Posted on: Sunday, July 12, 2009 Call for troop boost likely U.S. commander seeks to accelerate training of forces in Afghanistan By Julian E. Barnes McClatchy-Tribune News Service WASHINGTON – The U.S. commander in Afghanistan has told top Pentagon officials that Afghan security forces must expand faster and beyond current target levels to more quickly… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2009
USS Port Royal grounding details emerge
Posted on: Sunday, July 12, 2009 Navy ship grounding detailed By William Cole Advertiser Columnist Here are a few more details of the Feb. 5 grounding of the guided missile cruiser Port Royal in 14 to 22 feet of water off Honolulu International Airport’s reef runway. The Advertiser ran a story Tuesday about the grounding… Read more »
Waimanalo wants Air Force to return Bellows land
Board asked to seek Bellows land A proposed resolution claims the Air Force no longer needs 400 acres and should give it up By Kaylee Noborikawa POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 12, 2009 Some Waimanalo residents are calling for the U.S. Air Force to return about 400 acres from Bellows Air Force Station because the… Read more »
Journalism and Militarization on the ‘tip of the spear’
http://indiancountrynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6896&Itemid=64&mosmsg=Thanks+for+your+vote! War Stories and the Chamorus: journalism and militarization on the tip of the spear. By Beau Hodai Special to News From Indian Country 7-09 The weight of occupation and corporate media self-censorship It was a typical day in the jungle, though more overcast than the constant island diet of endless blue skies and fluffy… Read more »
Wai’anae Aunties Expose Illegal Dump site
The Concerned Elders of Wai’anae, one of the core groups of the Wai’anae Environmental Justice Working Group, discovered and reported an illegal dump site in Wai’anae. It appears that construction and demolition debris has been dumped in a remote corner of land near the Lualualei Naval Magazine on Department of Hawaiian Home Lands land. Ka… Read more »
Mortar found in Schofield likely contains phosgene choking agent
Posted on: Saturday, July 11, 2009 WWI-era mortar shell found at Schofield range Munition likely contains phosgene, a choking agent By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer A World War I-era mortar shell that likely contains phosgene, a choking agent, was found June 27 on a firing range impact area at Schofield Barracks, the Army said… Read more »
More chemical weapons turn up at Schofield
U.S. Army photo http://www.starbulletin.com/news/breaking/50504942.html World War I chemical gas agent found at Schofield By Star-Bulletin staff POSTED: 03:46 p.m. HST, Jul 10, 2009 Schofield Barracks workers have found another World War I era canister on a remote training range that contained a choking gas agent. Army officials said the four-inch mortar, found on June 27,… Read more »
Waimanalo Wants Bellows Back
I liked this post by Kehau Watson on the community struggle to reclaim Waimanalo from military control and abuse. Waimanalo Wants Bellows Back July 9th, 2009 by Trisha Kehaulani Watson I’ve never written about the same topic twice, until now. My first blog on Bellows last week provoked a number of colorful responses on the… Read more »
Abercrombie criticized for raising base construction wages on Guam
Updated at 5:00 p.m., Monday, July 6, 2009 Washington Post editorial criticizes Abercrombie defense bill provision Advertiser Staff A Washington Post editorial today criticized U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie for inserting a provision into the 2010 Defense Authorization Bill just passed by the House that doubles the cost of relocating U.S. troops from Okinawa to Guam…. Read more »
More fireworks over Waikiki than from North Korea
Looks like the network reporter got a nice trip to Hawai’i to cover…well, nothing. I hope she at least got to see some fireworks and enjoy the south swell. Sen. Inouye got to talk tough and to shake his fist at Kim Jong-il – “he is asking for trouble.” Meanwhile the U.S. prepares to launch… Read more »
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