DMZ Hawai'i / Aloha 'Aina

Inouye rewarded by lobbyist for his support of the F-22

kyle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:43:27 +0000

There is an interesting parallel between recent AP articles about Senator Inouye’s earmarks going to major contributors to his campaign and his support for the F-22 fighter jet. Tony Podesta, one of Washington’s top lobbyists, who lobbied for funding for the F-22, held fundraisers for three of only four Democrats who voted to continue [...]

Inouye circumvents defense authorizers to fund missile defense project at PMRF

kyle — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:13:38 +0000

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/67061-inouye-seeks-missile-defense-project Inouye seeks missile defense project By Roxana Tiron – 11/09/09 07:03 PM ET Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is trying to bypass defense authorizers in order to fund a missile defense project in his state. Inouye wants to use $68.5 million from last year’s missile defense budget for the construction of an Aegis Ashore test facility. [...]

Japan government out of touch with Okinawan concerns about U.S. bases

kyle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:11:32 +0000

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news/20091109p2a00m0na021000c.html Gov’t out of touch with the real problems Okinawans over U.S. military presence The charred Javanese bishopwood trees are a pitiful sight, a lasting reminder of the U.S. military helicopter crash on the campus of Okinawa International University on Aug. 13, 2004, just south of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Noriyoshi Miyagi, 67, who runs a [...]

Okinawa Governor greeted in Honolulu with anti-bases message while thousands protest bases in Okinawa

kyle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:48:19 +0000

Over the weekend there were massive protests in Okinawa against the expansion of a U.S. military base in Henoko, Okinawa. Below are two articles about the demonstrations. But where was Okinawa’s Governor Nakaima? The pro-base politician was on a trip, dodging a confrontation with the protest movement. Instead of facing his own constituency, Nakaima was in [...]

Updated article on Inouye’s earmarks and campaign contributors

kyle — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:38:10 +0000

This is an updated version of an article that already ran. In this article they also discuss Oceanit’s contributions to Inouye’s campaigns. Oceanit is one of the top beneficiaries of Inouye’s earmarks. During the UARC/Project Kai ‘e’e scanda, the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) ordered (Task Order T-03-03-DSM012) the “technical services” of Anteon (a military [...]

Dahr Jamail: Mass Shooting Indicates Breakdown of Military

kyle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:19:44 +0000

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 commander Lieutenant-General Bob Cone. Truthout [...]

Marines plan another urban training site in Hawai’i?

kyle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:49:17 +0000

The article doesn’t specify where the Marines plan to put this new facility. They already built a new MOUT at Waimanalo (Bellows) on Hawaiian national land that was supposed to be returned. They failed to consult with the local community, which sparked protests. Previously, the Marines had wanted to build a MOUT on Mokapu peninsula, [...]

“The Good Soldier” opens Veteran’s Day November 11

kyle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:26:03 +0000

The Good Soldier http://thegoodsoldier.com/index.html Directed by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys (DGA, Los Angeles Film Critics, and Peabody Award winners for Riding the Rails) The Good Soldier follows the journeys of five combat veterans from different generations of American wars as they sign up, go into battle, and eventually change their minds about what it means to be [...]

Report on protest at Hilo Veteran’s Parade

kyle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:44 +0000

Aloha kakou, About 40-50 people in total turned out, during the nearly 3 and l/2 hour protest at today’s Hilo Veterans Parade. The protest focus was the U.S. illegal wars of aggression and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan and the military including vehicles from Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) recently returned from Iraq. Among those [...]

ATSDR: Change in Public Policy regarding Vieques

kyle — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:47:41 +0000

PRESS RELEASE FROM CASA PUEBLO, Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, via Atlanta, GA, USA, to Vieques, Puerto Rico ATSDR: Change in Public Policy regarding Vieques Drs. Arturo Massol Deyá of Casa Pueblo de Adjuntas / UPR Mayagüez, Carmen Ortiz Roque, and Carmen Colón de Jorge participated in extensive discovery meetings about scientific investigations of Vieques in the offices of the [...]