2014 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:25:48 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] HERBICIDES, GLOBAl: "More drums dug up near Kadena [Okinzwa, Japan] schools amid pollution scare"
 
More drums dug up near Kadena schools amid pollution scare

By Travis J. Tritten and Chiyomi Sumida
Stars and Stripes
January 27, 2014

OKINAWA CITY, Okinawa - The Japan Ministry of Defense on Tuesday began unearthing at least 11 more containers from a soccer field adjacent to Kadena Air Base schools where 22 buried dioxin- and herbicide-tainted drums were discovered last summer.

The ministry will test to determine whether the additional drums also contain traces of pollutants.

Ministry officials also said they hope to confirm the origin of the herbicide of the original drums following public speculation that it could be proof of Agent Orange, an infamous Vietnam-era tactical defoliant the United States has repeatedly said was never present on Okinawa.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/okinawa/more-drums-dug-up-near- kadena-schools-amid-pollution-scare-1.264344

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