Unmanned military space planes usher in new weaponry era http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/23/unmanned-space-planes-to-usher-in-new-weaponry-era/?page=2 By Shaun Waterman SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Pentagon’s test launch of two unmanned space vehicles Thursday highlights efforts to develop a generation of high-altitude, high-speed weapons systems that could make the heavens a new battleground. At Cape Canaveral, Fla., the Air Force went… Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Islands of Peace: Jeju mayor sends solidarity message to Okinawa,
Solidarity Message to Okinawa By Kang Dong-Kyun, Mayor of Gangjeong village, Jeju Island, Korea The Peace of the Okinawa is the Peace of the World. The Peace of the Jeju is the Peace of the World. Therefore to keep Okinawa and Jeju is to keep the peace of the world. Let’s keep Okinawa and Jeju… Read more »
Solidarity Statement from the Members of the Network for Okinawa
http://closethebase.org/2010/04/22/solidarity-statement-from-the-members-of-the-network-for-okinawa/ Solidarity Statement from the Members of the Network for Okinawa April 25, 2010 Network for Okinawa We, the members of the Network for Okinawa, represent many hundreds of thousands of Americans and people around the world who support democracy and environmental protection in Okinawa. Our grassroots network draws together representatives from U.S. and international… Read more »
Air Force launches exotic air/spacecrafts in race to attain military control of space
In recent weeks the U.S. Air Force launched two advanced air/spacecrafts that are raising concerns about the push to further militarize space. On April 22, Earth Day, the military launched a top secret robotic space plane known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV). Press TV ran a more detailed article about this classified technology… Read more »
Why deny Pentagon-NASA Connection?
http://snipurl.com/vpfi5 [Oped News] April 21, 2010 WHY MISLEAD ABOUT PENTAGON-NASA CONNECTION? By Bruce K. Gagnon I was a bit surprised to hear Obama last week promote the Mars missions with such vigor. His call for manned missions to the red planet won’t be cheap and you wonder how the nation can afford to pay for… Read more »
Women, gays and smoking ban: Reality crashes in on the world of Navy submariners
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042105397.html?wpisrc=nl_headline Plans to allow women and gays, ban smoking shake world of Navy submarines By Craig Whitlock Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 22, 2010 Imagine 150 fraternity brothers packed into a container the size of a three-bedroom house. Announce you are breaking hallowed traditions by taking away their cigarettes and admitting women. Then lock… Read more »
Guam Senator Cruz demands demands radiation tests for Apra harbor
Senator B.J. Cruz from Guam is demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency require the U.S. military to test for radiation contamination be conducted in Apra Harbor before dredging and dumping of the sediment is approved. He is right to demand these studies. It is widely known that U.S. navy ships have leaked radioactive water in… Read more »
Solidarity for Guam grows in the U.S.: Famoksaiyan launches a new blog
The West Coast branch of Famoksaiyan, a Chamorro network working to resist the U.S. military expansion in their homeland, has launched a new blog to keep people up to date on the struggle for justice in the Marianas. It is a new and important link in the growing network of demilitarization groups and movements against… Read more »
U.S. military personnel advised to avoid Yomitan, where 100,000 expected to attend anti-base rally
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=69515 Okinawa rally could draw 100,000 people By David Allen, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Friday, April 23, 2010 GINOWAN, Okinawa — The U.S. military on Okinawa is advising Department of Defense personnel and their families to stay away from the village of Yomitan on Sunday, where a large anti-base rally is scheduled. Organizers said… Read more »
Network for Okinawa announces solidarity actions to protest U.S. military bases in Okinawa
http://closethebase.org/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2010 CONTACT: John Feffer, Institute for Policy Studies johnf@ips-dc.org, 202-234-9382, cell: 510-282-8983 New U.S.-Japan coalition demands closure of the Futenma U.S. Marine Corps base and opposes the construction of new bases in Okinawa and Tokunoshima; Holds rally in Washington and posts full-page ad in Washington Post Washington – April… Read more »
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