Some Japanese not pleased with US presence after possible rape
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by bile Categories and Tags: Uncategorized, crime, island of Okinawa, Japan, politics, rape, United States, United States Army, USA, warfare state, Wilsonianism 12 Comments »Japanese officials are questioning a US army servicemen over an alleged sexual assault, adding to a series of recent accusations which have made locals more hostile to American troops.Japanese and US authorities said an unidentified servicemen was accused of attacking a Philippine woman at a hotel on the southern island of Okinawa.
Last week a US marine from the same area was arrested on suspicion of raping a 14-year old Japanese girl.
The incident compounded local anger at the heavy US military presence on the island.
A series of recent crimes such as drunk driving and trespassing have been blamed on American servicemen, and locals have for years complained of crowding and noise.
The latest case comes a day after American forces indefinitely banned 45,000 troops, civilian employees and their families from venturing off army bases, except to travel between work and off-base homes, in attempt to cut down on crime.
I thought our presence in other countries wasn’t a problem? We are their great protectors right? We’re the USA. How could we possibly upset anyone by having 45K troops in their homeland for 60+ years. Don’t these people understand we are there to help them. The Wilsonians told me they were fine with this. Perhaps these protesters are just confused.
