(My latest for Asia Times) Osprey a new tinderbox on Okinawa

Osprey a new tinderbox on Okinawa

Okinawan anger at the planned deployment of V-22 Ospreys to the United States' Futenma air base has been directed at both Tokyo and Washington, with islanders accusing the mainland government of "discrimination" in its failure to scale down US military operations. Claiming the tilt-rotor aircraft are accident prone and threaten densely populated Ginowan City, some Okinawans are agitating for independence. - Kosuke Takahashi (Jun 11, '12)