007 GUAM AND HAWAII BRING WARNING ABOUT MILITARY EXERCISES Three international guests arrived in Yeppoon – Rockhampton on Wednesday to add their voices to the protest of over 500 Australians concerned about the Australian-US Talisman Sabre 2007 military exercises at Shoalwater Bay Training Area near Yeppoon, central… Read more »

Soldier stabs pregnant ex-wife, kills son

Boy allegedly slain while saving mom His father faces two murder counts in the attack on his family By Leila Fujimori lfujimori@starbulletin.com Fourteen-year-old Tyran Vesperas-Saniatan was trying to restrain his father so his wounded, pregnant mother could flee when he was fatally stabbed in the neck, Big Island police said. Authorities charged the boy’s father, Tyrone… Read more »

Airborne – depleted uranium in Hawai’i

Airborne The lowdown on depleted uranium in Hawai’i Keith Bettinger Jun 13, 2007 ‘Damage control’ has taken on a new meaning over the past year as military officials grapple with episode after episode of discarded and forgotten munitions. In addition to the tons of chemical weapons dumped offshore and conventional weapons of unknown origin resting… Read more »

U.S. Ramps Up Missile Tests in the Pacific

June 3, 2007 U.S. Ramps Up Missile Tests in the Pacific by John Lasker Earlier this year, when China blasted one of its satellites into thousands of little floating pieces, it was condemned by Washington as a provocative act. But some arms-control experts believe Beijing was baring its teeth to send the White House a… Read more »

Hawai’i representatives participate in Demonstrations against Talisman Sabre

June 2007 DMZ Hawai’i/Aloha Aina Head to Australia to Particpate in Solidary Actions Opposing Talisman Sabre 07 – OZ/US Joint Military Exercises Operation Talisman Sabre is scheduled to taking place over a six week period from the end of May to 2 July 2007. According to the Public Environment Report released October 2006 it will… Read more »

Military cargo plane and passenger jet nearly collide in Honolulu

Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2007 It’s close call for C-130, go! jet By Dan Nakaso Advertiser Staff Writer A C-130 military cargo plane came close to crossing the path of a go! passenger jet taking off from Honolulu International Airport at about 100 mph, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “I’ve seen other incidents throughout… Read more »

Abolishing the bases of war: AFSC works to eliminate foreign U.S. military bases

The following article was published in the AFSC newsletter in 2007 following the inaugural conference of the International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases in Quito, Ecuador. >><< Abolishing the bases of war AFSC works to eliminate foreign U.S. military bases By KYLE KAJIHIRO Little known to most Americans is the vast scope… Read more »

Sound Effects

Sound Effects Activists say sonar kills whales. The Navy isn’t listening Bree Ullman Apr 25, 2007 The U.S. Navy’s antisubmarine warfare strategists probably wish they could emulate the way whales and dolphins navigate the ocean depths. How they can penetrate, with high-pitched clicks, what the light spectrum cannot. How they can detect without touching, see… Read more »