Patriot Paradox

AFP – Tunisian immigrant children were put up on Saturday in a former US military base on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, where thousands of boat people have arrived in recent weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Japan said Thursday it has no plans to set a deadline to resolve a dispute over a US base on Okinawa island, a day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped for a solution by spring. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Japan said Thursday it has no plans to set a deadline to resolve a dispute over a US base on Okinawa island, a day after Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped for a solution by spring. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday praised Japan’s efforts to find a solution to a dispute over a US base on Okinawa and said he hoped for progress “later this spring.” Read the rest of this entry »

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AFP – A US Army base which carries out tests to protect troops against biological weapons was temporarily locked down after a tiny amount of a nerve agent was reported missing, officials said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – A US Army base which carries out tests to protect troops against biological weapons was temporarily locked down after a tiny amount of a nerve agent was reported missing, officials said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited a US military base here to celebrate Christmas with men and women in uniform. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan ended a two-day tour of Okinawa on Saturday having failed to persuade the islanders to accept his government’s plan to keep a US military base there. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the southern island of Okinawa to a hail of protests Friday, on a tough mission to persuade the islanders to accept the relocation of a US military base there. Read the rest of this entry »