http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091011/NEWS08/910110383/Polluted+missile+sites+a+legacy+of+Cold+War The Honolulu Advertiser carried a story about contaminated missile sites. Hawai’i has several of these close missile silos, although it is not clear from the article whether any of the contaminated sites are in Hawai’i. I am aware of Nike missile sites in Waimanalo beach, at Peacock Flats above Mokuleia, and another in Kahuku. … Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Marshall Island Chief sues over illegal taking of Kwajalein for U.S. missile base
MARSHALLS CHIEF FILES SUIT AGAINST U.S. BASE Former president Kabua says lease treaty illegal By Giff Johnson MAJURO, Marshall Islands (Marianas Variety, Oct. 12, 2009) – A powerful traditional chief in the Marshall Islands has stepped up the battle for control of a United States missile testing range by filing a court challenge to a… Read more »
The Thunderbirds and other military craft get waivers for shows
http://www.starbulletin.com/columnists/20091010_Flight_control.html KOKUA LINE Flight control The Thunderbirds and other military craft get waivers for shows By June Watanabe POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 10, 2009 Question: I don’t know if they were the Thunderbirds or not, but military jets kept flying over Moanalua Gardens, making a big racket and shaking houses, on Friday afternoon, Sept…. Read more »
Navy to conduct live-fire exercises on Farallon de Medinilla
Several years ago, the Navy was blocked from bombarding Farallon de Medinilla by lawsuits from U.S. environmental groups under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. But the military forced through broad exemptions for itself from a number of U.S. environmental laws. >><< http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=94224 Saturday, October 10, 2009 Navy to conduct live-fire exercises on Farallon de Medinilla… Read more »
Will the new bases in Panama be U.S. or Panamanian bases? It makes no difference.
According to the blog post below, the Panamanian government quickly clarified that the new planned navy bases were Panamanian bases, not U.S. bases. But this makes no difference. The base in Manta, Ecuador was also an Ecuadorian base, but the U.S. had agreements to utilize the base. This is consistent with the new basing strategy… Read more »
Panama agrees to host two U.S. naval bases
http://en.rian.ru/world/20090928/156270170.html Panama agrees to host two U.S. naval bases 02:0328/09/2009 MEXICO, September 27 (RIA Novosti) – Panama will sign before October 2009 a treaty with the United States on the opening of two U.S. naval bases on its territory, a senior Panamanian government official said on Sunday. According to Panama’s La Prensa newspaper, a preliminary… Read more »
Inouye ‘supports troops’ by raiding their training budget
Sen. Inouye wrote an Op Ed piece on defending the Stryker Brigade in Hawai’i for the Honolulu Advertiser on 12/17/06. He wrote: I have and will continue to do everything I can to support our troops. This issue on the Stryker brigade should not be a referendum on the Iraq war… Today, less than 1… Read more »
‘Ike: Historical Transformations: Reading Hawai’i’s Past to Probe Its Future
‘Ike: Historical Transformations: Reading Hawai’i’s Past to Probe Its Future Download the event flyer DATE: Saturday, October 24th, 2009, 10am-5pm FEATURED PRESENTERS: Kamana Beamer Lorenz Gonschor Kūhiō Vogeler moderated by Lynette Cruz Kekuni Blaisdell Ikaika Hussey Terri Kekoolani Jon Osorio J. Kehaulani Kauanui Maivân Clech Lâm Keanu Sai moderated by Jon Osorio and others yet… Read more »
Military goal: “run the planet from Guam and Diego Garcia by 2015”
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/9/forcibly_exiled_for_nearly_40_years Forcibly Exiled Nearly 40 Years Ago, Diego Garcia Natives Fight to Return to Island Home Now Used as Key US Military Outpost We turn now to another island that is a key military outpost for the United States. Located in the Indian Ocean, Diego Garcia has often been used for strikes on Iraq and… Read more »
What is the new Japanese government’s position on U.S. bases in Okinawa?
As these two articles illustrate, the new government under the Democratic Party of Japan, which committed in a pre-election manifesto to “move in the direction of re-examining the realignment of the U.S. military forces in Japan,” is not in complete unity about its position. The DPJ position has been to move the U.S. Futenma military… Read more »
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