America's vast military apparatus is much more multi-dimensional than even its most fervent fans realize. Beyond war and readying for war-fighting, America's Army, Navy, Marines, and Space Force also work hard at preserving wildlands and vital marine habitat, where wildlife and sea creatures alike can take refuge from the increasingly noisome presence of human industry.
REPI, or the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program could be described as the Department of Defense's version of a \"New Green Deal\", (if you're inclined to believe it) or as it says, \"a key tool for combating encroachment that can limit or restrict military training, testing, and operations.\"
Joan Roelofs is an educator, author translator, prolific academic writer, and essayist with an especial focus on the political power of the nonprofit sector. The Keene State College Political Science Professor Emerita is also author of the books, 'Foundations and Public Policy: The Mask of Pluralism', and 'Greening Cities: Building Just and Sustainable Communities.' Her recent article at CounterPunch.org, '“Get Your Endangered Species Off My Bombing Range!”' questions the ways and means of one of the lesser known arms of today's ubiquitous military octopus.
Joan Roelofs in the first half.
And; journalist and publisher, Julian Assange is in dire physical and mental condition. He was to appear for his extradition hearing in London's Westminster Magistrates’ Court Thursday last, but was deemed too ill to attend either in person or via video link from Belmarsh Prison. Assange has been held in isolation since his forced extraction from the Ecuadorian embassy April 11th, with few visits being allowed for his lawyers and supporters.
On May 9th, United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture, Nils Melzer and \"two medical experts specialised in examining potential victims of torture and other ill-treatment\" were granted access and their assessment is a blistering indictment of both his current and would-be jailors.
Nils Melzer and the case for Julian Assange's immediate release in the second half.
And; Victoria-based activist and long-time Gorilla Radio contributor, Janine Bandcroft will be here at the bottom of the hour with the Left Coast Events Bulletin of some of the good things to be gotten up to in and around our town in the coming week. But first, Joan Roelofs and when nature endangers the Pentagon.
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