http://www.truthout.org/11050912 Mass Shooting Indicates Breakdown of Military Thursday 05 November 2009 by: Dahr Jamail, t r u t h o u t | Report At approximately 1:30 p.m. CST today, a soldier went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding at least 31 others, according to base… Read more »
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Fort Hood soldiers’ shooting rampage, 12 killed, 31 wounded
Tragic. Army officer, psychiatrist kills fellow soldiers? What’s going on? >><< http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091105/BREAKING/91105050/1352 Updated at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 2009 Shooters who killed 12, wounded 31 at Fort Hood are soldiers Associated Press FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army says 12 people have been killed and 31 wounded today in a shooting rampage on… Read more »
Ex-soldier guilty of Waikiki rape
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/global/story.asp?s=11402318 UH dorm burglar guilty of additional sex assault Posted: Oct 28, 2009 11:26 AM By Minna Sugimoto HONOLULU (HAWAIINEWSNOW) – A former Schofield Barracks soldier gave up his court fight in a Waikiki rape case Wednesday. Mark Heath pleaded no contest to burglary and sex assault. Prosecutors say two years ago, he broke into… Read more »
“Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within”
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/10/27/filmmaker_pascale_bourgaux_on_rape_in “Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within” As with suicides, the rate of sexual assaults within the US military now exceeds that of the general population. A Pentagon report earlier this year found one in three female service members are sexually assaulted at least once during their enlistment. Sixty-three percent of nearly 3,000 cases… Read more »
Sen. Inouye may strip anti-rape amendment from defense bill
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/22/frankens-anti-rape-amendm_n_329896.html Franken’s Anti-Rape Amendment May Be Stripped By Senior Dem, Sources Say By Sam Stein, stein@huffingtonpost.com First Posted: 10-22-09 10:40 AM | Updated: 10-22-09 12:35 PM An amendment that would prevent the government from working with contractors who denied victims of assault the right to bring their case to court is in danger of being… Read more »
Pentagon Instructs Officials to Cancel Contracts with ACORN. The Problem: They Don’t Exist
This would be funny if it weren’t so alarming. The Department of Defense has jumped into the political witch hunt against ACORN, a community organization that fights for the rights of low income people in many cities, by ordering all DoD contracts with ACORN canceled. But as, Jeremy Scahill reports below, the DoD has no… Read more »
Hot Button Henoko Part 2: Clock ticking on base, its delicate environment
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091020a3.html Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 HOT BUTTON HENOKO Clock ticking on base, its delicate environment By ERIC JOHNSTON Staff writer Second of two parts NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — There are many reasons why the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the shores of Camp Schwab on the Henoko Peninsula in northern… Read more »
Hot Button Henoko, Part 1: Opposition to Futenma move won’t go away
A good series from Japan Times giving some background on the political changes in Japan and its relevance to the Okinawa bases issue. Part 2 will be in a separate post. >><< http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091019a4.html Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 HOT BUTTON HENOKO Opposition to Futenma move won’t go away By ERIC JOHNSTON Staff writer First of Two… Read more »
New Report: Military Recruiters: Criminal, Abusive or Suspect Activity
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Recruitment_Education.vp.html Military Recruiters: Criminal, Abusive or Suspect Activity Eight-year Chronological Review of Public Reports as of August 28, 2009 Compiled by Learning Not Recruiting – Toledo, Ohio Download full report: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/files/pdf/Recruiter%20Abuse%20Full%20Report.pdf By no means should this compilation be considered a definitive report covering all cases of criminal, abusive or suspect activity by military recruiters or… Read more »
Schofield soldier pleads guilty to Iraq kickback scheme
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20091016/BREAKING01/91016061/Schofield+soldier+pleads+guilty+to+Iraq+kickback+scheme Updated at 8:09 p.m., Friday, October 16, 2009 Schofield soldier pleads guilty to Iraq kickback scheme By Curtis Lum Advertiser Staff Writer A former Schofield Barracks master sergeant pleaded guilty today to accepting thousands of dollars in kickbacks relating to a scheme he devised while deployed to Iraq in 2004 and 2005. Ronald J…. Read more »
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