Military jet crash in San Diego kills 3 on ground By ELLIOT SPAGAT – 3 hours ago SAN DIEGO (AP) – A fighter jet returning to a Marine base after a training exercise crashed in flames in a San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes…. Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2008
DoD eyeing more Chamorro land
http://www.kuam.com/bm/news/dod-eyeing-chamorro-land-trust-property.shtml DoD eyeing Chamorro Land Trust property By Clynt Ridgell While most of the island is not a party to the specifics regarding the U.S. Department of Defense’s plans to buildup the military on Guam, it’s apparent now that the governor too has been left in the dark. In an interview with KUAM News Felix… Read more »
Obama’s Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space
http://towardfreedom.com/home/content/view/1474/1/ Toward Freedom (US) December 4, 2008 Obama’s Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space Written by John Lasker Missile defense is quickly becoming the most significant global arms race of the 21st century. This race may soon reach into space, what the US military has called the “ultimate high ground.” President-elect Barack Obamam,… Read more »
Stevens pushed Kodiak rocket funding on reluctant military
Article published on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008 By JAN HUISMAN Mirror Writer When, in 1997, the Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation suddenly received $18 million dollars in federal funding for its planned rocket launch site on Kodiak Island, it was no secret U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska had pulled some strings. New evidence indicates Stevens… Read more »
UH lab receives explosive research contract
UH lab receives explosive research contract By: Kris DeRego Posted: 12/3/08 University of Hawai’i scientists are developing a new method for detecting improvised explosive devices, thanks to a lucrative grant awarded to the college’s Applied Research Laboratory. The 18-month contract, sponsored by the U.S. Army, allocates $980,334 for researching the use of multiple optical methods… Read more »
America’s Child Soldiers
America’s Child Soldiers: US Military Recruiting Children to Serve in the Armed Forces By Sherwood Ross Global Research, November 29, 2008 In violation of its pledge to the United Nations not to recruit children into the military, the Pentagon “regularly target(s) children under 17,” the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) says. The Pentagon “heavily recruits… Read more »
Shad Kane: Pu’uloa: Where once there was life…
This essay from the Honolulu Advertiser blog by Shad Kane gives a history and cultural interpretation of Ke awa lau o Pu’uloa (aka Pearl Harbor). >><< http://culturalkapolei.honadvblogs.com/2008/12/01/pu%E2%80%99uloa-where-once-there-was-life%E2%80%A6/ Pu’uloa: Where Once There Was Life… December 1st, 2008 by Shad Aia i Keawalauopu’uloa he kai hāuliuli ….. ‘o neia lā he pōuliuli There at Pu’uloa the sea… Read more »
Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security
Pentagon to Detail Troops to Bolster Domestic Security By Spencer S. Hsu and Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, December 1, 2008; A01 The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other… Read more »
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