The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported that the first new F-22 Raptor jet arrived in Honolulu and became an obscene spectacle of militarism. Check out the photo by Craig Kojima depicting a hula dancer “welcoming” the the phallic Raptor in the background.
Speakers alluded to dangers in the Asia Pacific:
Inouye said the Pacific “is now an area of major concern to our nation — it is an area that may have a potential for explosions.”
“We know that the Pacific is a region at peace, but we have seen recent regional events where peace can be threatened by individual actions,” said Gen. Gary L. North, commander of Pacific Air Forces headquartered at Hickam.
Although North did not specify those events, one example of recent instability was the March 26 sinking of the South Korean ship Cheonan, in which 46 South Korean sailors died, reportedly as a result of a North Korean torpedo strike.
I think the U.S. is the source of most of the explosions in the region.
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