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| Japan PM says no need to rush U.S. base decision |
| 2009-10-23 |
| TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said on Friday there was no need to rush a decision that could stall a realignment of U.S. troops in the country, as tension grows over an issue that could fray ties with Washington. The top U.S. military officer kept up the pressure on Tokyo, saying a swift decision on the re-positioning of a U.S. Marine air base was needed to avoid putting a troop reorganization deal at risk, undermining security in Japan and the region. The Sankei newspaper reported Japan would tell U.S. President Barack Obama when he visits next month that it would craft a new plan by the end of the year to relocate the base on the southern island of Okinawa. But Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said there had been no such decision. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 GULF TIMES > [Defense Ministry Official]CHINA: ONUS IS ON USA TO KEEP TIES STABLE [inclusive and respectful of Chin's core interests and decisions, etc.]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-23 23:37 |
| #5 GULF TIMES > ONE IN SIX JAPANESE LIVING IN POVERTY [Japan Welfare Ministry statistcs]. Approxi 15,7$ of Japanese living below the median income levels for 2006, one of the worst for developed countries within the OECD group of nations. versus TELEGRAPH.UK > BRITAIN STILL IN [deep] RECESSION AND OVERTAKEN BY ITALY |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-23 23:20 |
| #4 * GUAM PDN POSTER > many in JAPAN know their country is a target for KIMMIE'S = NOKOR's MISSLES [future Nukulaar]; + CHINESE MIL FORUM > JAPAN ON VERGE OF FSCAL COLLAPSE/HIGH JAPANESE GDP WAS A "BALLON". versus WMF > TARGET JAPAN: CHINA'S SECOND ARTILLERY HAS 300 STARTEGIC NUCLEAR BOMBS AIMED AT JAPAN; + BEIJING'S STEADILY GROWING STRATEGIC MISSLE STRIKE CAPABILITY CAN NOW EFFEC TARGET APPROXIMATELY 45% OF THE USA. * SAME WMF > US NAVY IN BUDGET STAGNATION [no significant $$$ changes to gross US Fleet size]. USA = USDOD-NAVY can longer afford a large fleet ala WW2 or COLD WAR - however, it can afford only PER UNIT VESSEL/SHIP SUBSTITUTION as affected by changes in Techs. * SAME WMF > TAIWAN KMT LEGISLATOR JOHN CHIANG: WAR BTWN CHINA, TAIWAN STILL POSSIBLE ANYTIME WITHIN FIVE YEARS [circa Year 2014-2015 ro]. * SAME > JAPAN FOREIGN MINSTER OKADA: US-JAPAN OKINAWA BASES RELOCATION EXPECTED TO BE FINALIZED DURING OBAMA'S NOVEMBER VISIT [11/12th/2009]. The Bammer's visiting Nippon. *** IOW, SAME-TO-SMALLER USN FLEET + DITO USAF + ARMY-USMC grunts spread out around the world, at roughly same time as PAN-ISLAMIST NUCLEARIZATION [ Govts + Militant Groups] >THIS SHOULD END WELL 2010-2020??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-23 20:03 |
| #3 WMF >THREAD SUB-ARTIC > CHINA IS BEING HEMMED IN BY USA ON ITS EASTERN, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN FLANKS [AFPAK Front, IRAN Front, RUSS + EASTEUROS Front > GMD-TMD, ally INDIA, + traditional JAPAN-SOKOR-PHILIPPINES-GUAM-DIEGO GARCIA]; + USA IS INDIRECTLY ATTACKING CHINA, RUSSIA BY PROXY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-23 18:56 |
| #2 Wehell, GUAM PDN this sunny AM > JAPAN: BASE TO STAY ON OKINAWA. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-10-23 18:51 |
| #1 Goodbye and thanks for all the |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-23 13:28 |