Monthly Archives: February 2012

The Invisible War: New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in U.S. Military

Posted by https://www.dmzhawaii.org/?author=3 & filed under Uncategorized.

Democracy Now! featured interviews with military rape survivors and the director of an important film about the epidemic of rape and sexual violence in the U.S. military.   On the heels of a new military survey that the number of reported violent sex crimes jumped 30 percent in 2011, with active-duty female soldiers ages 18… Read more »

Okinawa’s win may be Hawai’i’s tragedy

Posted by https://www.dmzhawaii.org/?author=3 & filed under Local Campaigns, Pacific.

As Okinawans move closer to removing the oppressive presence of U.S. military bases from their island, the repercussions are already being felt across the Pacific. In November, President Obama announced that the U.S. will deploy 2,500  troops to Australia.  Recently, the U.S. and Philippines have engaged in talks about expanding the U.S. military presence in… Read more »