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US Air Base, Nuclear Bombs Surrounded By Citizens, Troops

August 1, 2016 Staff, www.rt.com Resist! Protests, Türkiye, US military

By Staff of RT - Introduction: The protest occurred the day before US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford was due to arrive in Turkey for an inspection of the base. Common Dreams reported: Thousands of Turkish troops, citizens and police ‘surrounded’ the Incirlik air base it operates with the United States Saturday night — blocking all entrances to the air base with heavy vehicles and security forces sent to secure its perimeter.

Up to 28 Civilians Reportedly Killed In US-Led Strike In Syria

July 30, 2016 Andrea Germanos, www.commondreams.org Educate! Syria, US military

By Andrea Germanos for Common Dreams - The U.S.-led coalition has been accused of killing as many as 28 civilians, including a woman and seven children, near the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Thursday—the same area where U.S.-led airstrikes last week may have killed scores of civilians. "The Manbij area," as the Associated Press describes, "has seen extensive battles between IS [Islamic State or ISIS] extremists and U.S.-backed Kurdish-led fighters." It is also where UNICEF estimated last week that there are 35,000 children trapped "with nowhere safe to go."

The Hague Ruling: A Dangerous Step Toward War

July 19, 2016 Staff, www.wsws.org Educate! Asia, China, Navy, US military, Wars and Militarism

By Staff of WSWS - In the wake of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s sweeping ruling on Tuesday in The Hague, negating all Chinese maritime claims in the South China Sea, there has been a chorus of US-led condemnations of China’s “illegal activities,” demands that Beijing abide by the court decision and calls for US diplomatic and military action to enforce the verdict. A New York Times editorial entitled “Testing the Rule of Law in the South China Sea” declared that “the signs are troubling” that “Beijing has defiantly rejected an international arbitration court’s jurisdiction” and will not accept the “path-breaking judgment.”

S. Korean Prime Minister & Defense Minister Pelted With Eggs Over US Militarism

July 18, 2016 Kim Il-woo, www.english.hani.co.kr Resist! South Korea, US military

By Kim Il-woo for The Hankyoreh - Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and Defense Minister Han Min-koo made their great escape from a bus parked next to the Seongju County Office in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, at 5:30 pm on July 15. Shielded by security guards and police officers, Hwang and Han were off the bus in an instant and disappeared behind the County Office. County residents who had been surrounding the bus shouted and ran after them. One of them said, “That guy they call the Prime Minister is busy trying to stay out of sight and run away. How pathetic!”

Federal Court Bans US Navy From Using Sonar That Harms Marine Mammals

July 18, 2016 Randa Morris, www.addictinginfo.org Resist! Environment, Navy, US military

By Randa Morris for Addicting Info - On Friday a federal appeals court overturned a 2012 ruling which allowed the U.S. Navy to use sonar for training, testing and routine operations. The low-frequency sonar employed by the Navy has been shown to harm dolphins, whales and other marine mammals. Friday’s decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, which was later joined by environmental groups. The suit alleged that the lower court’s decision to allow the use of sonar was a direct violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

In Africa, The U.S. Military Sees Enemies Everywhere

July 14, 2016 Nick Turse, www.theintercept.com Educate! Africa, US military

By Nick Turse for The Intercept - FROM EAST TO WEST across Africa, 1,700 Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets, and other military personnel are carrying out 78 distinct “mission sets” in more than 20 nations, according to documents obtained by The Intercept via the Freedom of Information Act. “The SOCAFRICA operational environment is volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous,” says Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc, using the acronym of the secretive organization he presides over, Special Operations Command Africa.

Okinawa Is Still Being Exploited By The US

July 5, 2016 Cindy Beringer, www.socialistworker.org Resist! Okinawa, Protests, US military

By Cindy Beringer for Socialist Worker - A crowd numbering in the tens of thousands gathered June 19 in a stadium on the small island of Okinawa in Japan to demand the removal of US military forces. The other demand of the rally was to end plans by the US and Japanese governments to move a major US Marine base from the crowded center of Okinawa to the pristine Northern coast. On the same day as the Okinawa protest, similar demonstrations were planned in 41 of 47 prefectures in Japan, including a rally of 7,000 outside the parliament building in Tokyo.

US Bombing Syrian Troops Would Be Illegal

June 27, 2016 Marjorie Cohn, www.consortiumnews.com Educate! Bombing, Syria, US military

By Marjorie Cohn for Consortium News - In an internal “dissent channel cable,” 51 State Department officers called for “targeted military strikes” against the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a proposal that President Barack Obama has thus far resisted. However, were he to accept the cable’s advice, he would risk a dangerous – possibly catastrophic – confrontation with Russia. And, such a use of military force in Syria would violate U.S. and international law. While the cable decries “the Russian and Iranian governments’ cynical and destabilizing deployment of significant military power to bolster the Assad regime,” the cable calls for the United States to protect and empower “the moderate Syrian opposition,” seeking to overthrow the Syrian government.

One More Warship: Remarks At Launching Of ‘Stealth’ Destroyer

June 21, 2016 Dud Hendrick, www.commondreams.org Resist! US military

By Dud Hendrick for Common Dreams - These are only a few pieces of a history that has earned the U.S. the distinction of being that country deemed to be the greatest threat to world peace according to an international poll. The U.S. garnered 24% of the votes, well ahead of Pakistan, a distant second with only 8% of the votes. No doubt we can attribute this unwanted eminence, in part, to this history I’ve cited as well as to Guantanamo, to Abu Ghraib, to Bagram Detention Facility and to the continuing policy of torture in such places as well as to our targeted assassination program—extra-judicial state-sanctioned murder by drones.

Thousands Protest At US Bases On Okinawa After Japanese Woman’s Murder

June 20, 2016 Justin McCurry, www.theguardian.com Resist! Japan, Murder, Okinawa, Protests, US military

By Justin McCurry for The Guardian - Tens of thousands of people on the Japanese island of Okinawa have taken part in one of the biggest protests against US military bases in recent years, weeks after the arrest of an American base worker in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old local woman. The protesters, many of whom wore black, braved scorching heat to call for an end to the island’s role as host to more than half the 47,000 US troops in Japan.

Senators Vote To Keep Bomber Price Secret

June 15, 2016 Dan Grazier, www.pogo.org Educate! Militarization, Senate, US military

By Dan Grazier for POGO - The Senate Armed Services Committee issued a severe blow to transparency and fiscal responsibility last month. In a closed-door vote, they eliminated a requirement to disclose the development cost of the Air Force’s new B-21 stealth bomber. The committee members voted 19 to 7 to prevent the American people from knowing how much of their money will be sunk in this latest questionable weapons project. Price estimates released for the program so far should give taxpayers cause for concern.

Okinawan Women Demand US Forces Leave After Rape & Murder

June 14, 2016 Takazato Suzuyo, www.apjjf.org Resist! Japan, Murder, Okinawa, Rape, US military

By Takazato Suzuyo for The Asian-Pacific Journal - A 20-year-old woman missing since late April was found dead on May 16, 2016. The suspect is a former Marine who is a civilian employee of the U.S. military at Kadena Airbase. Local police report that he confessed to the woman’s rape and murder, and told them the location of her corpse. This crime comes barely six weeks after a U.S. sailor assigned to Camp Schwab was arrested for the rape of a Japanese woman in a Naha hotel.

Hundreds Protest Against US Miltary Presence In Japan

June 13, 2016 Staff, www.telesurtv.net Resist! Japan, Protests, US military

By Staff of Tele Sur - Japanese citizens demand the U.S. stop building new military bases and a stronger control of its personnel while in the country. Over a hundred protesters in Japan took to the streets on Sunday to speak out against the U.S. military presence on the island of Okinawa, where U.S. soldiers have outraged locals by engaging in crimes from rape to murder.

U.S. Expands Secret Wars In Africa

June 9, 2016 Justin Yun, www.chimes.biola.edu Educate! Africa, Imperialism, US military, Wars and Militarism

By Justin Yun for Chimes - The secret expansion of U.S. military bases and special operations in Africahas initiated a new and lightweight style of warfare and welcomes the next phase of American military imperialism. Unlike the highly publicized U.S. military “pivot to Asia,” the proliferation of drones, special ops, mercenary spies, classified bases, proxy fighters and cyber warfare constitute what the journalist Nick Turse calls a “new light-footprint Obama doctrine” that “seems to be making war an ever more attractive and seemingly easy option.”

Jeju Navy Base Resistance Continues

June 4, 2016 Bruce K. Gagnon, www.space4peace.blogspot.co.uk Resist! Navy, Protests, US military

By Bruce K. Gagnon for Space 4 Peace - Despite the Navy base on Jeju Island, South Korea now being 'officially' opened, the more than eight years of protests in Gangjeong village still continue. Village leaders, including Jeju Catholic Bishop Kang, have been repeatedly saying that the protests are needed now more than ever. We must work hard to make sure the Navy base is never used in a war, they say.

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