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The Washington Post Finally Discovers Guam

It was bound to happen eventually – The Washington Post finally ran a comprehensive (and pretty critical, I might ad) article in tomorrow’s paper on the proposed military buildup of Guam. (Yes, that’s right. Tomorrow. Today is the 21st, and the by-line is the 22nd. Don’t ask me. Maybe it’s an international dateline thing.)

Anyway. My favorite quote in the article is from Simon A. Sanchez II, chairman of Guam’s commission on public utilities:”We don’t mind being the tip of spear, but we don’t want to get the shaft.”

And I’m thrilled to report that the final quote is from none other than the fabulous Dr. Natividad:
“This is old-school colonialism all over again,” said LisaLinda Natividad, an assistant professor of social work at the University of Guam and an activist opposing the buildup. “It boils down to our political status — we are occupied territory.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/21/AR2010032101025.html

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