Vieques, La Lucha Continúa: Reflections on 10 Years Since the Death of David Sanes Apr 9th, 2009 By Déborah Berman Santana (Spanish article below) April 19, 2009, marks ten years since a U.S. Marines pilot missed his target while bombing Vieques, killing civilian guard David Sanes Rodríguez. David was not the first Viequense to die… Read more »
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Vicenza actions in Washington, D.C.
Another post on the movement in Vicenza, Itlay by Stephanie Westbrook [steph@webfabbrica.com]: See below an informal report on the recent lobbying trip from Vicenza to DC. Bests, Stephanie For more on Vicenza, see: http://www.peaceandjustice.it/vicenza/ Vicenza-DC Trip Report Marching on the Pentagon, Interrupting a Hearing and Meeting with Congress On March 20, I accompanied a delegation… Read more »
Vicenza and AFRICOM
This article was posted to the nobases listserve by Stephanie Westbrook [steph@webfabbrica.com]: See below a rough translation of an interview with Rep. Loretta Sanchez appearing yesterday on the Vicenza newspaper. She was apparently in Venice on holiday and met with Dal Molin Special Commissioner Paolo Costa. She talks about the importance of Vicenza for Africom…. Read more »
Hawai’i taxpayers could pay $40M Superferry bill
Friday, April 10, 2009 | Modified: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 12:00am Hawaii taxpayers could pay $40M Superferry bill Pacific Business News (Honolulu) – by Chad Blair Hawaii taxpayers could end up paying for most of the $40 million in harbor improvements carried out to accommodate Hawaii Superferry, which removed its ship, the Alakai, from Hawaiian… Read more »
U.S. military base to move from Ecuador to Colombia?
US looks at Colombia for military base Monday, 13 April 2009 The United States confirms it is looking into the possibilities of moving its military capacity to Colombia after the closing of its base off the coast of Ecuador. “I am not going to deny that we are talking about this possibility,” U.S. Ambassador to… Read more »
Sonar study fails to explain strandings
Posted on: Thursday, April 9, 2009 Sonar’s effect on dolphins minimal By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer In a study replicating Navy sonar, the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology found that a captive bottlenose dolphin had to remain relatively close to a high-intensity sonar source for a prolonged period to experience even temporary hearing loss… Read more »
Loud sonar deafens dolphin
Loud sonar deafens isle dolphin in study By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 09, 2009 University of Hawaii and other scientists are suggesting that sonar used by the military can cause hearing loss in marine mammals, but only when it is extremely loud and close. Marine biologist Aran Mooney of the Woods… Read more »
Hawai’i will still get 20 F-22s despite cuts in program
This is how pork works. The system is considered to be outdated and overpriced, but Hawai’i still gets its piece of the action… Pentagon cap will not affect Raptors Hawaii’s Air National Guard will still get its slated 20 F-22s, says a Guard spokesman By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 07, 2009… Read more »
Bring an end to ‘triple evils’ by abandoning war
ISSUE IN-DEPTH: FIGHT AGAINST EXTREMISM: Bring an end to ‘triple evils’ by abandoning war This column is solicited to provide another viewpoint to an AJC editorial published today. By Kevin Martin, Leslie Cagan For the Journal-Constitution Sunday, April 05, 2009 Saturday marked the tragic anniversary of the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King… Read more »
Ferry Tale: Book Review of The Superferry Chronicles
Ferry tale There’s plenty of blame to go around, but Hawaii court rights ship in end By Michael Leidemann / Special to the Star-Bulletin POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 05, 2009 The Hawaii Superferry is gone, probably for good, but the political, legal, financial and ethical stink it leaves behind is going to cling to… Read more »
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