Japan withdraws occupation support ships
Agence France-Press
11/01/07
Japan on Thursday ordered home ships engaged on a refuelling mission in the Indian Ocean, halting the close US ally’s main role in the ‘war on terror’ due to domestic opposition. Japan, which has been officially pacifist since the end of World War II, has supplied fuel to US and other forces operating in Afghanistan under legislation first passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. But the government failed to extend the mission as the main opposition party, which controls one house of parliament, has vowed that Japan should not take part in ‘American wars’...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jW0dsG_KRuLh5t8ESScIuvEQGWBw
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
11/01/07
Japan on Thursday ordered home ships engaged on a refuelling mission in the Indian Ocean, halting the close US ally’s main role in the ‘war on terror’ due to domestic opposition. Japan, which has been officially pacifist since the end of World War II, has supplied fuel to US and other forces operating in Afghanistan under legislation first passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. But the government failed to extend the mission as the main opposition party, which controls one house of parliament, has vowed that Japan should not take part in ‘American wars’...
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jW0dsG_KRuLh5t8ESScIuvEQGWBw
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Afghanistan
rudkla - 1. Nov, 11:30
