LOCAL NEWS: No bogey in News Tribune scare story about JBLM cuts

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Not until paragraph 11 of the News Tribune's article do you learn that the cuts at JBLM that it was trying to scare you with last week are actually "far more severe than the Army is contemplating."[1]  --  Far more severe, that is, than those the Army is contemplating, if Adam Ashton cared to express himself properly.  --  Speaking of which, how is it that Rep. Denny Heck (D-WA 10th) says: "The potential elimination of thousands of military and civilian positions is devastating"?  --  It's the actual elimination of the positions that would (supposedly) be devastating, not the potential elimination.  --  BACKGROUND: In any case, it's well-known that the notion that defense spending is good for the economy is a myth.  --  One recent analysis found that while $1 billion spent on defense creates 11,600 jobs, tax cuts for individuals create 14,800 jobs, spending on clean energy creates 17,100 jobs, spending on health care creates 19,600 jobs, and spending on education creates 29,100 jobs.  --  As for the local situation, economists are upbeat about the prospects for the South Puget Sound economy.  --  Amd it should be remembered that JBLM is the largest military base on the West Coast, and was one of the big "winners" in the recent reorganization of bases.  --  So the drastic cuts envisioned by the report are about as likely as an egg breaking a stone....

STATEMENT: 'The more the U.S. military intervenes in Iraq, the worse the outcome will be'

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On Saturday, People for Peace, Justice, and Healing adopted a statement on the crisis in Iraq.  --  The Tacoma group said the fighting should be regarded as "a new war," one in which the United States "should not be involved."[1]  --  Expressing concern that President Obama is "making a tragic mistake" by sending more soldiers to Iraq, the statement asserts that, at this point, "The more the U.S. military intervenes in Iraq, the worse the outcome will be."  --  It calls for U.S. limiting its future involvement in Iraq to humanitarian reparations that should be administered by the international community....

CALENDAR: Viewing of presentation by Kingian Nonviolence trainer

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On Sun., Nov. 17, at 3:00 p.m., Tacoma FOR will show a presentation by Kingian Nonviolence trainer Kazu Haga, who was this year's keynote speaker at FOR's regional conference at Seabeck.[1]

  1. FIRSTHAND: 'Again and again I meet the eyes of women'
  2. LOCAL NEWS: Media blackout greets trial and conviction of anti-Trident protesters
  3. LOCAL NEWS: Neo-Orwellianism rampant as Army word warriors to get new HQ at JBLM
  4. CALENDAR: Elliott Adams of VFP to speak in Tacoma -- Wed., Oct. 30 @ 7pm
  5. CALENDAR: Back from Russia & meeting Snowden, Ray McGovern to speak in Tacoma -- Sun., Oct. 20 @ 7pm
  6. ACTIVISM: All-day training session for anti-KXL activists in Tacoma -- Sat., Oct. 26
  7. CALENDAR: 'Inequality for All' coming to Tacoma on Oct. 18
  8. CALENDAR: The legendary Delbert Tibbs to speak in Tacoma! -- Mon., Oct. 14 @ 6:30pm
  9. LOCAL ACTIVISM: On Oct. 15, urge the Tacoma City Council to oppose coal trains!
  10. LOCAL NEWS: Tom McCarthy named Human Rights Champion by Tacoma commission