The US Has 761 Military Bases Across the Planet, and We Simply Never Talk About It By Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com Posted on September 8, 2008, Printed on December 26, 2008 http://www.alternet.org/story/97913/ AlterNet is resurfacing some of the best and most popular articles published in 2008 as the year comes to a close. First, Tom Engelhardt’s… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2008
“Mission Creep” – Pentagon muscling in everywhere
A former State Department official and retired Air Force Colonel wrote this op ed in the Washington Post warning about the growing influence and power of the military in the U.S. and it’s danger to constitutional democracy. While he writes as a conservative, he echoes many concerns about the rising militarization that the left has… Read more »
Military wants $450 billion increase over five years
http://www.alternet.org/story/113789/ Pentagon Tries to Lock Obama Into an Outrageously Bloated Budget By Mark Engler, In These Times Posted on December 24, 2008 At the end of a long electoral season marked by bipartisan vows to bring “change,” America’s massive military budget remains a hulking and seemingly immutable fact of national life. Given the financial crisis… Read more »
“Strategic Shocks” and military plans for domestic operations
A scholar with the Army Strategic Studies Institute recently published a paper Known Unknowns: Unconventional “Strategic Shocks” in Defense Strategy Development that discusses possible scenarios in which the military would be used domestically. Here’s an excerpt: As a community, the defense establishment swears to protect and defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic…. Read more »
Proposed Navy range in Florida threatens whales
Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-whales2208dec22,0,6938912.story Published on Monday, December 22, 2008 Would Hunt for Subs Kill Whales? by Ludmilla Lelis Orlando Sentinel The U.S. Navy wants to teach sailors how to hunt submarines off the coast of Jacksonville, but it’s trying to prove its proposed undersea-warfare-training range won’t hurt the world’s most endangered whale. Concern about harm to… Read more »
The Legacy of the GI Coffeehouses
Here’s a thought-provoking analysis of the conditions that gave rise to the GI resistance movement in the 1960s and its meaning for the new GI resistance movement today. Source: http://www.differentdrummercafe.org/gimovement.html Did the GI Movement End the Vietnam War? And What is the real legacy of the GI Coffeehouses? By David Zeiger ft drum soldiersOver the… Read more »
The Fall of Ted Stevens
This New York Times article explores the aftermath of the fall of Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska, who was recently convicted of corruption charges. Sen. Inouye is mentioned in the article. Recently, Sen. Inouye’s name has come up in connection with the Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham scandal in several news articles and blogs. Defense… Read more »
Army medic in fatal accident identified
Honoluluadvertiser.com December 21, 2008 Motorcyclist from fatal collision identified Advertiser Staff The City Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash early Wednesday morning as Bryan Devlin, 24, of Honolulu. Devlin died of multiple blunt force injuries. Polce reports said Devlin was speeding on Kamehameha Highway at about 12:45 a.m. when… Read more »
Soldier arrested in infant attempted-murder case is released
HonoluluAdvertiser.com December 19, 2008 Soldier arrested in infant attempted-murder case is released A 20-year-old Army man arrested in the attempted-murder case of a 5-month-old Wahiawa girl has been released pending further investigation. The man was arrested at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The girl, who suffered critical injuries Dec. 8, remains at Tripler Army Medical Center. Police… Read more »
Auditor slams state on Superferry
The state auditor just issued its report on the state’s handling of the Hawaii Superferry debacle. It basically confirms the arguments made by opponents of the Superferry that the special legislation “Act 2” that exempted the Superferry from state environmental laws so it could sail before completing a court ordered environmental impact statement constituted legislation… Read more »
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