Thousands surround Japan parliament in protest at US base plan

[WhiteTara]

Source: yahoo news

Thousands of protesters formed a human chain around Japan's parliament Sunday in protest at the planned construction of a new US base on the southern island of Okinawa.

Some 28,000 people, according to local media, surrounded the building holding banners reading "No more US bases in Okinawa" and "Follow the will of Okinawa".

Many wore blue, the colour symbolising support for the island.

Police did not give an estimate of the number taking part in rhe rally, the latest in a long series of protests.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-surround-japan-parliament-protest-us-plan-135047649.html

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. SO glad we can afford to build yet another base on foreign soil.

there are now around 800 US bases in foreign countries.
Seventy years after World War II and 62 years after the Korean War, there are still 174 US “base sites” in Germany, 113 in Japan, and 83 in South Korea, according to the Pentagon.
Hundreds more dot the planet in around 80 countries, including Aruba and Australia, Bahrain and Bulgaria, Colombia, Kenya, and Qatar, among many other places.
Although few Americans realize it, the United States likely has more bases in foreign lands than any other people, nation, or empire in history.

http://www.thenation.com/article/the-united-states-probably-has-more-foreign-military-bases-than-any-other-people-nation-or-empire-in-history/

[WhiteTara]

2. Incredible, isn't it.

[FairWinds]

3. The US has behaved abominably in Okinawa . .

and elsewhere.

Please read up on it.

The Jeju Island base in S. Korea is also being built against
the will of the Korean people.

This enitre build-up is part of the US "Pivot to Asia",
a planned military face-off with China.

It is insane.

Veterans For Peace opposes this and other military madness.

[Bayard]

4. I would hope

That President Sanders would have a say in this country's insane, continuing military build up. How many times over do you really need to have enough fire power to kill every human on the planet? I can understand having bases in countries we've been at war with for a number of years afterward, but how many years after WWI and II, Korea? Its beyond ridiculous, and wastes resources that should be going for funding health care and education in our own country.