Feb 15 2008
Okinawa is mighty pissed off
This week's news about a 38 year old US marine stationed in Okinawa abducting and raping a junior high school girl has overtaken the headlines from last week's frenzy about gyoza ("Dumplings." I hate that word.) imported from China that were contaminated with insecticide. In a nutshell, Okinawa wants the US military off their land and they want the federal government to come up with a concrete plan to make sure that their citizens are never again the victims of crimes perpetrated by members of the US military. I get the impression that the American people and government don't understand just how pissed off Okinawa is right now. The crap's really hitting the proverbial fan right now. I'm glad I don't live in Okinawa.
