The U.S. is sending 46 warships and 7000 marines to Costa Rica allegedly to “fight drugs”. An article from Global Research is posted below, along with an action alert sent by United for Peace and Justice to its supporters: >><< The outrageous announcement that 46 US warships and 7000 Marines are heading for Costa Rica… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Christian supremacism in the military
http://www.alternet.org/action/147511/meet_the_military_man_battling_dangerous_christian_extremism_in_the_military/ Meet the Military Man Battling Dangerous Christian Extremism in the Military By Matt Harwood, TruthOut.org Posted on July 12, 2010, Printed on July 21, 2010 http://www.alternet.org/story/147511/ In his fight against British imperialism, Mahatma Gandhi described the life cycle of successful civil disobedience: “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight… Read more »
Resolution Opposing U.S. Imperialist Wars and Militarism
http://pma2010.org/node/176 Resolution Opposing U.S. Imperialist Wars and Militarism Full text Resolution Opposing U.S. Imperialist Wars and Militarism Prepared for the 2010 U.S. Social Forum People’s Movement Assembly WHEREAS, Pentagon spending has doubled to over $700 billion in the past eight years, and the U.S. Empire maintains over 700 military bases around the globe to wage… Read more »
Militarizing Kulani
Governor recently made a unilateral decision to close the Kulani prison on Hawai’i island, a program that is one of the most successful in Hawai’i and has community support. She transferred the land (nearly 7000 acres) to the State of Hawaii Department of Defense. The prison would be turned into a Youth Challenge military academy,… Read more »
Raptors “reach out and touch” the enemy
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that the first new F-22 Raptor jet arrived in Honolulu and became an obscene spectacle of militarism. Check out the photo by Craig Kojima depicting a hula dancer “welcoming” the the phallic Raptor in the background. Speakers alluded to dangers in the Asia Pacific: Inouye said the Pacific “is now… Read more »
Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea’s Cheonan Report
Japan Focus has published a new article that questions the forensic evidence and conclusions of the South Korean government related to the sinking of the Cheonan. >><< http://japanfocus.org/-JJ-Suh/3382 Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea’s Cheonan Report Seunghun Lee (Department of Physics, University of Virginia) J.J. Suh (SAIS, Johns Hopkins University) On the night of… Read more »
Cheonan sinking and New Cold War in Asia
Thanks to Sung-hee Choi for forwarding this analysis about the sinking of the South Korean ship Cheonan and its implications for peace in NE Asia and three petitions to end the Korean War: 1. ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Martha Duenas <martduenas@yahoo.com> Date: Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM Subject: [famoksaiyanfriends] SIGN THE PETITION… Read more »
UN Special Committee decision concerning Puerto Rico
http://overseasreview.blogspot.com/2010/07/decision-del-comite-especial-de-onu.html 08 July 2010 (English Version) Special Committee decision concerning Puerto Rico The Special Committee, Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, contained in General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960, as well as the resolutions and decisions of the Special Committee concerning Puerto Rico,… Read more »
Pentagon Provokes New Crisis With China
http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/2061/ Stop NATO July 10, 2010 Pentagon Provokes New Crisis With China Rick Rozoff Three news features appearing earlier this week highlight tensions between the United States and the People’s Republic of China that, at least in relation to the language used to describe them, would have seemed unimaginable even a few months ago and… Read more »
NPR story on America’s H-bomb explosion in space
Check out this scary story from NPR about the atmospheric nuclear tests conducted by the U.S. from Kalama (Johnston Atoll) approximately 800 miles from O’ahu. I have heard stories of people watching the “light show”. I wonder what the fallout may have been and if it had health affects. There were several nuclear test shots… Read more »
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