Interview With Julian Aguon, Chamoru Activist MELBOURNE, Jul 23 (IPS) - In this second of a two-part interview, IPS spoke with Julian Aguon -- whose homeland of Guam is soon to receive thousands more U.S. troops -- regarding the island’s economic problems, why Guam matters to Washington and the value of solidarity links between activists who are divided by oceans, yet united in a cause. Construction to upgrade the western Pacific island of Guam into an "unsinkable aircraft carrier" has already begun. As part of the process, 8,000 U.S. marines are to be transferred to Guam from the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. By 2014 there is expected to be some 40,000 U.S. military personnel stationed on Guam, which is officially classified as an unincorporated territory of the U.S. This build-up will require 15 billion US dollars to...
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