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US Troops Confined to Base in Japanese Uproar

Military personnel confined to bases indefinitely

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 20, 2008 6:44 AM CST

(Newser) – The US military has ordered 45,000 American troops, civilian employees and their families in Japan restricted to their military bases, homes and workplaces in a move to quell growing Japanese outrage at problem Marines. The orders, in place indefinitely, will effectively bar Marines nationwide...   Read full story »

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