Dr. Robert Eldridge, a patriot for two countries
Dr. Robert Eldridge, “deputy assistant chief of staff of
government and external affairs” a civilian employee for the United States
Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan was recently dismissed by a Marine Major
General. Dr. Eldridge taught at a
university in Osaka, Japan before working for the United States Marines. Mr. Eldridge is a distinguished gentleman and
a patriot of two nations. So why the dismissal?
Communist instigated and inspired demonstrators in Okinawa
have been protesting the relocation of a U.S. Marine base. Recently one of the protestors Hiroji
Yamashiro crossed a demarcation line and was arrested for trespassing. Demarcation lines or barriers in Japan are
respected, be they a painted line or a simple bamboo pole, Japanese refrain
from violating.
However Mr. Yamashiro decided ignore this respect and literally
crossed the line. Upon doing so, he was
arrested. Two leftist newspapers in Okinawa
reported he was on the other side of the line, the safe side, when Marines
grabbed him and arrested him. It was
reported Communist Party members of Japan’s parliament, the Diet, read the
articles and were critical of U.S. Marine actions.
In an attempt to expose the truth and avoid further negative
reporting of the Marines in Okinawa, Mr. Eldridge released a surveillance video
clearly illustrating Mr. Yamashiro did voluntarily crossed the line causing his
arrest. Claiming the release of the
video was “unauthorized” the Marine Major General over Dr. Eldridge dismissed
him. Huh?
The release of the video exposed the truth, cleared the U.S.
Marines of any wrong-doing and the Marine Major General dismissed the man responsible
for clearing the U.S. Marines. This does
not pass the smell test and something stinks here.
A video showing the arrest of Hiroji Yamashiro, the
62-year-old chairman of the Okinawa Heiwa Undo Center (Peace Movement Center),
caused the truth to be exposed and seems like people on both sides of the line
wanted to keep that video a secret.
Reading Dr. Robert Eldridge’s title of, “deputy assistant
chief of staff of government and external affairs,” would think the release of
the video was well within his job description.
Something is not only rotten in Denmark, but Okinawa too.
Note: The term “Something
is rotten in Denmark” is a quote from William Shakespeare’s play “Hamlet.”
Parts of the surveillance video that was released:
Related article by the Japan Times with questionable editorial
comments inserted:
Petition to restore Dr. Robert Eldridge to his position:
In this article in Pravda, the Russians claim Dr. Eldridge
was “head of the US Marine Corps in Okinawa.”
Perhaps in Russia “freedom of the press” means “free to print lies:”
Communist activity in Okinawa:
Robert Eldridge and Operation Tomodachi:
Okinawa related articles concerning U.S. military bases:
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