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Topic: U.S. airman accused of
attacking Japanese teen
after breaking into home |
U.S. airman accused of
attacking Japanese teen
after breaking into home
CNN, by Junko Ogura (*)
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Original Article
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Posted By:jeffblair, 11/2/2012 9:28:59 AM
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| Compounding the American military's difficulties on the Japanese island of Okinawa, a U.S. airman is under investigation over allegations he broke into a local family's home early Friday and assaulted a teenage boy before jumping off a third-floor balcony. The incident is likely to further deepen resentment among Okinawan residents about the significant U.S. military presence on the island. The situation was already extremely delicate following the arrest last month of two U.S. sailors accused of raping a local woman.
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Comments:
(*) and Jethro Mullen
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
curious1, 11/2/2012 9:35:10 AM (No. 8981847)
Jumping off a THIRD-FLOOR balcony????
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Redneck In NY, 11/2/2012 9:39:30 AM (No. 8981867)
Drugs...
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Blue-Z-Anna, 11/2/2012 10:26:46 AM (No. 8982005)
Stationing military personnel all over the world was a good idea when it took months to sail troops into battle. There is no good reason any more. Bring them all home.
All of them.
We don't use them when we need them anyway.
See: Benghazzi
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Hotrod, 11/2/2012 10:54:14 AM (No. 8982096)
Tension between the military and the Okinawa citizens has been high for many years. I, too, might be tense if my island was occupied by a foreign military. The main reason we keep a significant number of forces there is the threat from N. Korea. It also gives us a presence near China.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
lizzee1, 11/2/2012 11:38:53 AM (No. 8982280)
I like # 3's answer.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Pepper Tree, 11/2/2012 1:51:28 PM (No. 8982637)
No photos, and no names. Just vagueness about violent assaults and then an athletic escape. Sounds like a Chicago Saturday night amongst Holder's people.
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