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NAHA, Japan (AFP) - Japan's southern island of Okinawa on Thursday demanded the US military rein in the thousands of troops stationed there after a US Marine was arrested for allegedly raping a girl.

The prefectural assembly of Okinawa unanimously adopted a resolution asking the US military to take action to improve ethical training for its forces.

The move came on the heels of similar resolutions passed by local assemblies of Chatan and Okinawa city, two municipalities where the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl occurred late Sunday.

"Okinawa prefecture has repeatedly demanded stricter discipline for US servicemen and action to prevent criminal offences, but still an incident like this happened. We feel fierce anger," said assembly member Seiichi Oyakawa, reading out the resolution.

"We demand the US government take effective and specific preventive actions that are clear to the eyes of the people of Okinawa, such as carrying out thorough human rights training for US soldiers," he said.

The resolution also renewed the local government's call for a reduction in the more than 20,000 US troops stationed in Okinawa.

Staff Sergeant Tyrone Luther Hadnott, 38, was arrested on Monday over allegations that he raped the girl in his car on the island. He has admitted trying to forcibly kiss her and groping her but denied raping her.

The incident rekindled memories of the gang-rape in 1995 of a 12-year-old girl by three US Marines, which set off major protests on the island and set in motion a process to reduce the number of US troops there.

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"...ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA - The head of the new U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) reassured the leaders of the African Union that Washington has no plans to militarize the continent, reports Reuters. "Our policy is to assist African countries to build their security capacity and have a secured environment," said AFRICOM commander Gen. William Ward. "Africa Command is not here to build garrisons and military bases," said the general, who was speaking to visiting A.U. leaders in Addis Ababa...."

We must be weary, this is extremely dangerous dining. We all know how it goes down in the Philippines. Give a bone and they'll creep in and take the entire meat factory. Africa should not buy this, but should negotiate for the primary crucial policy changes we need,- Like 'fair Free trade', [1] and the US stopping its lobbying against and vetoing to block the unanimous UN resolutions to ban illegal gun trade in Africa. [2]

Fruitless letter to General Powell to stop US blocking of control on small arms. The US position remains unchanged till date. [4]
"....Dear General Powell,
Every minute, one human life is snuffed out because of small arms. At the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons, John Bolton, the US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control, stated that the US will block the proposed UN plan of action to curb small arms controls. His reason was that if the UN plan went ahead, it would undermine the US contitutional right for individuals to bear arms. His alternative was to strengthen existing arms embargoes and the development of more stringent national policies against the illicit small arms trade on the part of member states. It is urgent and necessary that we ask, "Is this response adequate?"

Annually 90% of the 500,000 deaths from use of small arms will be civilians. UN statistics show that 40-60% of the over 500 million small arms in circulation are illicit [5]....(More on next page)

References:
1. Africa loses 300 billion dollars in un-free trade by west
2. US John Bolton Blocks gun control
US single handedly vetoes to block unanimous UN ban of illegal arms trade in Africa
4... Asian Human rights: RESPONSE: US/UN: Sign the petition for small arms controls
5... Small arms cause 90% of civilian casualities! UNICEF

"...America has bases in as diverse countries as South Korea, Germany, Japan and Eastern Europe.
He said in those places, not only do the marines terrorise their supposed hosts; they go as far as to rape and sexually abuse women.
“It’s all a result of arrogance,” he said...."

The Botswana National Front Vice President, Olebile Gaborone, is set to further divide African lawmakers at the Pan African Parliament scheduled for next month when he presents a motion calling on the continent to reject the setting up of the United States military bases in Africa (AFRICOM).

Speaking to The Sunday Standard, Gaborone said the African Union should be united in rejecting AFRICOM.

He said allowing the Americans to set up bases in Africa is the surest way of inviting Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the continent.

Botswana is a frontrunner in a list of potential hosts to the American military bases planned for Africa.

Gaborone says, contrary to some views that Botswana stands to benefit were the country to host the American army, not only will the country become a target of Islamists attacks and hatred it will also become a pawn in the global grand scheme by America to dominate and manipulate the entire world. “Let us not create reasons for Al-Qaeda to attack us,” said Gaborone.

He said by hosting the Americans, Botswana will become an inseparable partner of the increasing American unilateralist agenda and arrogance. “We should not forget that world terrorism is increased by the United States’ attitude of bullying and attacking anyone and everyone they do not like,” said Gaborone.

Focusing on Botswana, Gaborone said the United States military personnel are notorious for terrorising their hosts the world over.

Written by Henry Kyambalesa

I have found it difficult, really difficult, to resist the temptation of getting involved in the debate. Let me tender my observations and misgivings concerning the AFRICOM initiative, without reciting those which are presented in existing articles on the subject.

1. In terms of peace and security, African countries do not, by and large, face external threats. Zambia, for instance, is sur­round­ed by civi­lized and friendly nations which do not apparently pose any threat to the country—that is, Angola, (Botswana), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. We expect the situation to remain that way in the long term.

In other words, the problems facing the African continent are generally NOT military in nature. The needs, expectations and aspirations of citizens on the continent are clear: greater access to education, vocational training and life-saving healthcare; greater and sustained food security; greater employment opportunities; improved socio-economic conditions in rural areas; greater access to clean water and electricity; greater care for the elderly, the handicapped and both orphaned and vulnerable children; sustained protection of the fragile natural environment; and, among other things, a sustained effort to address the scourge of corruption.

We need support in addressing these and other related needs of our people.

2. If AFRICOM is allowed to create military bases on the African continent, what arguments will be advanced to prevent other countries with the wherewithal to seek to establish military bases on the continent—such as China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, and

YarAdua agrees in the White house to what he fully denounced?--- http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/index.php/content/view/8022/55

The Nigerian presi-dent embarrassingy said- “I am highly honored and privileged to be here. I will never forget this moment in my life. I have briefed Mr. President on the situation in Nigeria"

Dear fellow Africans,

We believe this was just a transient temporary mistake on YarAdua's part, he was spell bound meeting with the US 'leader' and lost his balance, or he was bribed or implanted with some nano-technology control device.

This is an emergency where we/our generation must act so our kids know we did our best. Please add your articles, spread Africa Against AFRICOM.org word round, donate and whoever has influence, make sure it gets to the Nigerian presidency. We must not invite wahala (trouble) and the worlds most despised Nation (due to murderous policies, lies and torture) into Nigeria. We do not want to turn our Nation into a terror battle field oh!!!! You invite US, you inviting AlQaeda, their best friends along too! We must cleanse the president and remove whatever was injected into him.

Presidents of democratic sovereign Nations do not just over-turn solid administration decisions and well strung out policies over night, over tea, over bribe and over nano-technology-implantation. They must return to their congress and thoroughly evaluate making a new stance before making decisions that affect the lives of those who elected them and the entire congress into office, and the lives of the entire Continent and World, born and yet unborn.

The president has no right to make such an erroneous decision in haste on our behalf and must be brought to redress immediately. We do not want Nigeria to be a center of water-boarding torture as is Cuba, do we?


*History of US bases*

US bases in history mean two things,- war or existence in a state of perpetual war. The US base in Saudi Arabia was the birth of Osama Bin Ladin, the US operation in Afghanistan was the direct empowering of same Osama whom the CIA employed in their so called protective operations to defeat Russia.

The US presence in Iraq was the empowering and

LAGOS (AFP) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua will not allow his country to be used as a base for the proposed US African military command AFRICOM, officials said.

"The president restated the position of Nigeria not permitting a US base in our country or sub-region but to work towards the establishment of an African standby force," Governor Bukola Saraki of the north central state of Kwara told reporters after Yar'adua met with top past and present Nigerian leaders.

Peter Egom, a senior research fellow at the Nigerian Institute for International Affairs, says the United States is primarily expanding its military presence in Africa to protect its interest in the region's oil resource. "America does not have to come to Africa to defend her interest. American needs to have willing partners, co-operative partners, to defend American interests in Africa," said Egom.

US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte visited Nigeria last week to outline his country's plan to set up AFRICOM, saying it was in line with US defence policy. "It's not unusual for the US to have regional military commands. We have regional military commands in various parts of the world," Negroponte told reporters at the end of his visit.

Say No to Africom!

Danny Glover & Nicole C. Lee

With little scrutiny from Democrats in Congress and nary a whimper of protest from the liberal establishment, the United States will soon establish permanent military bases in sub-Saharan Africa. An alarming step forward in the militarization of the African continent, the US Africa Command (Africom) will oversee all US military and security interests throughout the region, excluding Egypt. Africom is set to launch by September 2008 and the Senate recently confirmed Gen. William "Kip" Ward as its first commander.

General Ward told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Africom would first seek "African solutions to African problems." His testimony made Africom sound like a magnanimous effort for the good of the African people.

In truth Africom is a dangerous continuation of US military expansion around the globe. Such foreign-policy priorities, as well as the use of weapons of war to combat terrorist threats on the African continent, will not achieve national security. Africom will only inflame threats against the United States, make Africa even more dependent on external powers and delay responsible African solutions to continental security issues.

The US militarization of Africa is further rationalized by George W. Bush's claims that Africom "will enhance our efforts to bring peace and security to the people of Africa" and promote the "goals of development, health, education, democracy and economic growth." Yet the Bush Administration fails to mention that securing and controlling African wealth and natural resources is key to US trade interests, which face growing competition from China. Transnational corporations rely on Africa for petroleum, uranium and diamonds--to name some of the continent's bounty. West Africa currently provides 15 percent of crude oil imports to the United States, and that figure is expected to rise to 25 percent by 2015.

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