Pentagon Exam Calls Protests ‘Low-Level Terrorism,’ Angering Activists Wednesday, June 17, 2009 By James Osborne A written exam administered by the Pentagon labels “protests” as a form of “low-level terrorism” – enraging civil liberties advocates and activist groups who say it shows blatant disregard of the First Amendment. The written exam, given as part of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Puerto Rican independentistas blast JROTC plan for public schools
Civic and political groups blast plans for ROTC in public schools José Alvarado Vega – PR Daily Sun Civic and political groups denounced plans Wednes- day by the Fortupo administration to establish Army Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps programs in at least eight local public high schools, and vowed to organize campaigns to discourage their… Read more »
Hilo residents blast giant telescope plan
Scope faces critics in Hilo by Peter Sur Tribune-Herald Staff Writer Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:39 AM HST More than 150 people heard impassioned speeches Wednesday night in Hilo on a proposal to bring the Thirty Meter Telescope to the Big Island. Much of it was negative, in stark contrast to Tuesday night’s meeting… Read more »
Why We Must Protect Makua Valley
Mahalo nui to Kehau Watson for this positive editorial calling for protection of Makua. Why We Must Protect Makua Valley June 14th, 2009 by Trisha Kehaulani Watson “E mālama i ka makua, he mea laha ‘ole.” Mary Kawena Pukui explained this ‘ōlelo no‘eau to mean “parents should be cared for, for when they are gone,… Read more »
Public gets snow job on proposed giant Mauna Kea telescope
Telescope receives a warm reception in Waimea by Peter Sur Tribune-Herald Staff Writer Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:45 AM HST Majority of speakers during meeting voices support for TMT WAIMEA — A friendly crowd filled an elementary school cafeteria Tuesday night to speak in favor of locating the Thirty Meter Telescope in Hawaii. The… Read more »
Findings of Camp Lejeune contamination study questioned
The U.S. government issued another report that concludes there is uncertainty about the link between contamination of groundwater at Camp Lejeune and diseases among the residents. All this really proves is that the conditions in the environment and in human bodies that might affect health are so complex that science is unable to determine direct… Read more »
Wife sues Iraq vet accused of murdering son, stabbing wife and killing unborn child
Updated at 12:14 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Big Isle man accused of killing son, unborn child sued by ex-wife By Peter Sur Hawaii Tribune-Herald HILO – A Big Island man who has been charged with murdering his 14-year-old son and unborn child in a knife attack is being sued by his estranged wife. Cheryl-Lyn… Read more »
Another round of anti-North Korea fear mongering
I am for nuclear abolition, but the hypocrisy of the nuclear powers is outrageous: why is it okay for the U.S. to have missiles and nuclear warheads, but the countries that are consistently threatened by the U.S. are not allowed to have these same weapons? Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Hawaii warned of missile threat Pyongyang… Read more »
Call to Action to protect Haleakala and Mauna Kea!
Plans for major construction in the sensitive ecosystems of our most sacred summits continue to push forward, despite significant opposition from the community. The University of Hawaii has filed two environmental impact statements — one for the world’s largest telescope in the world’s only tropical alpine desert, and another for a duplicative solar telescope in… Read more »
Torture, Psychology and Sen. Daniel Inouye
June 17, 2009 The True Story Behind Pyschology’s Role in Torture? Torture, Psychology and Sen. Daniel Inouye By Dr. BRYANT WELCH A seventeen-year-old boy is locked in an interrogation cell in Guantanamo. He breaks down crying and says he wants his family. The interrogator senses the boy is psychologically vulnerable and consults with a psychologist…. Read more »
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