Photos: Ikaika Hussey/Hawaii Independent Today, Micronesians United held a demonstration at the State Capitol and sat in Governor Lingle’s office to protest the state’s plans to cut of crucial health care for Micronesians in Hawai’i, which they are entitled to under Compacts of Free Association with the U.S. The Hawaii Independent has excellent coverage of… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2009
“Don’t treat me like a dog. This is our country.”
US troops’ combat role in RP revealed By Nikko Dizon Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 02:23:00 08/27/2009 MANILA, Philippines-The woman who blew the whistle on a fund mess involving the RP-US Balikatan exercises said American soldiers were purportedly “embedded” with Filipino troops in combat situations in Mindanao, and that the United States had taken part… Read more »
Affidavit of Philippine Navy Lt.SG Nancy Gadian on the direct involvement of U.S. military forces in combat operations in Mindanao
The following message and document was posted by Philippines scholar and activist Roland Simbulan: Enclosed is the Affidavit of Philippine Navy Lt.SG Nancy Gadian on the direct involvement of U.S. military forces in combat operations in Mindanao. It was presented before the Legislative Oversight Committee on the Visiting Forces Agreement, Philippine Senate, Aug. 27, 2009…. Read more »
US Troops in Philippines: America Pursues Expansionism, Protects Economic Interests
US Troops in Philippines: America Pursues Expansionism, Protects Economic Interests PUBLISHED ON August 28, 2009 AT 5:14 PM In her revelations of the violations committed by US troops while on Philippine soil, former Navy officer Nancy Gadian also affirmed what has always been the core of US expansionism: using its military power to exploit the… Read more »
Austal CEO reveals Hawaii Superferry was part of military contract strategy
Brad Parsons shared this interview with Austal CEO Bob Browning and some choice excerpts that affirm what anti-Superferry activists have said all along: Bob Browning: Sure, yeah the Hawaii Super Ferry contract really was quite unusual. We were actually helping that company get started and put $30 million of mezzanine debt into the business which… Read more »
Military Bases Hickam and Pearl Harbor Merge
Military Bases Hickam and Pearl Harbor Merge Written by KGMB9 News – news@kgmb9.com August 26, 2009 06:58 PM The military has signed a deal to combine the neighboring bases of Hickam and Pearl Harbor. Hickam will keep it’s mission as an Air Force facility, but the new joint base will be under the control of… Read more »
Kona residents reject finding that DU at Pohakuloa poses no health risk
Residents Just say no Army’s depleted uranium claims questioned by Chelsea Jensen West Hawaii Today cjensen@westhawaiitoday.com Thursday, August 27, 2009 9:42 AM HST Despite a report released by the U.S. Army in July saying that depleted uranium at the Pohakuloa Training Area poses no risk to the public, Big Island residents urged the Nuclear Regulatory… Read more »
Analysis: If U.S. cancels missile defense bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, they may go elsewhere
Well, the news that the U.S. planned to cancel missile defense deployments in Poland and the Czech Republic was too good to be true. A post from War Resisters’ International on an anti-missile defense listserve points out that other news sources say that the U.S. is planning to station missile defense bases elsewhere in the… Read more »
Don’t let your tax dollars fund violent military recruitment video games!
This action alert was sent by AFSC’s Youth and Militarism Program. I wonder if these military recruitment video simulation games also simulate the horror, carnage and haunting memories of real war. Somehow, I doubt it. >><< Don’t let your tax dollars fund violent military recruitment video games! The Army has spent over $21 million on… Read more »
U.S. backing away from anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic
This could be a very positive turn of events in Europe. The people of Poland and the Czech Republic fought very hard against the establishment of missile defense bases in their countries that were proposed by the Bush Administration. It looks as if the Obama Administration is shifting away from the provocative missile bases. Stay… Read more »
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