tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10853024.post4556127726752044314..comments2024-03-12T20:20:35.830-05:00Comments on Organizing Notes: OP-ED IN LOCAL PAPER TODAYBruce K. Gagnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845856861232395427noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10853024.post-28795392825590657872010-07-03T15:46:39.736-05:002010-07-03T15:46:39.736-05:00And one question for you Anonymous....please give ...And one question for you Anonymous....please give me an example of a "reputable news organization" in the U.S. that is not in the pocket of corporate globalization and the military strategy it uses to enforce its will around the world.Bruce K. Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845856861232395427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10853024.post-50810114256936496542010-07-03T15:43:34.381-05:002010-07-03T15:43:34.381-05:00One other thing...the South Korea Navy has recentl...One other thing...the South Korea Navy has recently sent one of their Aegis destroyer, outfitted with missile offense systems on-board, to Hawaii for joint training missions with the U.S. navy.....the South Korean ships are essentially being integrated under U.S. command-control so any South Korean Navy base I believe will ultimately be controlled by the U.S. military. That's the way the U.S. does things with its "junior" partners.<br /><br />The South Korean people, and the villagers of Gangjeong, understand this clearly.Bruce K. Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845856861232395427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10853024.post-59311239384412897852010-07-03T15:37:51.109-05:002010-07-03T15:37:51.109-05:00Very good questions, you might pose them to the So...Very good questions, you might pose them to the South Korean embassy in Washington DC who told several of our members that the U.S. was pushing them to build the base.<br /><br />I really can't speak for the U.S. Navy but I would venture a guess that the U.S. is building so many of these Aegis ships they need to find places to put them all......among other things.Bruce K. Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845856861232395427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10853024.post-75094562155568156812010-07-03T15:17:24.300-05:002010-07-03T15:17:24.300-05:00Mr. Gagnon,
I saw your Times Record piece, and I&...Mr. Gagnon,<br /><br />I saw your Times Record piece, and I'm curious about two specific things:<br /><br />1) How come there is no mention of U.S. involvement in the base from any reputable news organization? The South Korean papers are actually quite specific about exactly how the base will be used, to the point of listing which Korean-built ROK Navy ships will be based in Jeju. There are plenty of references to the U.S. Navy using it for port calls, but nobody reliable says anything about permanently stationing U.S. vessels or personnel at the base.<br /><br />2) Why would the United States need a Navy base in Gangjeong when they already have one in Sasebo, Japan, fewer than 200 sailing miles away? A Navy warship can get from Sasebo to Gangjeong in a matter of hours. What rationale would there be for the added expense of a base for such a marginal, almost negligible benefit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com