This is an interesting description of the controversial HAARP program in Alaska. What struck me was the similarities to the issues we face in Hawai’i such as the UARC, missile defense and network centric warfare at PMRF, and the astronomy assault on Mauna Kea and Haleakala: high tech research that utilizes the military as the… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2009
New policy will shield students from some unwanted military recruiter contact
Good news! The State of Hawai’i Department of Education confirmed that starting this year all public schools in Hawai’i that choose to offer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), the military-sponsored career aptitude test, must designate “Option 8” on the test that no student information or test results will be released to military recruiters. … Read more »
Mākua range re-opening cause for legal conflict and military outreach
http://www.oha.org/kwo/loa/2009/08/story07.php NŪHOU / NEWS Since World War II, soldiers, marines, reservists and members of the National Guard have trained for combat at Mākua. KWO archive photo. Mākua range re-opening cause for legal conflict and military outreach By Liza Simon / Ka Wai Ola Loa The U.S. Army is set to resume live-ammunition training in O’ahu’s… Read more »
Commemoration of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Coalition-Hawai’i, Friends of the GENSUIKIN, Nagasaki Kenjinkai (Association of Descendants of Immigrants from Nagasaki Prefecture), The United Nations Association Hawaii Division Invitation The Commemoration of Nagasaki 64 The event is free of charge and open to the public August 8th at 3:15 pm Moment of silence 4:02 pm Hawaii Time,… Read more »
German peace movement victory – “Bombodrom” to be shut down
The German peace movement won an major victory. After 17 years of struggle to close down a former Russian Air Force bombing and shooting range, the German minister of defense announced that the government was abandoning its plans to conduct military training in the area. A victory celebration is planned for August 23rd. They welcome… Read more »
UN Secretary General: “My plan to stop the bomb”
guardian.co.uk home My plan to stop the bomb The world is at a turning point – nuclear disarmament is back on the global agenda. We must grab this chance to secure our future Ban Ki-moon, August 3, 2009 The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 marked an end and a beginning. The close of… Read more »
Army studying effects of dumping of chemical and conventional munitions at sea
Army is studying effects of dumping live ammo in sea By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 04, 2009 For the past two years, the Army has reviewed more than 2 million documents under a congressional mandate to pinpoint and determine the effects of dumping of chemical and conventional weapons into the ocean… Read more »
Poll finds support for U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This article by the AP reveals a very sad and dangerous reality that a majority of the American public supports the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II. It is a chilling revelation about the level of awareness and moral confusion among the American public. The more crucial question that the… Read more »
Detroit to Host 2010 U.S. Social Forum
Press release for USSF Detroit Local Organizing Committee June 22, 2009 Kick-Off Event For release June 15, 2009 For information contact Maureen Taylor or William Copeland at DetroitInfo@USSF2010.org or at 313-964-0618 (Michigan Welfare Rights Organization) Detroit to Host 20,000 Activists from Social Movement Organizations at U.S. Social Forum in 2010 Detroit – Organizers of the… Read more »
Military in Hawai’i seeking “Intelligence fusion centers”
Recently there were shocking revelations that Army spies infiltrated and spied on a an anti-war group in Washington State, in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. This agent was part of a larger network of law enforcement and intelligence agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In some cities, these networks… Read more »
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