updated 1:16 p.m. EST, Thu February 26, 2009 Undersea bombs threaten marine life By Azadeh Ansari CNN (CNN) — Beyond the golden beaches and beneath the blue waters of the Puerto Rican island of Vieques is a site that resembles more of a munitions graveyard than a Caribbean paradise. Hundreds of corroding and unexploded bombs… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Northern Mariana Mayor concerned about impacts of military expansion
Northern Mariana Mayor Miffed at Military 500-page plan wasn’t shared with Mayor Valentin Taisakan By Emmanuel T. Erediano SAIPAN, CNMI (Mariana Variety, March 12, 2009 )-Northern Islands Mayor Valentin I. Taisakan is disappointed with the U.S. armed forces for not sharing with his office information regarding the military’s plans for the Northern Islands. Retired U.S…. Read more »
Aidan Delgado Interviewed in the Hawaii Independent
The Peter Serafim did an interview with Aidan Delgado for the Hawaii Independent. Delgado is an Iraq war veteran and conscientious objector who will be speaking in Hawai’i this week. Here’s the intro to the article: Aidan Delgado grew up in Thailand and Egypt, where his father was a U. S. Foreign Service staffer. In… Read more »
Statement by National Campaign for Eradication of Crime by U.S.Troops in Korea on Osan Stabbing
Statement 11 March 2009 The US soldier in Korea suspected for attempted murder must be in custody by Korean Police in Pyeongtaek At dawn on Friday, 6th of March 2009, a US soldier in Korea stabbed a Filipino woman 18 times almost causing her to death. According to the press, the US soldier from Camp… Read more »
Osan stabbing victim now conscious
Osan bar stabbing victim now conscious By Franklin Fisher and Hwang Hae-rym, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Wednesday, March 11, 2009 PYEONGTAEK, South Korea – The bar worker stabbed multiple time Friday allegedly by a jealous U.S. soldier remained on life support Monday but had regained consciousness, authorities said. Two men who were injured when… Read more »
U.S. soldier stabs woman, two others Osan Air Base
U.S. soldier held after knife attack near Osan By Franklin Fisher and Hwang Hae-rym, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, March 8, 2009 PYEONGTAEK, South Korea – A U.S. soldier was in custody Friday after allegedly stabbing a female bartender near Osan Air Base in a fit of jealousy, authorities said. The woman, 27, was… Read more »
China-US Naval Confrontation in the South China Sea
CNSNews.com Naval Confrontation: China Pushing U.S. Further Away From Its Territory Wednesday, March 11, 2009 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor (CNSNews.com) – Disputes between the United States and China over naval movements in the South China Sea are not likely to end anytime soon, analysts say, as the two sides are divided over what activities… Read more »
Ex-Army Officer charged in theft of $400K
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Man charged in theft of Army cash Former captain pleads not guilty to stealing $400,000 during 2005 By Jim Dooley Advertiser Staff Writer A former U.S. Army captain stationed at Schofield Barracks has been indicted on charges of stealing some $400,000 in Army money while serving in Afghanistan in 2005. David… Read more »
Two dead whales and a mass fish kill on Kaua’i, Ni’ihau – Is the Navy to blame?
From the Hawaii Independent: http://www.thehawaiiindependent.com/hawaii/kauai-hawaii-regions/2009/03/09/fish-fears-on-kaua%E2%80%98i-ni%E2%80%98ihau-%E2%80%93-is-the-navy-to-blame/ Fish fears on Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau – Is the Navy to blame? Posted March 9th, 2009 in Kauai, Niihau by Joan Conrow It’s been weeks since a massive fish kill was discovered on Niihau, but those living on the privately-owned island remain afraid to eat the reef fish that are a… Read more »
Leaked document reveals military knew Balad Air Base troops were exposed to toxic chemicals
Here’s another reason why, as the people of Vieques, Puerto Rico say “History does not allow us to trust what the military says.” Agent Orange. Depleted Uranium. Project 112/SHAD. Atomic and nuclear veterans. Makua valley – Army was supposed to return the land 6 months after WWII. Wahiawa and Pohakuloa – depleted uranium was discovered,… Read more »
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