Indigenous activists oppose US military build up

Updated May 9, 2008 12:44:42

The proposed redeployment of 8,000 US Marines from Okinawa to Guam is being opposed by indigenous Chamorro activists.US military plans to move the Marines and their 9,000 dependents to the US territory have been welcomed by many Guamanians, including the Governor and the Chamber of Commerce.As well as Guam, the Marines are likely to establish bases on Tinian and Pagan islands in the neighbouring Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Presenter:Bruce Hill
Speaker:Debbie Quinata,Chamorro Nation leader