Soldiers point gun toward residents at U.S. supply depot near Tokyo

As U.S.-led military strikes against targets in Afghanistan continue, the
U.S. Sagami Supply Depot in Kanagawa Prefecture has tightened its security
to the extent that soldiers at the main gate point their guns at passers by.

Akahata of October 10 reported that the gate of the U.S. military
facility, which stores every item the U.S. Forces need in times of war, is
now fortified by sand bags.

Citizens remember that the supply depot in the 1960s and 1970s served as
a facility to repair tanks and armored vehicles used in the war of
aggression against Vietnam.

Last year, the U.S. Forces carried out major exercises for treating
injured soldiers in the field hospital in total disregard of strong protests
from citizens. (end)