From: | Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com> |
Date: | Sun, 5 Jun 2011 19:51:44 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: Gyeonggi Province (South Korea) to inspect US bases |
Gyeonggi Province to carry out inspections of US bases on its own By Lee Hyo-sik Korea Times June 5, 2011The Gyeonggi Provincial Government said Sunday that it will conduct an investigation into areas around 28 U.S. military camps in the province to check whether soil and underground waters have been contaminated with dioxin and other harmful chemicals. The regional government’s announcement comes amid allegations that American soldiers buried hazardous materials inside bases across the country. The U.S. built a total of 51 bases in Gyeonggi Province. Of the 51, 23 have been returned to the Korean government, while the remaining 28 are still occupied and used by U.S. military. ... For the entire article, see http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/06/117_88376.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center 278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545 Fax: 650-961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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