U.S. Faces New Sex Assault Claim In Japan
Army Serviceman Under Investigation For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting Philippine Woman
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Protesters shout slogans during a rally titled "We don't need dangerous neighbors" Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008 in Chatan, an Okinawan town where a U.S. Marine allegedly raped a 14-year-old Japanese girl last week. On Wednesday, the U.S. military in Japan said it is investigating an allegation of another sexual assault against an Army serviceman. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
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Photo shows a site where Tyrone Hadnott, a staff sergeant at the U.S. Camp Courtney base in Okinawa Prefecture, is suspected of raping a 14-year-old local girl inside a car parked on a street in the town of Chatan Feb. 10. Hadnott was arrested Feb. 11 after he was found inside his car in front of his house. (AP Photo/Kyodo)
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The investigation, apparently at the preliminary stages, was disclosed amid a rising furor over a recent series of crimes blamed on American troops, including the arrest last week of a Marine on suspicion of raping a 14-year-old.
Details in the latest case were hazy, but it involved an alleged attack at an Okinawa hotel earlier this month, officials said. A report by Japan's Kyodo News agency said American military authorities had taken the servicemen into custody.
"They are investigating charges of that," said Sgt. Terence Peck of U.S. Forces Japan. He refused to provide additional details, referring calls to the U.S. Army.
The woman, also unidentified, was taken to a hospital after the alleged attack after meeting with a serviceman in a hotel, said Takashi Ariyoshi of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Okinawa police refused to provide further details.
The U.S. military on Wednesday imposed tight restrictions on U.S. troops in Japan to crack down on the crime spree, limiting some 45,000 military personnel, civilian employees and their families to bases, workplaces or off-base homes indefinitely.
The restrictions went beyond a midnight curfew already in place for enlisted Marines on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, where most of the 50,000 U.S. troops in the country are based.
The order, which focused on Okinawa but also affected Marines throughout Japan, was issued after a string of crimes blamed on American servicemen stoked long-simmering sentiment against the U.S. military presence.
The move was part of a broad campaign in the past week by the U.S. to soothe rising anger over the alleged crimes - most prominently the suspected rape of the 14-year-old - that threatened to erupt into widespread protests against the American presence.
The furor began with the arrest last week of 38-year-old Staff Sgt. Tyrone Luther Hadnott in the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in Okinawa. Hadnott admitted to investigators that he forced the girl down and kissed her, but said he did not rape her, police say.
The tensions have been compounded in recent days by allegations of other less serious crimes, such as drunken driving, trespassing and counterfeiting. Japanese leaders have deplored the behavior and accused the U.S. military of lax discipline.
Okinawa is considered a linchpin in the U.S. military posture in Asia, and Washington is eager to quell rising negative sentiment against American troops. U.S. military officials have apologized profusely, and Ambassador Thomas Schieffer traveled to Okinawa last week to smooth relations.
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See all 59 CommentsOver paid
Over sexed
Over there.
The "LBFM" sobriquet or the "poontang" name given to the women in these countries is symptomatic of the lack of regard for these people as human beings, and indicative of a lack of respect.
This gives the lie as to the claim that we are there protecting these people, or their human rights, as we most often are the worst abusers.
Thank you. Your''s is the only post about the article. I don''t know why we always get off on Muslims/slavery/religion topics.
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People do not realize we have stationed combat troops on Okinawa since the end of WW2, and the Japanese of today are not the same polite people who resigned themselves to their emperor''s wish and surrendered some 63 years and three generations ago.
Here and there, the old stereotype of pushy, chauvinist, expansionist Japanese- The Ugly Japanese-- re-emerges. When a US sub surfaced off Hawaii during routine tests, it happened to collide with and sink a Japanese tour boat. Insensitive to the fact this obvious accident happened within miles of Pearl Harbor, some intensely nationalist Japanese hotheads demanded the US sub captain apologize to Japan.
And recently, Japanese whaling vessels were caught by Greenpeace using explosive harpoons for whaling, and killing baby whales with clear disregard for international convention on whaling.
All to suggest American post-Cold War troop deployments in the area need to be reevaluated more often. Some 50,000 US Marines on Okinawa is not a credible deterrent to any large-scale movement of armies. And clearly, Okinawans no longer consider US troops to make a valuable contribution to either their security or economy.
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I posted, too-- I cannot believe we still hear stories about soldier abuse, etc. It drives the Pentagon crazy, because they know sooner or later it will happen again. Meanwhile, this is only the investigative phase, and there may be another angle to it. In any case, this has happened before, and much too often.
As for the monomania about Islam, the poster "terrorislam(insert latest number here)" is on a mission. He imagines he is Paul Revere, alerting sleeping, Aryan Christians to the Islmaic hordes ready to storm ashore.
Amazingly enough for a guardian of liberal democratic values, he falls into the trap laid by bin Laden and others of his tribe, who want a sharp geopolitical polarization between religions. This, they believe, is the only way to unite Muslims across the world. In effect, terrorislam# works for bin Laden, himself.
It is worthy noting terrorislam likes to call violent Islamic theocrats "fascists", as though calling them "Nazi" (and has done that, too). He has been reminded the rest of the world defines fascist differently, as closer to the Bush oligarchy (of which he may imagine himself a part), but this brings embarrassing inferences.
why are we still occupying Japan, it makes money for the republicon contractors thats why,
we will be in Iraq forever as well and for the same reason.
PATENT OFFICE ''*** ASSAULTS'' DEPARTMENT.
on Okinawa as a young Marine. Camp Hanson. We had to go on "liberty" as groups of three or four Marines because if ya went out to Kin Village alone you would
be attack by groups of local young people.
Still nothing on obama''s wife and her "finally proud of my country remark". Not one word.
DOes frank still run his male escort serice from his DC office? Any more news on MA governor top aide, mcgee, and his charge of assaulting a young boy at a Florida resort?? Oh yea, you didn''t see that on this site.
Too bad about studds but I''m sure he took the image of his party appaluading him to his grave. Talk about rape, I do believe there has only been one president accused of rape. It was a real nice job the media did on vilifying the women who were abused by your bubba. Guess madame clinton doesn''t consider women abuse by her hubby worthy of her feminism leanings.
Anything else you want to talk about???
Posted by exCoachKen at 10:03 AM : Feb 21, 2008"
The previous President had gutted the military to balance the budget. That is a FACT.
Posted by exCoachKen at 10:03 AM : Feb 21, 2008
The charged Marine was a Staff Sargeant. Even at the faster promotion rates that accompany wartime service, his rank suggests that his enlistment preceded the loosening of standards.
When I was in the Army, one of my assignments included a tour on Okinawa, where I was stationed on a Marine base.
The Okinawans - and later also the Japanese, after we returned the island - have long had justifiable reasons to resent the yearly or better rapes of their young women.
"Justifiable", as in "they happened".
That one sounds fishy to me - particularly after the pre-arranged meet in a hotel. I for one would not rule out:
"That will be $500, G.I."
"$500?!??!? You said $100 before we started!!!!"
"You want I should call police, GI?!?!? You want I should say you rape me, GI?!?! You want go to Okinawa jail, GI?!?!?"
"**** you and the horse you rode in on!!!!"
"Help!!! Rape!!!! (I show you, GI.)"
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Posted by JERSupporter at 11:11 AM : Feb 21, 2008
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Do you fascist REALLY think this kind of thing helps you? YOU freaks have been attacking any American who dares appose you or your "Party" for way to long. It''s time it stopped. If you can''t come up with an honest response to someone''s opinion just shut your mouth... the ways of McCarthy have no place in this nation today. Sieg Heil Bush!!
Still nothing on obama''''s wife and her "finally proud of my country remark". Not one word.
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Posted by Xlib at 09:51 AM : Feb 21, 2008
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Has it crossed you VERY small and insignificant little mind that MOST of us UNDERSTAND what Obama''s wife meant and see NO need in continuing trying to create a wedge issue with it? Just because YOU practice FASCISM does NOT mean the rest of us do!! Sieg Heil McCarthy!!
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Posted by easeup at 10:15 AM : Feb 21, 2008
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No that is NOT a fact and the PROOF is in the fact that we conducted SEVERAL successful actions under his watch as well as Sir Lies-A-Lot used the SAME military to attack Afganistan AND Iraq. IF you check the facts as well the fascist were in charge of Congress at the time. Yes they shut the government down over disagreements with Clinton but NONE of them over the MILITARY... all were because Clinton wouldn''t let them cut taxes without showing spending cuts to pay for those tax cuts. It''s all there in the Congressional Record swastika breath!! Now let''s let the fuhrer hear you... he needs to know you bootlickers are out here for him. Ready? SIEG HEIL MEIN FUHRER!! Good little Nazi!!
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Posted by MCVet
why are you in another story about ***? as i told you in other board, you are not qualified for this subject...you have to have experience in it to be
Leon Tolstoy "War and Peace" Pg. 933
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It ain''t pretty, and we don''t like it, but it is true! We would much rather maintain our denial about certain realities of the human condition. Four years in the Navy taught me very well how true it is. Maintaining large numbers of our young men at these huge bases overseas in peaceful countries is insanity. Except for those exploiting the "economic" benefits (domestic and foriegn) - they don''t want us there. And we could sure find better things to spend all that money on!
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He who speaks the truth better keep one foot in the stirrup...
Turkish admonition....
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You MCVet has some serious problems. I will not argue nor attempt to explain anything rational to someone who continues to post incoherent jibber jabber. Perhaps some encouragement may help, so I will simply say - think before you speak.
And these guys are supposed to be America''s "best and brightest"?
Nothing could be further from the truth....I have a Ph.d in this stuff and you are misinforming the public. Muslims, jews and Christians lived side by side in Spain, and even when the Turks took over in the middle east with no problem. The problem came when christians invaded places like jerusalem, they had no tolerance for anybody, including jews.
And these guys are supposed to be America''''s "best and brightest"?
Posted by MyIDonCBS at 02:31 PM : Feb 21, 2008
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I don''t think so.. It seems to me that we shouldn''t get "perception", which is usually engineered, shaped, moulded, massaged, or otherwise subject to all sorts of manipulations, with the truth, which is usually harder to find, but once found, stands on it''s own two feet, without need of "belief" or support of any kind.
I don''t know about the "brightest", but the best (as far as I''m concerned) are those dodging IEDs and car bombs, not those enjoying sandy beaches and getting in trouble in some peaceful, serene backwater.
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