Network to Close U.S. Military Bases in Okinawa, Japan

Sign the Following Petition!

March 1, 2010 by Editor

Please sign the following letter here:

Target: President Barack Obama
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Okinawa is home to ecologically significant coral reefs that support more than 1,000 species of reef fish, marine mammals and sea turtles. Creatures like the dugong, a critically endangered and culturally treasured animal, rely on these reefs for their survival.

But the U.S. government is planning to build a new American military base atop a healthy coral reef that will likely destroy the diverse array of animal life the reef supports, including at least nine species threatened with extinction.

Okinawa’s coral reefs are already threatened by global warming and pollution: More than half of the marine species have disappeared over the past decade, and constuction of the offshore facility will only further destroy the fragile marine ecosystem.

We must protect the reef and its inhabitants. Speak out and tell President Obama to protect Okinawa’s reefs and stop all plans for the construction of a military base.

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  • Angela Krattiger

    The people of Okinawa have spoken and they do not want US military bases on their islands. Please respect their decisions!

  • michaelsoneill

    The people of Okinawa have had enough of. U. S. Military dictorship in the guise of a benevolent Overseer. The America Military Machine is a Voracious and Despotic giant that feeds on others land, resources, and people. Okinawans have had enough of Racist and Malicious Solders, Sailors and Marines. The Military has bombed Okinawa's surrounding islands with lethal depleted uranium artilly and bombs, without the curtesy of cleaning this atrocious mess up. Much of the land is inhabitable. For a better understanding of the Rape of Okinawa and American Military destruction, read Chalmers Johnson Trilogy of Blowback, The Sorrows of Emire, and Nemesis.

  • michaelsoneill

    The people of Okinawa have had enough of. U. S. Military dictorship in the guise of a benevolent Overseer. The America Military Machine is a Voracious and Despotic giant that feeds on others land, resources, and people. Okinawans have had enough of Racist and Malicious Solders, Sailors and Marines. The Military has bombed Okinawa's surrounding islands with lethal depleted uranium artilly and bombs, without the curtesy of cleaning this atrocious mess up. Much of the land is inhabitable. For a better understanding of the Rape of Okinawa and American Military destruction, read Chalmers Johnson Trilogy of Blowback, The Sorrows of Emire, and Nemesis.