From: norman kaneshiro <nkaneshi@yahoo.com> Subject: Okinawa needs OUR help… To: “Norman Kaneshiro” <nkaneshi@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, May 7, 2009, 9:24 AM Hello All: The details for this message will be long, so I’ll cut to the chase. I was just sent a news video from 5/5/09 that shows the escalation of an ongoing struggle in northern… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Marine Protection as Empire Expansion
http://www.fpif.org/fpiftxt/6103 Marine Protection as Empire Expansion David Vine and Miriam Pemberton | May 6, 2009 Editor: John Feffer Foreign Policy In Focus http://www.fpif.org At the 100-day mark, the new president has tackled an extraordinarily wide-ranging agenda, but one item will need his attention soon: closing the empire of U.S. bases around the world. One place… Read more »
Army drops 3 charges against Lt. Watada
HonoluluAdvertiser.com May 7, 2009 Army drops 3 charges against Iraq war objector Watada By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer The Army yesterday said it has given up efforts to retry 1st Lt. Ehren Watada on three charges for refusing to deploy to Iraq in 2006, but has not made up its mind about two other… Read more »
Puerto Rican Independentistas arrested for civil disobedience in U.S. Congress
(original article in Spanish follows the English translation) Independentistas who disrupted U.S. Congress are arrested Six Puerto Ricans demand with civil disobedience in the House of Representatives freedom for Puerto Rico By José A. Delgado/ jdelgado@elnuevodia.com May 6, 2009 http://www.elnuevodia.com/arrestanaindependentistasqueirrumpieronencongresodeestadosunidos-565647.html WASHINGTON – Singing “Oubao Moin” (note: in indigenous Caribbean language means “Land of Blood” —… Read more »
Military using citizenship to bribe immigrants to enlist
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-immigrant-recruits4-2009may04,0,5003914.story Army extends immigrant recruiting Pilot program seeks to boost the ranks of language and healthcare specialists by offering citizenship. By Alexandra Zavis and Andrew Becker May 4, 2009 The lanky 19-year-old from South Korea has lived in the Southland since he was 9 years old. He is as comfortable speaking English as his native… Read more »
11 arrested blocking Stryker deployment from Washington
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009168374_protest04m.html Tuesday, May 5, 2009 – Page updated at 03:37 AM 11 arrested near Fort Lewis trying to block Strykers headed for Afghanistan By Sandi Doughton Seattle Times science reporter Eleven people were arrested Saturday night trying to block a convoy of Stryker military vehicles from Fort Lewis in protest of the wars in Iraq… Read more »
Air Force expanding recreational cabins in Waimanalo?
May 3, 2009 Air Force plan to add rec cabins at Hawaii beach stirs concern Some residents against 48 new military structures, say ceded land is involved By Eloise Aguiar Advertiser Windward Writer A plan to build 48 new vacation cabins at Bellows Air Force Station has stunned many Waimanalo residents who oppose the project… Read more »
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