Watch the video of several U.S. veterans blowing the whistle on burial of Agent Orange at a base in South Korea in 1978. Hereʻs an excerpt from the transcript: Related To Story Valley Veteran Blows Whistle On Burial Of Agent Orange Steve House, 2 Others Say They Just Followed Orders In 1978 Tammy Leitner, KPHO… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Superferry maker transforms into military ship builder
A recent article from the Alabama Press Register describes Austal USAʻs transformation into a military ship-builder. Austal was the ship builder of the controversial Hawaii Superferry. Opponents of the Superferry raised concerns that the project was a “Trojan Horse” military transport ship, but were ridiculed by the mainstream press and the political and business supporters… Read more »
Teenager finds WW II-era device on Kauai
Teenager finds WW II-era device on Kauai By Star-Advertiser staff POSTED: 11:20 a.m. HST, May 22, 2011 An Army ordnance team flew to Kauai and destroyed a World War II-era sea marker today that had been discovered on a Kapaa beach, Kauai officials said. Officials said the French-made, 30-by 6-inch cylinder contained a small amunt… Read more »
Breaking the conspiracy of silence
Betsy Kawamura is originally from Hawaiʻi. She writes about being sexually assaulted in Okinawa by a man she believes was an American stationed at Kadena. She campaigns internationally for human rights for women. Her organization is Women4Nonviolence. >><< http://www.allvoices.com/s/event-9161520/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5vcGVuZGVtb2NyYWN5Lm5ldC9iZXRzeS1rYXdhbXVyYS9icmVha2luZy1jb25zcGlyYWN5LW9mLXNpbGVuY2U= Breaking the conspiracy of silence Betsy Kawamura, 20 May 2011 “I was 12 years old…..my anguish… Read more »
Japan suspends funding for military expansion in Guam
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/ses-tome.htm Japan suspends funding for military expansion in Guam Photo: Reuters/ US Navy Created: 17/05/2011 Last Updated: Tue, 17 May 2011 12:09:00 +1000 Japan has decided to put on hold $US3 billion in funding it had promised for the military expansion in Guam. The US Navy says the suspension of funding means the bidding process… Read more »
Pressure builds for US shift on Okinawa
The Japan Dispatch blog has very interesting analysis about the possibility of shifts in U.S. policy about the military bases in Okinawa, and a larger shift in foreign policy toward an emphasis on Asia. He points to the APEC summit in Honolulu and the Trans Pacific Partnership as indicators that the Obama administration is… Read more »
Pacification of Okinawa – Senators call Base Realignment Plan “unrealistic, unworkable and unaffordable”
The Asahi News published a series of articles from Wikileaks diplomatic cables that reveal Tokyo-D.C. deception & fraud re the planned “Futenma Replacement” U.S. Marine base in Okinawa. The Network for Okinawa published a synopsis of the disclosures and links to each article in the series. These damaging disclosures were followed by a statement by… Read more »
Kwajalein landowners agree to extend U.S. Missile base
Sad news. The Kwajalein landowners in the Marshall Islands agreed to extend the U.S. missile defense base for another 50 years. They will immediately cash in on $32 million sitting in escrow since 2003. http://mvguam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17966%3Armi-agrees-to-extend-us-base&catid=59%3Afrontpagenews&Itemid=109 RMI agrees to extend US base Monday, 09 May 2011 03:32 by Giff Johnson For Variety * Islanders eye $32… Read more »
Crosshairs on Kaneohe
As reported previously on this site, there is a campaign by elected officials and residents of Whidbey Island, Washington to keep the Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon aircraft in Puget Sound rather than relocate them to the Marine Corps Base in Kane’ohe. Below are excerpts from “Crosshairs on Kaneohe” an article in the Honolulu Star Advertiser… Read more »
APEC will cause surge in prostitution
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports “Prostitution expected to surge for APEC”: “When big events come to town, the number of prostitutes increases on the street, and APEC is a big event,” said Ben Rafter, president and chief executive of Aqua Hotels & Resorts, operator of Aqua Waikiki Wave. APEC Leaders’ Week — Nov. 7 to… Read more »
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