http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/67061-inouye-seeks-missile-defense-project Inouye seeks missile defense project By Roxana Tiron – 11/09/09 07:03 PM ET Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is trying to bypass defense authorizers in order to fund a missile defense project in his state. Inouye wants to use $68.5 million from last year’s missile defense budget for the construction of an… Read more »
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Japan government out of touch with Okinawan concerns about U.S. bases
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news/20091109p2a00m0na021000c.html Gov’t out of touch with the real problems Okinawans over U.S. military presence The charred Javanese bishopwood trees are a pitiful sight, a lasting reminder of the U.S. military helicopter crash on the campus of Okinawa International University on Aug. 13, 2004, just south of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Noriyoshi Miyagi, 67,… Read more »
Okinawa Governor greeted in Honolulu with anti-bases message while thousands protest bases in Okinawa
Over the weekend there were massive protests in Okinawa against the expansion of a U.S. military base in Henoko, Okinawa. Below are two articles about the demonstrations. But where was Okinawa’s Governor Nakaima? The pro-base politician was on a trip, dodging a confrontation with the protest movement. Instead of facing his own constituency, Nakaima was… Read more »
Marines plan another urban training site in Hawai’i?
The article doesn’t specify where the Marines plan to put this new facility. They already built a new MOUT at Waimanalo (Bellows) on Hawaiian national land that was supposed to be returned. They failed to consult with the local community, which sparked protests. Previously, the Marines had wanted to build a MOUT on Mokapu peninsula,… Read more »
Federal stimulus: Hawai’i cuts schools but boosts military construction
The choices leaders make in times of crisis like the present reveal something of their true character and interests. As a result of furloughs, the state of Hawai’i recently came in last for number of public school days. Mark Niesse of the AP recently reported: At 163 school days, Hawaii’s school year ranks behind every… Read more »
Ex-soldier guilty of Waikiki rape
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=11402318 UH dorm burglar guilty of additional sex assault Posted: Oct 28, 2009 11:26 AM By Minna Sugimoto HONOLULU (HAWAIINEWSNOW) – A former Schofield Barracks soldier gave up his court fight in a Waikiki rape case Wednesday. Mark Heath pleaded no contest to burglary and sex assault. Prosecutors say two years ago, he broke into… Read more »
“Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within”
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/27/filmmaker_pascale_bourgaux_on_rape_in “Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within” As with suicides, the rate of sexual assaults within the US military now exceeds that of the general population. A Pentagon report earlier this year found one in three female service members are sexually assaulted at least once during their enlistment. Sixty-three percent of nearly 3,000 cases… Read more »
Sen. Inouye may strip anti-rape amendment from defense bill
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/frankens-anti-rape-amendm_n_329896.html Franken’s Anti-Rape Amendment May Be Stripped By Senior Dem, Sources Say By Sam Stein, stein@huffingtonpost.com First Posted: 10-22-09 10:40 AM | Updated: 10-22-09 12:35 PM An amendment that would prevent the government from working with contractors who denied victims of assault the right to bring their case to court is in danger of being… Read more »
Does Military Service Turn Young Men into Sexual Predators?
http://www.alternet.org/story/142942/ Does Military Service Turn Young Men into Sexual Predators? By Penny Coleman, AlterNet Posted on October 22, 2009, Printed on October 22, 2009 Every day, for four years as a West Point cadet, Tara Krause lived and worked alongside the men who had gang-raped her. Still, she managed to graduate in 1982. She served… Read more »
Military rape awareness week
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Military-Rape-Awarness-Wee-by-Elaine-Brower-091013-340.html October 13, 2009 at 16:05:25 Military Rape Awarness Week Starts At Times Sq. Recruiting Station By Elaine Brower To kick-off a weeklong list of nationwide events aimed at educating the public about recent reports that one in three women in the military are raped, Veterans for Peace, the sponsor of this campaign, along with… Read more »
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