Letter Opposing Gen. Wiercinski as UH President
Letter to the Editor: No to General Wiercinski as UH President
Protesters have heard enough.
David Shapiro, 5/11/14, failed to see how insulting it is to a growing number of Hawaiians and others to have a General being considered for UH President. The insult is about the illegal U.S. military overthrow of Hawaii as a nation, the ongoing illegal occupation, and a long list of U.S. military horrors that have occurred since, in Hawaii and elsewhere. Wiercinski was involved in Bush’s illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and during his 2 years as Commanding General for U.S. Army Pacific, failed to lift a finger to investigate and clean up DU radiation contamination in Hawaii. The UH Board of Regents are part of the problem of occupation. They appear to be groveling for military dollars for Hawaii since Dan Inouye, Hawaii’s military cash cow, is now dead. It’s time to stand with the students and say “Demilitarize.” If we can’t end the U.S. military occupation of Hawaii in the next few weeks, let’s at least prevent the military occupation of the U.H. president’s chair.
Jim Albertini
