Mar 4

Japan to decide in March on plan to move US base: PM 
    (AFP)

AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Thursday that his government would decide by the end of March on a basic plan of where to move a contentious US military base on the island of Okinawa. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 4

US won't be 'dictatorial' in Japan base row 
    (AFP)

AFP – A senior US official pledged Wednesday to hear out complaints from Japan in a row over a military base but insisted that the current plan was the best option. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 21

US open to options in Japan base row: diplomat 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States is ready to face “a variety of different possibilities” in talks with Japan on where to relocate a contentious US military base, its top diplomat for Asia was quoted as saying Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 18

US open to options in Japan base row: diplomat 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States is ready to face “a variety of different possibilities” in talks with Japan on where to relocate a contentious US military base, its top diplomat for Asia was quoted as saying Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 18

US open to options in Japan base row: diplomat 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States is ready to face “a variety of different possibilities” in talks with Japan on where to relocate a contentious US military base, its top diplomat for Asia was quoted as saying Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 15

US senator open to options on Japan base dispute 
    (AP)

AP – A member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday he’s open to hearing options on how to resolve a dispute over the relocation of a contentious U.S. Marine base on the Japanese island of Okinawa. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 6

Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deaths 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with “no tactical or strategic value” led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one of the worst battles of the Afghanistan war, a report found on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 5

Delay in Afghan base closure led to 8 U.S. deaths 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – A delay of months in closing a remote combat outpost with “no tactical or strategic value” led to the deaths of eight U.S. soldiers last year in one of the worst battles of the Afghanistan war, a report found on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 1

Kuwait Qaeda-linked cell plotted to attack US base: officer 
    (AFP)
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Feb 1

US ready to talk over Japan base row: Pentagon 
    (AFP)

AFP – The United States is ready to negotiate with Japan in a months-old row over a US military base, a Pentagon official said Monday, suggesting a softer stance from Washington. Read the rest of this entry »

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