A report from Jim Albertini on the March 20, 2010 Hilo Peace Rally Aloha Peace Ohana, More than 60 people gathered on Hilo Bayfront from 10AM till noon today for a peace rally amid a light rain to call for an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The rally was… Read more »
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Army Gags Badger Restoration Advisory Board Members
This press release comes from an environmental justice organization in Wisconsin that is fighting to clean up water contaminated by the nearby Army base. The Army has tried to weaken the clean up standard for this project by changing its land use designation. Now when citizen members of the Restoration Advisory Board obtained an independent… Read more »
Off-roading activities endanger environment
In Hawai’i, military personnel are major contributors to off-road vehicle environmental problems. Native Hawaiian fishing people and cultural practitioners have documented horrible abuses of the fragile coastal dune ecosystem at Ka’ena point on O’ahu and have taken license plates and gathered other evidence linking the destruction to military members. Military personnel have made enormous bonfires… Read more »
U.S. says base relocation plan must have acceptance of local community
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9EJ212G0&show_article=1 LEAD: Local agreement necessary for Futemma relocation Mar 21 09:35 AM US/Eastern WASHINGTON, March 21 (AP) – (Kyodo) The United States has told Japan it will not renegotiate the relocation plan for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture if the local community will not accept the relocation, sources close to… Read more »
Obama to meet with Guam authorities, but not grassroots leaders concerned about the military buildup
President Obama will meet with local Guam officials on a stopover March 22nd to allay rising concerns about the proposed military expansion in the Marianas islands But he is not meeting with grassroots leaders who have demanded to be heard about their concerns regarding the military buildup. >><< http://www.guampdn.com/article/20100316/NEWS01/100316002/1001/NEWS/%3CB%3EBREAKING-NEWS-%3C-B%3E-8-15-a.m.-Obama-will-be-on-island-March-22-will-make-clear-his-commitment-to-the-people-of-Guam BREAKING NEWS: 8:15 a.m. –… Read more »
Tiananmen in Nawiliwili
http://informationfarm.blogspot.com/2010/03/kauai-superferry-chronicles.html Kauai | The Superferry Chronicles Although most people are not aware of it, the USA has an image which is similar to the scene from Tiananmen Square. Fortunately this David and Goliath event did not end in the loss of life and the citizens were successful. August 2007—Hawaii—A new Superferry transporting cars and people… Read more »
U.S. reigns in Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan due to civilian deaths
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/world/asia/16afghan.html?th=&emc=th&pagewanted=all U.S. Is Reining In Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and ROD NORDLAND Published: March 15, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan — Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top American commander in Afghanistan, has brought most American Special Operations forces under his direct control for the first time, out of concern over continued… Read more »
China strikes back with report on U.S. human rights record
China has issued a report on U.S. human rights record. Here’s a relevant excerpt followed by the full article. There’s links at the bottom of the article to the full text of the human rights report and China’s own human rights plan. Here’s an excerpt from the report: VI. On U.S. Violations of Human Rights… Read more »
Inouye should heed wind shift on earmarks
http://www.starbulletin.com/editorials/20100315_inouye_should_heed_wind_shift_on_earmarks.html EDITORIAL Inouye should heed wind shift on earmarks POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 15, 2010 Members of Congress use earmarks to spend federal dollars on projects in their home states, and no one is more deft in doing so than Sen. Daniel Inouye. At some point, Inouye should prepare to accept guidelines issued by… Read more »
Ex-military man shoots neighbor in noise dispute
A friend who lives near this shooting incident said that the shooter was a retired military man. He stared blankly after the shooting as police handcuffed him. >><< http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010303160014 Updated at 8:12 a.m., Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Man arrested following Mililani shooting By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer A 54-year-old Mililani man faces multiple attempted… Read more »
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