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    The demand to close Futenma grew in 2004 after a Marine helicopter crashed into a nearby university. "I urge Prime Minister Hatoyama to tell President Obama that Okinawa needs no more U.S. bases ... I urge Prime Minister Hatoyama to make a brave decision and put an end to Okinawa’s burden and ordeal." Five other speakers took the stage, all calling for the Marine air operations to be moved outside Okinawa.
    I urge Prime Minister Hatoyama to tell President Obama that Okinawa needs no more U.S. bases ... I urge Prime Minister Hatoyama to make a brave decision and put an end to Okinawa’s burden and ordeal.
    SOURCE: Stars and Stripes 2 weeks ago

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