This is a win for the indigenous peoples of Peru, and for all indigenous peoples! Apologies for posting something ‘off-topic’ from demilitarization. However, consider this passage from Thomas Friedman’s ode to globalization, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999): The hidden hand of the market can never work without the hidden fist – McDonald’s cannot… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2009
U.S. fortifies Hawaii to meet threat from N. Korea? What about threat from U.S.?
JUNE 19, 2009 U.S. Fortifies Hawaii to Meet Threat From Korea By YOCHI J. DREAZEN WASHINGTON — The U.S. is moving ground-to-air missile defenses to Hawaii as tensions escalate between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea’s recent moves to restart its nuclear-weapon program and resume test-firing long-range missiles. In anticipation of a North Korean missile… Read more »
More hysteria about North Korea
This is just a commercial for Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and the rest of the military contractors at the trough… Line of defense Pacific forces are ready to react should North Korea fire a missile By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 19, 2009 Hawaii’s Pacific Command, closely monitoring events in North Korea,… Read more »
Help! North Koreans want to nuke Hawai’i, and they eat babies!
Well, not really. But if you took to heart the headlines and the fear mongering press about North Korea’s announced missile launch, you might have concluded that North Koreans were just monsters bent on obliterating Hawai’i. The recent announcement by Sec. of Defense Gates that missile defense systems would be deployed to Hawai’i to protect… Read more »
Editorial: Army has not made case for Makua plan
Posted on: Sunday, June 14, 2009 Army has not made case for Makua plan Forging a military operations plan that adequately balances training needs with environmental and community concerns is a difficult prospect even under ideal circumstances. There’s no question: Our troops must be allowed to train and as a community, we need to do… Read more »
Sound off on Army training in Makua
Posted on: Sunday, June 14, 2009 Army training in Makua Advertiser Staff The release last week of the Environmental Impact Statement regarding live-fire training in Makua Valley reignited the debate over the valley’s fate and raised some familiar questions. Should the Army be allowed to resume live-fire training in Makua, given its proximity to inhabited… Read more »
Op Ed: Army doesn’t need Makua Valley for live-fire exercises
HonoluluAdvertiser.com June 19, 2009 Army doesn’t need Makua Valley for live-fire exercises Troops have trained elsewhere for years; other option needed By David Henkin “Let them train!” has been the rallying cry of Sen. Daniel Inouye and others who want the Army to resume live-fire exercises in Makua Valley. It’s an emotionally compelling plea. Who… Read more »
Hawai’i based soldier charged in death of fellow soldier
Thursday, June 18, 2009 Schofield soldier charged in death of comrade negotiating plea Associated Press BAGHDAD – A Schofield Barracks soldier charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a comrade in Iraq has entered plea negotiations instead of facing a hearing, the military said today. Sgt. Miguel A. Vegaquinones, 33, of Havelock, N.C.,… Read more »
Judge overturns laws barring recruiters from contacting minors
Judge tosses laws restricting recruiters Matthew B. Stannard, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, June 18, 2009 (06-18) 18:44 PDT — Without fanfare, a federal judge in Oakland today threw out voter-approved laws in two upper Northern California cities barring military recruiters from contacting minors. U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong ruled that laws passed in Arcata… Read more »
Demonstration against Military Occupation of Waimanalo
Please support this action by the Waimanalo residents to resist the military build up in their c0mmunity. On 6/18/09 8:05 AM, “iwalani keliihoomalu” <keliihoomalu@hotmail.com> wrote: Aloha, We are organizing a peaceful demonstration of protest. We the positive re-action along with other soverign groups will be coming together to take a stand. We will be excercising… Read more »
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