The tiny South Korean island of Jeju has been called the ‘Island of Peace’, but could a new naval base endanger that? Here’s an excellent documentary produced by Al Jazeera. It really conveys the lives and struggles of the people who are protesting to protect their village from a naval base. Someone has also added… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Movements and Resistance
(De) Militarizing the Pacific – Hawaiʻi and Guahan
NATIVE VOICES #3: 11/9/11, 7pm, Halau O Haumea, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. DEMILITARIZING THE PACIFIC: a roundtable featuring scholars & activists from HAWAII & GUAHAN, including JULIAN AGUON, LISA NATIVIDAD, TY KAWIKA TENGAN, TERRI KEKOʻOLANI, & KALEIKOA KAʻEO. Hosted by CRAIG SANTOS PEREZ.
US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape
The AP reports that a “US GI in SKorea gets 10 years in prison for rape”: A South Korean court sentenced a U.S. soldier to 10 years in prison Tuesday for raping a teenage girl — the second harshest punishment handed down to a convicted American soldier here in nearly 20 years. Uijeongbu District Court… Read more »
Lost Bases of Empire
As war, economic crises and political unrest continue to sap the United States, maintaining the vast network of U.S. foreign military bases may become more tenuous. Tarak Barkawi writes in Al Jazeera: But the US is divided and turned in on itself. Much of the government is hobbled by underinvestment, privatisation and party politics. Mainstream… Read more »
“Tell the Children the Truth”: Taking a Hard Look at International Law Routes to Hawaiian Sovereignty
Featuring author-activist-attorney Julian Aguon Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law Maoli Thursday Thursday, November 3, 2011 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM – Moot Courtroom William S. Richardson School of Law Julian Aguon is an indigenous Chamoru writer-activist, attorney who specializes in international law and is the author of numerous books and… Read more »
America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam may become an operator base for drone aircraft. Hawaii News Now reports: Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam could start controlling one of the military’s newest and most lethal weapons.The Air Force announced that the base is a candidate to operate Predator and Reaper Aircraft. […] The aircraft would not be… Read more »
Of Bases and Budgets
Christine Ahn and Hyun Lee have written an excellent article in Foreign Policy in Focus tying together the social and environmental impacts of U.S. bases on the host countries with the social cost to the U.S. public and the critical developments in the Asia Pacific region. In the article they mention the “Peace in Asia… Read more »
US Seeks to Establish Naval Base on Jeju Island in Spite of Protests
Here’s an interesting article about the political and economic interests behind the push to build a naval base in Jeju island: On beautiful Jeju Island, south of the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Navy is building a base that will soon harbor some of the world’s most advanced weapons. But the mystery is: who inspired the… Read more »
Whose Pacific?
Secretary of State Clinton lays out the US policy in the Pacific. As the subtitle states, “The future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the United States will be right at the center of the action.” This will mean more militarization in our region despite the social… Read more »
Opposing paradigms converge on Hawaii
Opposing paradigms converge on Hawaii Hawaii is center stage for a meeting between the all-business APEC and international environmental conference Moana Nui Jon Letman Last Modified: 07 Oct 2011 10:36 Speaking earlier this year on US National Public Radio, Intel CEO Paul Otellini suggested that the global power shift that occurred from the United Kingdom… Read more »
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