From: Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WWIII update - Japan to deploy troops [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- AP. 18 October 2001. Japanese Troops to Support U.S. TOKYO -- Lawmakers authorized Japan's troops to support U.S. military strikes Thursday, ahead of an international summit with President Bush. The move enables Japan to send its military overseas to transport weapons and other supplies for the U.S.-led anti-terror campaign. It also approves the provision of logistic and humanitarian support. The legislation limits Japanese units to areas where combat is not taking place. It is a sensitive issue because Japan's post-World War II constitution bans the use of force to settle international disputes, and its Asian neighbors have raised concerns about the prospect of Japanese troops being sent outside its borders. With Parliament's lower house approving the three anti-terror bills Thursday, the legislation is virtually assured of becoming law. It cannot be blocked by the weaker upper house, which takes up the issue Friday. The bills loosen restrictions on dispatching Japan's Self-Defense Forces abroad and expand its role in protecting military bases and other vital installations on its soil from terrorists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews with continuing coverage of WWIII
