Monthly Archives: May 2009

Another US Marine accused of raping Filipina Victim shows clear sign of sexual assault-lawyer

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20090514-204984/Another-US-Marine-accused-of-raping-Filipina Another US Marine accused of raping Filipina Victim shows clear sign of sexual assault-lawyer By Lira Dalangin-Fernandez, Nikko Dizon Reporter INQUIRER.net Philippine Daily Inquirer Posted date: May 14, 2009 MANILA, Philippines-(UPDATE 5) Another United States Marine has been accused of raping another Filipino woman, this time a 22-year-old-university student, whose lawyer described her as… Read more »

Chalmers Johnson on the Cost of Empire

Chalmers Johnson on the Cost of Empire http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20090514_chalmers_johnson_on_the_cost_of_empire/ Posted on May 15, 2009 By Chalmers Johnson In her foreword to “The Bases of Empire: The Global Struggle Against U.S. Military Posts,” an important collection of articles on United States militarism and imperialism, edited by Catherine Lutz, the prominent feminist writer Cynthia Enloe notes one of… Read more »

Depleted Uranium Meetings planned in Hawai’i

PRESS RELEASE Contact person: Ms. Cory Harden Sierra Club, Moku Loa group PO Box 1137 Hilo, Hawaii 96721 808-968-8965 mh@interpac.net http://www.hi.sierraclub.org/Hawaii/mokuloa.html Immediate Release DEPLETED URANIUM MEETINGS PLANNED FEDERAL ACTIONS QUESTIONED May 14, 2009, Hilo, Hawai’i As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans meetings in Hawai’i on a depleted uranium (DU) license for the Army, DU… Read more »

Analysis of the Hawai’i Statehood plebiscite reveals major flaws

Arnie Saiki, who has been researching the Hawai’i statehood issue has posted some analysis of the demographics of the 1959 statehood plebiscite at http://statehoodhawaii.org/wp/index.php/2009/05/12/the-statehood-plebiscite/ One of the great myths of statehood is that the vast majority of Hawai’i residents favored statehood.   But as Saiki writes “Examining the assertion that 94% of Hawaii’s citizens voted for… Read more »

JULY 4th: VICENZA INDEPENDENCE DAY

JULY 4th: VICENZA INDEPENDENCE DAY Appeal: on the eve of G8 everybody come to Vicenza On the eve of G8 and the arrival of Obama in Italy the “No Dal Molin” invite everyone to Vicenza to free Dal Molin from the new war base. “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for… Read more »

‘Reclaim Guåhan’ rally gathers strength

‘Reclaim Guåhan’ rally gathers strength Monday, 11 May 2009 by Jude Lizama | Variety News Staff THE Guåhan Youth, an umbrella group for the island’s youth and grassroots organizations, will hold a rally that will amplify their collective voice that has been muffled amid rapid changes resulting from the ongoing military buildup and what some… Read more »

ASIAN SETTLER COLONIALISM FORUM

ASIAN SETTLER COLONIALISM FORUM Guest speakers Haunani-Kay Trask, Momiala Kamahele, Healani Sonoda, Eiko Kosasa, Ida Yoshinaga, Kyle Kajihiro, Candace Fujikane and Jonathan Y. Okamura Saturday, May 23, 2009 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Come and join us for a public forum on a groundbreaking and controversial book that examines the… Read more »

Drafted at 19, Opposing Military Recruiters at 61

May 10, 2009 American Album Drafted at 19, Opposing Military Recruiters at 61 By TAMAR LEWIN MIAMI – Every morning before school starts, Miles Woolley, a drafting teacher at Southwest Miami High School, gets a reminder of military life when the Junior R.O.T.C. honor guard marches by his classroom. “Their marching and parading around in… Read more »

Soldier kills five comrades at Baghdad base

washingtonpost.com Five U.S. Soldiers’ Deaths Came at Hands of Comrade, Military Says Gunman Opened Fire at Baghdad Base, Wounded Three Others By Ernesto Londoño Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, May 11, 2009 1:30 PM BAGHDAD, May 11 — An American soldier opened fire on comrades Monday on a large military base in Baghdad, killing five… Read more »

Cyberwargames

Cyberwar Cadets Trade the Trenches for Firewalls By COREY KILGANNON and NOAM COHEN Published: May 10, 2009 WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army forces were under attack. Communications were down, and the chain of command was broken. Pacing a makeshift bunker whose entrance was camouflaged with netting, the young man in battle fatigues barked at… Read more »