Democracy Now! features Johan Galtung on “The Fall of the US Empire” The amount of money the United States has spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq surpassed the $1 trillion mark last week, according to the National Priorities Project Cost of War counter. To date, over $747 billion has been appropriated for the war… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Fishermen caught mustard gas off NY
Fishermen off New York recently “caught” discarded chemical weapons injuring one crew member. The military dumped thousands of tons of chemical weapons in the ocean off O’ahu. Here’s an excerpt from the article: Officials say it’s impossible to know exactly how much and what type of weapons have been dumped in the ocean because of… Read more »
Is the U.S. miscalculating China?
This Washington Post article describes how the Obama’s administration’s dismissive attitude towards “outbursts” by top Chinese officials may be a miscalculation of the real widely held sentiment of Chinese leadership. Not good, especially if the U.S. keeps provoking China with arms sales to Taiwan and an tightening noose of military bases. >><< http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/07/AR2010060704762_pf.html In Chinese… Read more »
Washington Post: Obama expands ‘secret war’ globally
President Obama is using more “extraterritorial” and “extralegal” tactics than Bush in the U.S. global and permanent state of imperial warfare. The following article from the Washington Post describes how the Obama Administration has expanded the use of special forces to conduct covert operations in 75 countries, up from 60 countries the year before. … Read more »
How does Rajin-Sonbong factor into the Cheonan-sinking controversy?
The Statehood Hawaii blog has posted analysis of the sinking of the South Korean navy ship Cheonan in the context of the U.S. military expansion in the Pacific and suggests other factors that may be driving the concerted “official story” blaming North Korea that has been pedaled by the U.S., South Korea and Japan: One… Read more »
Are beaked whales harmed by sonar in Hawai’i? “The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence”
http://honoluluweekly.com/feature/2010/06/beak-show/ Ocean Beak show Hawai‘i isn’t seeing beaked whale beachings due to sonar exercises. Why not? Christopher Pala Jun 2, 2010 Like dolphins, beaked whales have snouts known as “beaks.” Robin Baird, a marine mammal scientist who’s been studying Hawaii whales for 11 years, wondered why sonar used during naval exercises around Hawaii never produced… Read more »
Ken O’Keefe issues a statement about the defense of the flotilla from Israeli commando attack
From: Fadwa Dajani <f_dajani@hotmail.com> Sent: Sat, June 5, 2010 9:04:04 PM Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Ken O’Keefe Aboard the Mavi Marmara, Personal Statement & Photos Hello all, I write to inform you about Ken O’Keefe, who was aboard the Mavi Marmara when it was stormed by the Israeli military in the early hours of Monday 31st… Read more »
Beggars’ Belief: The Farmers’ Resistance Movement on Iejima Island, Okinawa
This article from Japan Focus gives a vivid account of the origins and history of the anti-bases movement in Iejima, Okinawa. Also see the accompanying article by Ahagon Shoko and C. Douglas Lummis: I Lost My Only Son in the War: Prelude to the Okinawan Anti-Base Movement. This article is a translation of two chapters… Read more »
With U.S. Aid, Warlord Builds an Afghan Empire
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/world/asia/06warlords.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all Rule of the Gun With U.S. Aid, Warlord Builds an Afghan Empire By DEXTER FILKINS Published: June 5, 2010 TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan — The most powerful man in this arid stretch of southern Afghanistan is not the provincial governor, nor the police chief, nor even the commander of the Afghan Army. It is Matiullah… Read more »
Gates describes U.S. military strategy in Asia
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59503 Gates Describes U.S. Approach to Deterrence in Asia By John D. Banusiewicz American Forces Press Service SINGAPORE, June 5, 2010 – A U.S. defense posture in Asia that is more geographically distributed, operationally resilient and politically sustainable is necessary in deterring conflict in today’s world, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. Gates… Read more »
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