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ALOHA vs. WMD: Nonviolence or Nonexistence—Our Choice
Residents of Hawaii, and visitors who want to come to these "healing islands," are being asked (or told?) to host hundreds of Stryker Brigade vehicles on our precious Big Island. The vehicles are scheduled to operate on our sacred "aina" (land) that the Army has admitted to defiling with lethal amounts of uranium while exercising military "war games" since the 60's.
Besides contaminating our islands, the ultimate result of this illogical thinking is: The Military will "Defend Us to Death" with Strykers created to use WMD.
Is it not oxymoronic to contaminate the entire planet in order to protect citizens of the United States from terrorists?
It is as effective as declaring a "no peeing section in the pool." Once airborne, minute lethal uranium particles do not have barriers, and do not stay within whatever country our president decides to invade by illegally declaring war.
The Stryker is created to shoot "giant uranium darts" that contain lethal amounts of deadly radioactive uranium that "doesn't stop when the war ends and is indiscriminate in who it kills"--thus making it a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
Who in their right mind would order the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (that travel around the whole planet)—in order to "defend" us?
The answer to that question is, "Only a psychopath or a person who is unaware of the long term effects of this lethal substance." We can not protect ourselves from this insidious dust; once inside the body, it lodges in organs and bones causing incurable diseases; and, DU lasts more than 4 billion 500 million years.)
It is simply illogical to imagine that anyone benefits from using WMD—other than the temporary financial gain for warmongering weapons suppliers. Even they would become sick if WMD were to continue to be used as they presently are.
With the Gulf War Syndrome, we are seeing that our noble soldiers are not being told that they are handling weapons designed to kill not only the enemy but have the side effect of sickening or killing them, their wives, their offspring AND everyone all over our finite globe.
See Dr. Doug Rokke's video. He is the US Army's former expert on Depleted Uranium: http://tinyurl.com/2vnq6h
Only recently did the Pentagon stop trying to cover up their usage of depleted uranium radiation in Hawaii, when the United States Senator Dan Inouye confirmed it's presence on the islands.
We now know that DU contamination is at Pohakuloa Military Training Area. We believe that it is killing birds near the camp, causing tumors in livestock, making cats sick with side effects of uranium poisoning, and is most likely the cause of the increase in incidents of cancer and deformities in babies born downwind of that facility.
The military is required to accept our "input" regarding their intention to station 4000 soldiers, 324 eight-wheeled, 20 ton, uranium-drenched (from the Iraqi desert) Stryker vehicles with 600 support vehicles to drive around practicing "war games" on DU-contaminated soil. These activities would stir up DU dust which the wind could potentially carry all over the island to make us vulnerable to more illness.
We have only until Oct. 30th to send our opposition to this ill-conceived plan that will make tourists want to avoid coming to this previously pristine paradise.
Please help Hawaiian citizens prevent Strykers in Hawaii. We already have over 800 sites contaminated by the military and now wish to demilitarize our islands. Strykers, or any military activity, would only increase the already unacceptable risk to our health and add more pollution to our fragile ecosystem. What the Hawaiian Islands need from the military is REMEDIATION.
Please write to the PublicComments [at] aec.apgea.army.mi, before October 30, 2007 demanding that our government not use WMD in accordance with U.S. and International Law.
Tell the military that we want the army to CLEAN UP the mess they have made, as required by our United States law (U.S. Army Regulations AR 700-48 and TB 9-1300-278).
Simply put:
Vote "NO" to Depleted Uranium and "NO" to Strykers in Hawaii;
Vote "YES" to Aloha and "YES" to a WMD radiation-free Hawaii DMZ.
Look at http://www.protecthawaii.ws/ and http://www.dmzhawaii.org
and send a copy of your email to: tenfingers10toes [at] protecthawaii.ws
PLEASE spread the word to everyone who cares about preserving our precious islands. Sign our petition to save Hawaii. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-save-hawaii
Invite friends to embrace Aloha, knowing what we learn from indigenous Hawaiian's--that every person on the planet is "Ohana of the World." As "family," we need to take care of our home. As a start to Worldwide Peace, we welcome your help to make Hawaii a DeMilitarizedZone.
Though kind actions we can preserve and export the Aloha Spirit throughout the world, to create understanding and lasting peace—our only prudent and sane defense.
Barbara Kenonilani Moore
Dragonfly Ranch: Healing Arts Center
Honaunau-Kona, Hawaii
Is it not oxymoronic to contaminate the entire planet in order to protect citizens of the United States from terrorists?
It is as effective as declaring a "no peeing section in the pool." Once airborne, minute lethal uranium particles do not have barriers, and do not stay within whatever country our president decides to invade by illegally declaring war.
The Stryker is created to shoot "giant uranium darts" that contain lethal amounts of deadly radioactive uranium that "doesn't stop when the war ends and is indiscriminate in who it kills"--thus making it a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
Who in their right mind would order the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (that travel around the whole planet)—in order to "defend" us?
The answer to that question is, "Only a psychopath or a person who is unaware of the long term effects of this lethal substance." We can not protect ourselves from this insidious dust; once inside the body, it lodges in organs and bones causing incurable diseases; and, DU lasts more than 4 billion 500 million years.)
It is simply illogical to imagine that anyone benefits from using WMD—other than the temporary financial gain for warmongering weapons suppliers. Even they would become sick if WMD were to continue to be used as they presently are.
With the Gulf War Syndrome, we are seeing that our noble soldiers are not being told that they are handling weapons designed to kill not only the enemy but have the side effect of sickening or killing them, their wives, their offspring AND everyone all over our finite globe.
See Dr. Doug Rokke's video. He is the US Army's former expert on Depleted Uranium: http://tinyurl.com/2vnq6h
Only recently did the Pentagon stop trying to cover up their usage of depleted uranium radiation in Hawaii, when the United States Senator Dan Inouye confirmed it's presence on the islands.
We now know that DU contamination is at Pohakuloa Military Training Area. We believe that it is killing birds near the camp, causing tumors in livestock, making cats sick with side effects of uranium poisoning, and is most likely the cause of the increase in incidents of cancer and deformities in babies born downwind of that facility.
The military is required to accept our "input" regarding their intention to station 4000 soldiers, 324 eight-wheeled, 20 ton, uranium-drenched (from the Iraqi desert) Stryker vehicles with 600 support vehicles to drive around practicing "war games" on DU-contaminated soil. These activities would stir up DU dust which the wind could potentially carry all over the island to make us vulnerable to more illness.
We have only until Oct. 30th to send our opposition to this ill-conceived plan that will make tourists want to avoid coming to this previously pristine paradise.
Please help Hawaiian citizens prevent Strykers in Hawaii. We already have over 800 sites contaminated by the military and now wish to demilitarize our islands. Strykers, or any military activity, would only increase the already unacceptable risk to our health and add more pollution to our fragile ecosystem. What the Hawaiian Islands need from the military is REMEDIATION.
Please write to the PublicComments [at] aec.apgea.army.mi, before October 30, 2007 demanding that our government not use WMD in accordance with U.S. and International Law.
Tell the military that we want the army to CLEAN UP the mess they have made, as required by our United States law (U.S. Army Regulations AR 700-48 and TB 9-1300-278).
Simply put:
Vote "NO" to Depleted Uranium and "NO" to Strykers in Hawaii;
Vote "YES" to Aloha and "YES" to a WMD radiation-free Hawaii DMZ.
Look at http://www.protecthawaii.ws/ and http://www.dmzhawaii.org
and send a copy of your email to: tenfingers10toes [at] protecthawaii.ws
PLEASE spread the word to everyone who cares about preserving our precious islands. Sign our petition to save Hawaii. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-save-hawaii
Invite friends to embrace Aloha, knowing what we learn from indigenous Hawaiian's--that every person on the planet is "Ohana of the World." As "family," we need to take care of our home. As a start to Worldwide Peace, we welcome your help to make Hawaii a DeMilitarizedZone.
Though kind actions we can preserve and export the Aloha Spirit throughout the world, to create understanding and lasting peace—our only prudent and sane defense.
Barbara Kenonilani Moore
Dragonfly Ranch: Healing Arts Center
Honaunau-Kona, Hawaii
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