Hawaii is not a war zone.The U.S. Army wants to station a Stryker Brigade brigade Military unit commanded by a brigadier general or a colonel and composed of two or more subordinate units, such as regiments or battalions. Two or more brigades make up a division. and increase its live fire range in Hawaii, making this the largest army expansion in the state since World War II. Local activists are critical of the expansion effort, calling it a military land grab land grab n. An aggressive taking of land, especially by military force, in order to expand territorial holdings or broaden power: "The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 was . . . . They demand that the army clean up the site instead. For more information, contact the American Friends Service Committee The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliated organization which works for social justice, peace and reconciliation, abolition of the death penalty, and human rights, and provides humanitarian relief. Hawaii Area Program at www.afschawaii.org. |
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