Hawaiian group says EIS on Makua is not complete By Mary Adamski POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 06, 2009 The Army said it will decide by early July to what extent it will resume live-fire military training exercises in Makua Valley. The training plan was part of an environmental impact statement released yesterday. But Malama… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Makua Military training: “wasting lives, land, money, energy and resources”
Joan Conrow wrote on her blog about the Army’s recently released final EIS for live fire training in Makua valley: Now if only the military would pack up and leave, too, instead of pressing ahead with its controversial, and contested, plans to conduct live fire training exercises among the endangered species and archeological sites of… Read more »
Hawaiians not happy with Army training plans
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/06/ap_army_makua_training_report_060609/ Hawaiians not happy with Army training plans By Audrey McAvoy – The Associated Press Posted : Saturday Jun 6, 2009 12:42:12 EDT HONOLULU – The Army wants to conduct about 50 company level live-fire training drills each year in Makua, a valley many Native Hawaiians consider sacred but that the Army views as vital… Read more »
Obama increasing use of mercenaries in Iraq and Afghanistan
http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/http://rebelreports.com//140378/ Obama Has 250,000 ‘Contractors’ Deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and is Increasing the Use of Mercenaries By Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports Posted on June 1, 2009, Printed on June 6, 2009 A couple of years ago, Blackwater executive Joseph Schmitz seemed to see a silver lining for mercenary companies with the prospect of US… Read more »
Demonstration Against New Telescope on Haleakala, Maui
STOP ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLAR TELESCOPE (ATST) ON HALEAKALA! OPPOSITION RALLY June 10, 2009-Wednesday 2:00pm Maui Community Collage Meet in front of Pilina Building Bring everyone with you to oppose unnecessary (UNSUSTAINABLE)Development on Maui’s already OVERDEVELOPED ISLAND ATST Project can still be built at alternative (California/Spain) sites and achieve all scientific goals without further desecrating and… Read more »
Army wants to resume destructive training in Makua
HonoluluAdvertiser.com June 6, 2009 Army may restart live-ammo use in Hawaii’s Makua Valley EIS that clears way for ‘full-capacity’ training may face court challenge By William Cole Advertiser Military Writer After eight years of efforts, numerous setbacks and court filings, and millions of dollars spent on studies and legal fees, the Army yesterday released a… Read more »
Military mom sent to hospital for trying to kill daughter
Mother ordered to hospital A woman is found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to kill her daughter By Star-Bulletin Staff and News Services Jun 06, 2009 Elly Rivera was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity yesterday of choking her 4-year-old daughter into unconsciousness last year. Elly Rivera has… Read more »
Two Hawai’i-based USS Greeneville sailors held for brutal beating
Updated at 1:15 p.m., Friday, June 5, 2009 Hawaii sailor still held on high bail in N.H. attack Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Two nuclear submarine sailors, including one assigned to help crewmates stay out of trouble, continue to be held on high bail, accused of brutally beating a man and leaving him near death… Read more »
New FBI headquarters planned in Kapolei to be largest in Asia-Pacific
Saturday, May 30, 2009 FBI planning to build big new headquarters for Honolulu division New headquarters on 10 acres will be among largest in Asia-Pacific By PETER BOYLAN Advertiser Staff Writer The U.S. Department of Justice is expanding its presence in the Islands by building a new headquarters for the FBI’s Honolulu division on 10… Read more »
Chris Hedges: War is Sin
War Is Sin http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090601_war_is_sin/ Posted on Jun 1, 2009 By Chris Hedges The crisis faced by combat veterans returning from war is not simply a profound struggle with trauma and alienation. It is often, for those who can slice through the suffering to self-awareness, an existential crisis. War exposes the lies we tell ourselves about… Read more »
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