British coroner’s jury: DU killed soldier Verdict raises questions for Hawaii soldiers and civilians By Alan D. Mcnarie Wednesday, September 23, 2009 2:10 PM HST As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission considers the army’s plan to leave depleted uranium shell debris in place at Pohakuloa Training Area and Schofield Barracks, it may have some new data… Read more »
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Schofield soldier accused of killing contractor in Iraq
Schofield soldier accused of killing contractor in Iraq By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 10:21 a.m. HST, Sep 22, 2009 A 31-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier has been charged in the shooting death of an American civilian contractor on a U.S. base in Iraq. Spc. Beyshee O. Velez, 31, is being held at the brig at Ford… Read more »
Kulani Prison closes to become a military school
The state is closing a prison facility that even prison reform advocates fought to keep open because it has programs that are much needed. Still others who have been working to create pu’uhonua (places of refuge) to treat nonviolent, drug addiction offenders in a Native Hawaiian cultural program requested to convert the Kulani prison into… Read more »
Nuclear waste, Eco-Mafia and international ecological catastrophe
This story is not directly related to militarization issues, but it was such an incredible story with connections to a number of conflicts and issues that relate to militarism and empire. There have been a number of stories on the internet recently about a former Mafia informant who identified sites where he helped to sink… Read more »
Israeli military resisters speak out against Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories
The talk by Maya Wind and Netta Mishly, two Israeli women who refused compulsory military service in Israel due to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, spoke eloquently tonight about the conditions in the occupied territories and their decisions to refuse to participate in it. They gave a very clear analysis of the economic and political… Read more »
U.S. troops open fire in the Philippines
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090920-226058/Shooting-by-American-troops-lawfulmilitary Shooting by American troops lawful-military By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer Posted date: September 20, 2009 THE PHILIPPINE military maintained Saturday that American soldiers acted within the bounds of the law when they fired their machine guns in self-defense following an explosion believed targeted at them at the Jolo pier in Sulu on Monday…. Read more »
Kids climb aboard military aircraft
How militarized are we? >><< Updated at 2:57 p.m., Friday, September 18, 2009 Students climb aboard military aircraft during Education Day at Hickam Advertiser Staff Hickam Airforce Base – About 1,500 O’ahu students got a chance to climb aboard a fuel tanker, and peek inside the cockpit of an F-15 this morning during Education Day,… Read more »
Women Activists Explore Post-military economy
Activists explore post-military economy Friday, 18 September 2009 03:18 MVG Reporter PEOPLE will have to work together if they want to sustain an economy after the military. This was emphasized during the fourth day of the 7th Meeting of the International Network of Women Against Militarism at the University of Guam in Mangilao. The morning… Read more »
Obama’s missile defense plans: ‘Watch what the other hand is taking away’
Important analysis by Bruce Gagnon of Obama’s decision to scrap missile defense bases in Poland and the Czech Republic: “when he gives something with one hand it is wise to watch what his other hand is taking away.” >><< Missile Defense: The Other Story Yesterday we witnessed a flurry of emails and articles proclaiming victory… Read more »
Mokumanamana – native ecosystem, ancient cultural sites, and bomb craters
An article in the Honolulu Star Bulletin stated: “The scientists found more than 30 craters from bombings and shrapnel fragments next to heiau sites but are not sure who caused the damage.” Umm, let’s take a guess…the military? In another article by the AP, the sacredness of Mokumanamana to Kanaka Maoli as a leina a… Read more »
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