Monthly Archives: March 2009

YouthSpeaks Hawaii Interscholastic Poetry Slam

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please help spread the word! show your love and support for Hawaii’s Youth Poets! any questions, let me know: Youth Speaks Hawaii presents INTERscholastic Poetry Slam, Spring’09 Featuring High School Slam Poets from: Kalani, Haki Puu, UH Lab, Farrington (Kalaheo? MidPac? Campbell? Waianae? Mililani) Friday the 13th, March 2009 @ Farrington HS Aud doors@6pm show@7pm… Read more »

Army public meeting on Makua Cultural Sites access

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IMPORTANT! Makua Cultural Sites Meeting Monday, March 9th, 6:30 P.M. Nanaikapono Elementary School 89-153 Mano Avenue (Nanakuli ahupua’a) The U.S Army is holding a community meeting in Wai’anae to prioritize cultural sites that the public wants access to. Malama Makua and Hui Malama Makua are in the process of creating a list of those sites… Read more »

The cost of empire

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March 7, 2009 The cost of empire Miriam Pemberton: US government spending $100 B annually to maintain 1000 foreign military bases Last week President Obama unveiled his record-spending 2010 budget proposal, which included a slight increase in funding for the Pentagon when compared with George Bush’s budget of 2009. Though the specific details of the… Read more »

New Missile Defense Command

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http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/03/navy_bmd_command_030409/ Navy Times March 5, 2009 CNO announces new missile defense command By Andrew Scutro Next month the Navy will establish a new command with missile defense in mind. Adm. Gary Roughead, chief of naval operations, announced the coming formation of the Navy Air and Missile Defense Command during a speech before a business group… Read more »

Too Many Bases

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Too Many Overseas Bases David Vine | February 25, 2009 Editor: Emily Schwartz Greco Foreign Policy In Focus www.fpif.org In the midst of an economic crisis that’s getting scarier by the day, it’s time to ask whether the nation can really afford some 1,000 military bases overseas. For those unfamiliar with the issue, you read… Read more »

McCain attacks Inouye’s earmarks

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Agape With Wrath By Dana Milbank Tuesday, March 3, 2009; Page A03 Apparently John McCain was operating under a 120-day cooling-off period. In the four months since the presidential race, the former Republican nominee has been, for the most part, a graceful loser, returning to the Senate to lead the loyal opposition with dignity. But… Read more »

USAREUR wants to keep more troops in Germany and Italy

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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/army_europe_030209w/ USAREUR chief calls for stop to drawdown Ham wants to keep 4 BCTs in Germany and Italy By Jim Tice – Staff writer Posted : Monday Mar 2, 2009 11:36:30 EST The drawdown of Army forces in Germany would be halted under a plan proposed by U.S. Army Europe commander Gen. Carter F. Ham…. Read more »

Surfers vs. the Superferry

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Surfers vs. the Superferry By Jerry Mander & Koohan Paik This article appeared in the March 16, 2009 edition of The Nation. February 25, 2009 We don’t ordinarily seek inspirational models of grassroots uprisings–especially against global corporate-military boondoggles–from surfer beaches on luscious tropical islands. So it surprises colleagues on the left when we tell them… Read more »