Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Office of Multicultural Student Services present Hoomanao (Remember) The Massie Case and Injustice, Then and Now UH Manoa Architecture Auditorium Wednesday, October 21, 6 pm to 8 pm A nationwide sensation in 1931 – 32, the notorious Massie Case served as a touchstone for race, class,… Read more »
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Rape of Iraqi Women by US Forces as Weapon of War: Photos and Data Emerge (Warning Graphic)
The Asian Tribune published three photographs of U.S. troops and military contractors raping Iraqi women prisoners. These war crimes have not been seriously investigated and prosecuted. Rape as a weapon of war is one of the most egregious violations of human rights by the U.S. military: In March 2006 four US soldiers from the 101st… Read more »
Schofield soldier accused of killing contractor in Iraq
Schofield soldier accused of killing contractor in Iraq By Gregg K. Kakesako POSTED: 10:21 a.m. HST, Sep 22, 2009 A 31-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier has been charged in the shooting death of an American civilian contractor on a U.S. base in Iraq. Spc. Beyshee O. Velez, 31, is being held at the brig at Ford… Read more »
“No regrets” for killing an unarmed Iraqi
Trey Corrales, a former Schofield Barracks soldier killed an unarmed Iraqi, but was acquitted of murder. Several witnesses died in a helicopter crash before they could testify. His wife said “There’s something else that God wants you to do.” How about repent? Source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/military/59190907.html GI looks ahead with no regrets By Sig Christenson – Express-News… Read more »
Ex-military man and former wife face attempted murder charges for starving their daughter
Ex-military man and former wife face attempted murder charges for starving their daughter. >><< http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090905_Parents_put_on_trial_over_neglected_child.html Parents put on trial over neglected child Melvin and Denise Wright are charged with attempted murder POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 05, 2009 Indigo Wright weighed 29 pounds, half of what a healthy 12-year-old should weigh, when paramedics responded to… Read more »
Light punishment for assault at Fort Lewis
The man accused of assaulting a female soldier at Fort Lewis slipped through the administrative crack because he was technically discharged from the military at the time of the crime. He contacted the victim from Hawai’i. >><< Last updated August 23, 2009 1:50 p.m. PT Light punishment for assault at Fort Lewis By SEAN ROBINSON… Read more »
New Informational Website on U.S. Military Violence Against Women
Announcing A New Informational Website on U.S. Military Violence Against Women http://www.usmvaw.com Providing information, analysis, and news about the history of U.S. military violence against girls and women in Okinawa and Japan, and in numerous other locations around the world. Other related concerns include: * Sexual assault and violence against women within the U.S. armed… Read more »
Ex-Navy officer gets year for videotaping stepdaughters undressing
Updated at 12:28 p.m., Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Retired Navy officer gets year for videotaping stepdaughters while they were undressing Advertiser Staff A retired Navy officer was sentenced to a year in jail this morning for secretly videotaping his stepdaughters while they were undressing. Robert T. Franks, 49, pleaded guilty to the charge earlier this… Read more »
Guam Resists Military Colonization
Published on Monday, August 17, 2009 by CommonDreams.org http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/17-6 Guam Resists Military Colonization Having No Say When Washington Tries to Increase your Population by 25% by Ann Wright The United States and the Chinese governments have some remarkable similarities when it comes to colonization. The Chinese government has sent a huge Han population to inhabit… Read more »
U.S. sailor gets life sentence for murdering a Japanese taxi driver
Last year, I visited the site where the U.S. sailor stationed at Yokosuka Naval Base stabbed the Japanese taxi driver to death. We placed flowers at a makeshift shrine. >><< Sailor gets life sentence in Japanese taxi driver’s death By Erik Slavin, Stars and Stripes Stars and Stripes online edition, Thursday, July 30, 2009 YOKOHAMA,… Read more »
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