Neil Abercrombie, 20-year Congressional Representative from Hawai’i, is making a run for Governor in 2010. He started out his political career as an anti-war activist at UH in the 1960s. More recently, he has been a proponent of militarization of Hawai’i, including supporting the largest military land-grab since World War II, the Army Stryker Brigade. … Read more »
Posts Tagged: Movements and Resistance
US military may displace 30 Tinian farmers
http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=89101 30 Tinian farmers, ranchers may be displaced by the US military 3 april 2009 By Moneth Deposa Reporter A significant number of farmers, ranchers, and hog raisers on Tinian are expected to be displaced if the U.S. military decides to fully utilize the property it leased on the island. According to the Tinian Legislative… Read more »
Ferry Tale: Book Review of The Superferry Chronicles
Ferry tale There’s plenty of blame to go around, but Hawaii court rights ship in end By Michael Leidemann / Special to the Star-Bulletin POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 05, 2009 The Hawaii Superferry is gone, probably for good, but the political, legal, financial and ethical stink it leaves behind is going to cling to… Read more »
Envoy: Rape case shouldn’t affect Philippines agreement
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=61651 Envoy: Rape case shouldn’t affect Philippines agreement By David Allen, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, March 29, 2009 The U.S. ambassador to the Philippines does not believe the Daniel Smith rape case will affect the Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines. In a statement reported by media in Manila on Wednesday, Ambassador Kristie… Read more »
Superferry sails away leaving Hawai’i with bruises and the tab
Today’s Honolulu Star Bulletin reported: “The Alakai went home yesterday looking for work.” Maybe it was a slip, but it was accurate. The Superferry’s home is, and always has been somewhere else. It was never a homegrown interisland transportation system to ship pineapples or allow grandma on Maui to visit her grandkids on O’ahu. … Read more »
Communities Seek Accountability for Military Pollution
CSWAB UPDATE Communities Seek Accountability for Military Pollution A national coalition of 90 affected communities and organizations have joined together to support federal legislation that will require the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy to comply with laws designed to protect human health and the environment. A joint letter to the White House,… Read more »
Bogota Declaration 2009: Faith and Resistance for Peace and Life in the Age of U.S./Global Empire
Peace for Life Second People’s Forum BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA • 20-23 MARCH 2009 Organized in partnership with Colombian NGOs led by Proyecto Justicia y Vida BOGOTÁ DECLARATION 2009 Faith and Resistance for Peace and Life in the Age of U.S./Global Empire With the powers of dance, music, testimonies and prayers, and enriched by multiple analyses, we… Read more »
Conspiracy ferry
Conspiracy ferry Did we get taken for a ride by Hawai‘i Superferry? Christopher Pala Mar 25, 2009 Hawai‘i’s Superferry ended its choppy ride last week, leaving tantalizing clues, but no proof, that the whole venture was about more than providing “reliable commercial service in these islands,” as CEO Thomas B. Fargo insisted at his dawn… Read more »
Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead.
This blog post about the Superferry debacle by Jan TenBruggencate aptly applies a popular military aphorism: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 Source: http://raisingislands.blogspot.com/2009/03/admiral-farraguts-torpedoes-and-hawaii.html Admiral Farragut’s torpedoes and the Hawai’i Superferry There is a point at which a commander throws caution to the winds and orders, in the words of Admiral Farragut, “Damn the torpedoes. Full speed… Read more »
Hawaii Court backs Protestors vs. Superferry
Hawaii Court Backs Protestors vs. Superferry (But the Saga Continues) By Jerry Mander & Koohan Paik March 24, 2009 In the latest turn of events in Hawaii’s impressive grassroots uprising against a huge corporate-military boondoggle, the state’s Supreme Court has ruled unanimously (5-0) that the Hawaii Superferry has no legal authority to continue its operations… Read more »
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