At the recent Republican National Committee conference in Hawai’i, Governor Lingle took a pot shot at Obama’s State of the Union speech, accusing Obama of having a “tin ear” on national security. She argued that suspects in terrorist attacks should be tried in military commissions rather than civilian courts. Lingle joins the right wing chorus… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Hawaii Superferries to the rescue!
The Hawaii Superferry ships are fulfilling their military sea lift destiny in Haiti. No doubt, this story will be used by proponents of the Superferry to argue for the ships to come back to Hawai’i. >><< http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=50888 High-Speed Ferry Ships to Support Haiti Relief Story Number: NNS100127-24 Release Date: 1/27/2010 8:17:00 PM By Adrian Schulte,… Read more »
Jamail: When scholars join the slaughter
The following announcement of a two-day colloquium on National Security Studies was forwarded to me. It looks like an attempt to recruit language specialists, anthropologists and other social scientists into the service of the national security / military state. Articles about the deployment of psychologists and anthropologists in counterinsurgency warfare have been posted on this… Read more »
Pilger: The Kidnapping of Haiti
Bits and pieces of news have begun to emerge about the U.S. militarization of relief efforts in Haiti. In the article below, John Pilger describes what he calls the “Kidnapping of Haiti”. France has accused the U.S. of “occupying” Haiti. Others including Naomi Klein warned of a new disaster capitalism assault on Haiti in the… Read more »
Oppose U.S. military bases in Colombia
The Mingas network is a solidarity network working for peace, justice and democracy in Colombia. It issued the following call to support a statement against the recent U.S.-Colombia agreement to establish multiple military bases in Colombia. They are seeking only organizational endorsers at this time. Go to this link to sign the letter: http://www.formspring.com/forms/noUSbases-Obama …. Read more »
US military build-up on Guam worries islanders
Over the last several weeks there has been a growing wave of opposition to the military expansion on Guam and the Northern Marianas, led mostly by youth. It has been very encouraging to see them find their voice to speak out clearly, powerfully, and intelligently against the genocidal militarization planned for their island while navigating… Read more »
Foreclosures increase in Hawai’i – military home buyers stoking the trend
One of the impacts of the military in Hawai’i is the inflationary effect on housing prices. By subsidizing military personnel who live off base, the military tends to increase the price of housing. The military has also been credited with creating more of a cushion for the housing market during downturns. However, as this article… Read more »
Obama freezes government spending, but not for the military!
In his State of the Union address, President Obama committed to ending the war in Iraq: “Make no mistake: this war is ending, and all of our troops are coming home.” “All of our troops”? We’ll see about that. He didn’t say anything about the military bases in Iraq, nor about the military contractors. More… Read more »
Peace Action Network launches Okinawa solidarity events in Tokyo and Kyoto
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 http://tenthousandthingsfromkyoto.blogspot.com/2010/01/actions-scheduled-this-weekend-in-tokyo.html US for Okinawa – Peace Action Network launches this weekend in Tokyo and Kyoto Members of grassroots peace groups and other concerned individuals have gathered to form the “US for OKINAWA peace action network”. Closely affiliated with the Peace Boat NGO and also including members from the Peace Not War… Read more »
“A Conversation with Donna Haraway: beginning with ‘Avatar’ and continuing from there”
An Event at Revolution Books, 2017 S. King Street, Honolulu Sunday, January 31, 2010, 3pm “A Conversation with Donna Haraway: beginning with ‘Avatar’ and continuing from there” We are changing our scheduled talk on global warming from this Sunday to the following Sunday (February 7). This Sunday we have a unique opportunity to sit down… Read more »
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