Network to Close U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa, Japan

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Katrina Vanden Heuvel: Around the Globe, US Military Bases Generate Resentment, Not Security

July 14, 2011 by Editor
Katrina Vanden Heuvel, publisher and editor of The Nation, a progressive news magazine, spotlights The Network for Okinawa in her June 13, 2011 article discussing the U.S. system of 865 military bases worldwide that costs American taxpayers $102 billion annually (not including the 135 newly constructed bases in Iraq and Afghanistan):The plain truth is that the staggering resources we spend to support an empire of bases isn’t making us more secure. Instead, they fuel resentment and consume resources desperately needed to invest here at home, as well as targeted development aid that could be used more wisely and efficiently by non-military experts.

4.12 Global Day of Action on Military Spending (４月１２日：軍事予算を考える世界アクションデイ)

April 6, 2011 by Editor
More than 100 endorsers have planned 90 events in 35 countries (including Okinawa) for the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) on April 12, 2011. The Institute for Policy Studies (sponsor of Network for Okinawa) co-founded GDAMS with the International Peace Bureau.

Who Killed Hatoyama’s Career?

June 4, 2010 by Editor
John Feffer from the Institute for Policy Studies discusses the resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama.

Brown-Bag Discussion: Out of Okinawa: Military Bases and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

May 7, 2010 by Editor
Join us for a discussion with Gavan McCormack, emeritus professor at Australian National University, titled: "Out of Okinawa: Military Bases and the U.S.-Japan Alliance." The event is on Monday, May 10th at noon at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.

Official Press Release – April 20, 2010

April 20, 2010 by Editor
Press Release (4/20/10) from the Network for Okinawa.

World Beat: Velvet Imperialists

March 23, 2010 by Editor
John Feffer from the Institute for Policy Studies writes about the Okinawa base issue in the latest World Beat.