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July 19, 2011

South Korea Cracks Down on Resistance to Jeju Island Naval Base Project 
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Undercover police in South Korea have arrested three leading figures in
a peaceful movement to oppose the construction of a strategic military
base on one of the nation’s pristine islands. Popular resistance to
the naval base on Jeju Island has been ongoing since plans for the
project were announced five years ago. The project would lead to the
construction of an expansive base which would be home to 20 warships and
submarines, and would serve as a strategic component in the U.S.
military’s sea-based ballistic missile defense system.



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