[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL: Gyeonggi Province (South Korea) to inspect US bases

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Gyeonggi Province to carry out inspections of US bases on its own

By Lee Hyo-sik
Korea Times
June 5, 2011

The 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.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/06/117_88376.html

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Lenny Siegel
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