Jon Letman

Jon Letman is a freelance journalist on Kauai. He writes about politics, people and the environment in the Asia-Pacific region. Follow him on Twitter: @jonletman.

Op-Ed

Hiroshima in December

At the turn of every Autumn people remember the historical tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but why not in December, or any other day?

By: Jon Letman ,; HonoluluCivilBeat

December 28, 2012

Interview

The Cost of War: An Interview With Hawaii Congressional Candidate and Veteran Tulsi Gabbard

The former Honolulu city councilwoman, state legislator and combat veteran shares her views on Afghanistan, Iran, drones and military spending.

By: Jon Letman ,; Truthout

November 5, 2012

News Analysis

War & Peace

Hawaii: Head of the Tentacled Beast

Hawaii, which is home to U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), with sonar, radar, and optical tracking stations as its eyes and ears, is the head of the beast which allows …

By: Jon Letman ,; ForeignPolicyinFocus

October 31, 2012

News

War & Peace

Jeju Island Base Divides Korean, International Green Groups

As construction of a hotly contested naval base on South Koreau2019s Jeju Island advances, thereu2019s a showdown underway.

By: Jon Letman ,; InterPressServiceNews

August 19, 2012

News Analysis

War & Peace

The Dalai Lama on Peace, War and the Aloha Spirit

When His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV visited Hawaii in mid-April to launch the Pillars of Peace Hawaii initiative, audiences rose in anticipation each time he shuffled onto stage, always …

By: Jon Letman ,; Truthout

April 25, 2012

News Analysis

From an “Ocean of Wisdom” Springs Pillars of Peace

Trudging across unforgiving Himalayan passes and crossing ice-cold river currents, a 23-year-old Tibetan born as Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama XIV) began his legendary life in exile in March 1959 …

By: Jon Letman ,; Truthout

April 25, 2012

News

Radioactive or Not, Tsunami Debris Could Seriously Impact US’s, Canada’s West Coasts

Fishing boats and other debris are dispersed at the Oharai Port after a tsunami struck the area following Friday's massive earthquake in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, March 12, 2011. (Photo: …

By: Jon Letman ,; Truthout

February 20, 2012

Op-Ed

Teaching Children War

Last week, just before Veterans Day, my seven-year-old son, a second grader at a public school on Kauai, brought home an issue of Scholastic News. The cover …

By: Jon Letman ,; HonoluluCivilBeat

November 23, 2011

Op-Ed

America’s “New Normal” Is Anything But

As the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan looms, America approaches a decade of continuous and expanding wars, both declared and undeclared, in at least four countries. …

By: Jon Letman ,; HonoluluCivilBeat

September 15, 2011

Interview

Paul Theroux’s “Tao of Travel“

(Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Last month, author Paul Theroux published his latest book “The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road.” Over the course of …

By: Jon Letman ,; Truthout

July 21, 2011

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