Satoko Norimatsu of the Peace Philosophy Centre posted the more information about the derogatory comments made by State Department official Kevin Maher about Okinawans: Anger Spreads Over Kevin Maher’s Derogatory Comments on Okinawans Kevin Maher On December 3, 2010, Kevin Maher, Director of the Office of Japan Affairs and former U.S. Consul-General of Okinawa gave… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2011
U.S. diplomat called Okinawans ‘masters of manipulation and extortion’ on Futenma issue
A U.S. diplomat who had previously been posted to Japan and Okinawa was quoted by students from American University as calling Okinawans ‘lazy’ and ‘masters of manipulation and extortion’ on the issue of the Futenma base. It no wonder why the Okinawans demanded his removal from Okinawa after he questioned why local authorities were allowing… Read more »
“She committed suicide”: Schofield soldier died of ‘self-inflicted’ gunshot wound
Yesterday, I wrote a short post about a Schofield Barracks soldier who was barricaded in a car with a gun and later went to the hospital from a gunshot wound. The soldier died shortly after being taken to the hospital. The Honolulu Star Advertiser and Associated Press carried stories about the apparent suicide. The identity… Read more »
Attempted suicide by Schofield soldier?
According to KHON News, yesterday Army MPs responded to a soldier barricaded in a vehicle with a gun. The soldier suffered a gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital. Was this an attempted suicide? >><< Source: http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Army-police-respond-to-barricade-situation/taoTFAYZo0e02IajAhfTWQ.cspx Army police respond to barricade situation SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – At approximately 5:30 p.m., Army law enforcement… Read more »
“A two-way freeway in the sky”? Army copters’ frequent flights prompt complaints over noise
Yesterday, I mentioned the excessive noise from the constant helicopter flights over Honolulu in recent weeks. Today’s Honolulu Star Advertiser published an article about the flood of complaints over the noise: Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters have been ferrying troops and supplies back and forth to Pohakuloa Training Area on the Big Island as Schofield… Read more »
Helicopter flyovers, unexploded ordnance and $20 million for APEC security
A few tidbits from the news… In the past week, I found myself having to yell on numerous occasions to be heard over the noise of increased Army helicopter flyovers. This problem will worsen for Kane’ohe residents with the Marine Corps proposal to increase the number and types of aircraft stationed at the Marine Corps… Read more »
Gunman kills 2 U.S. airmen, injures 2 others, at Frankfurt airport
The AP reports that two U.S. airmen were killed and two wounded in a shooting at the Frankfurt airport: A man armed with a handgun attacked a bus carrying U.S. airmen outside Frankfurt airport Wednesday, killing two Americans and wounding two others before being taken into custody, authorities said. The suspect is a 20-year old… Read more »
Uranium travels nerves from nose to brain
Two articles in Environmental Health News review technical reports on new discoveries about the effects of depleted uranium on the body. In “Uranium travels nerves from nose to brain”, the author writes: Radioactive uranium that is inhaled by soldiers on the battlefield and by workers in factories may bypass the brain’s protective barrier by following… Read more »
The Real U.S. National Security Budget: $1.2 Trillion Per Year
Thanks to Tomdispatch and Chris Hellman and the good folks at the National Priorities Project for their work to reveal the true costs of war and militarism. Hellman reports that the true national security budget is really closer to $1.2 trillion a year! And he explains how he calculates this figure. Imagine how much… Read more »
One Creature That Deserves Extinction: the V-22 Osprey
John Feffer wrote the following article about the resistance to the expansion of the U.S. base in Takae, Okinawa. Construction has commenced with forcible removal of protesters. When protesters took their demands to the U.S. Embassy, several were arrested and physically assaulted. Note that one of the aircraft being protested is the V-22 Osprey, the… Read more »
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