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Bruce Gagnon is coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. He offers his own reflections on organizing and the state of America's declining empire....

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The collapsing US military & economic empire is making Washington & NATO even more dangerous. US could not beat the Taliban but thinks it can take on China-Russia-Iran...a sign of psychopathology for sure. We must all do more to help stop this western corporate arrogance that puts the future generations lives in despair. @BruceKGagnon

Saturday, October 05, 2013

THE TARGET VILLAGE



Mikami Chie's The Target Village will be showing at the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival on Oct. 12 and Oct. 15, 2013.

The film follows Okinawan opposition to the construction of U.S. military helipads near the eco-village of Takae, located in an ecologically sensitive area of Yanbaru, a subtropical rainforest in the northern part of the main island.

The US military appropriated land in Yanbaru during the postwar period "Bayonets and Bulldozers" base expansion throughout Okinawa.  The beautiful biodiverse region, a World Heritage Site candidate, is used  by US Marines for "jungle training." Locals were forced to dress up like Vietnamese during the Vietnam War, for target practice and other war games.

Residents have been protesting V-22 Osprey helipad construction since the plans were announced in 2006.  WWF Japan details numerous wildlife, plant life and a gentle way of life under threat.

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