The New York Times published this excellent Op-Chart graphic of the most wasteful military spending programs. Note that several of the programs listed are military earmarks backed by Senator Inouye or programs that related to Hawai’i in some way. Missile Defense and Global Information Grid involves many of the wasteful programs associated with the Pacific… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
Sailor struck and killed on H-1 freeway
Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: Honolulu vehicular homicide investigators are looking for one vehicle — and possibly others — that hit and killed a 21-year-old Navy sailor walking on the H-1 freeway then fled the scene early this morning. A 2007 Nissan Altima driven by a 22-year-old, Mililani man also hit the sailor but did stop… Read more »
The Mauritius Miracle
Columbia professor and Nobel Prize laureate in economics, Joseph Stiglitz wrote a very interesting article about the economic “miracle” of Mauritius, a small island nation and former colony in the Indian Ocean. Mauritius has a population of 1.3 million, almost the same as Hawai’i. He writes: Suppose someone were to describe a small country that… Read more »
Suspect in attempted ‘Martin Luther King, Jr. Day’ bombing may have military and white supremacist ties
The New York Times reports: A man suspected of planting a sophisticated bomb along the route of a march honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Spokane, Wash., was arrested early Wednesday, law enforcement officials said. A swarm of federal agents arrested the suspect, Kevin W. Harpham, 36, near his home outside rural… Read more »
Soldier suicide at Schofield Barracks a casualty of war and sexism
The following information about the suicide of Pvt. Galina Klippel has not been verified. A commenter named Bearcat357 wrote on a forum at officer.com: Media article sucks……and was just told I could post this….. Female Solider going through divorce was hopped up on pills/booze…..barricades herself in vehicle…. MPs/DOA Police arrive and shut the area down…. Read more »
Navy diver charged with murdering his 14-month-old son
The Star Advertiser reports that a Navy diver stationed at Pearl Harbor was charged with murdering his 14-month-old son back in 2009: A former Navy diver who worked with SEAL commandos at Pearl Harbor has been charged with murdering his 14-month-old son, nearly a year and a half after the boy died from severe brain… Read more »
U.S. sacks Kevin Maher over his derogatory remarks about Okinawans
Two articles reporting that the U.S. has sacked state department official Kevin Maher over his racist remarks about Okinawans. >><< http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-03/10/c_13770455.htm U.S. sacks state department official over racist slurs, apologizes to Japan English.news.cn 2011-03-10 11:05:01 TOKYO, March 10 (Xinhua) — The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo announced Thursday that the U.S. government has sacked Kevin Maher… Read more »
Colorado chopper crash cost $25.8 million
As helicopters roar overhead en route from Pohakuloa to Wheeler, I received this article about a helicopter crash in Colorado from Shannon Rudolph in Kona. The Army is proposing to do High Altitude Mountainous Environment Terrain Training (HAMET) helicopter training on the slopes of Mauna Kea, which is a bad idea all around. Mauna Kea… Read more »
Ann Wright: Crime and (Disparate) Punishment for US Soldiers
Published on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 by CommonDreams.org Crime and (Disparate) Punishment for US Soldiers Army Private Bradley Manning faces a death sentence while Army Specialist who mutilated the body of an Afghan gets “supervised chores” by Ann Wright The U.S. government is clearly signaling that murdering, raping, mutilating and assaulting are not nearly as… Read more »
Army identifies Schofield soldier who committed suicide
According to an AP article, the Army has identified the Schofield soldier who killed herself on March 4: The 8th Theater Sustainment Command said Monday Pvt. Galina M. Klippel is survived by her husband and foster mother. The 24-year old laundry and textile specialist is from Anchorage, Alaska. Klippel enlisted in the Army in 2007… Read more »
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