Okinawa citizens protest e-mail remarks by U.S. officer

Okinawa citizens protest e-mail remarks by U.S. officer

NAHA, Japan - An unidentified Okinawa citizen tries to deliver a bag containing nuts to a passerby outside the Okinawa Prefectural government office in Naha on Feb. 15 in protest over an e-mail sent by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of the U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, who called local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Chatan town assembly in Okinawa on Feb. 15 unanimously adopts two resolutions demanding the withdrawal of all U.S. Marines from the prefecture and the resignation of the top U.S. commander in Okinawa. The resolutions were prompted by a series of arson attacks in Chatan, just northeast of the prefectural capital Naha, that were allegedly committed by a U.S. serviceman, and an e-mail by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa, in which he described local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), U.S. military commander in Okinawa Prefecture, apologizes to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) on Feb. 8 over his description of the governor and other local officials as ''nuts and wimps.'' Hailston used the derogatory remarks in an e-mail he sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 in connection with the response of the prefectural assembly to an indecent act by a U.S. Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine responds to questions from reporters in Naha on Feb. 6 after Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Inamine, ''nuts and wimps'' in an e-mail. ''Although it is a personal letter of the lieutenant general, I feel intense discomfort,'' Inamine said of the e-mail Hailston sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 concerning indecent acts by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (file photo), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, has called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Gov. Keiichi Inamine, ''nuts and wimps,'' informed sources said Feb. 6. ''I think they are all nuts and a bunch of wimps,'' Hailston said in his e-mail sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23, concerning the latest indecent acts conducted by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

Town assembly demands U.S. Marines leave Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Chatan town assembly in Okinawa on Feb. 15 unanimously adopts two resolutions demanding the withdrawal of all U.S. Marines from the prefecture and the resignation of the top U.S. commander in Okinawa. The resolutions were prompted by a series of arson attacks in Chatan, just northeast of the prefectural capital Naha, that were allegedly committed by a U.S. serviceman, and an e-mail by Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa, in which he described local Japanese officials ''nuts'' and ''wimps.''

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

U.S. commander apologizes to Okinawa governor over comments

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (L), U.S. military commander in Okinawa Prefecture, apologizes to Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) on Feb. 8 over his description of the governor and other local officials as ''nuts and wimps.'' Hailston used the derogatory remarks in an e-mail he sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 in connection with the response of the prefectural assembly to an indecent act by a U.S. Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

Okinawa officials described as 'nuts and wimps'

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston (file photo), chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, has called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Gov. Keiichi Inamine, ''nuts and wimps,'' informed sources said Feb. 6. ''I think they are all nuts and a bunch of wimps,'' Hailston said in his e-mail sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23, concerning the latest indecent acts conducted by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

Okinawa governor comments on Hailston's e-mail

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine responds to questions from reporters in Naha on Feb. 6 after Lt. Gen. Earl Hailston, chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa Prefecture, called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Inamine, ''nuts and wimps'' in an e-mail. ''Although it is a personal letter of the lieutenant general, I feel intense discomfort,'' Inamine said of the e-mail Hailston sent to 13 U.S. officers in Okinawa on Jan. 23 concerning indecent acts by a Marine in the town of Kin in northern Okinawa on Jan. 9.