[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [ufpj-activist] 3 VFP members denied entry to Jeju Island

[Stuart Levy]

[Peace activists from South Korea and the US have been trying to stop a 
US navy base from being built on Jeju Island off S. Korea.  This is the 
latest of several messages that have been coming to the United for Peace 
and Justice list.]

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Subject: 	[ufpj-activist] 3 VFP members denied entry to Jeju Island
Date: 	Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:02:28 -0400
From: 	Global Network <globalnet at mindspring.com>
Reply-To: 	Global Network <globalnet at mindspring.com>
To: 	United for Peace and Justice <ufpj-activist at lists.mayfirst.org>

*Three VFP members denied entry to Jeju Island*

We've just learned that the three Veterans For Peace members who arrived 
in Jeju Island, South Korea today were denied entry into the country.
Tarak Kauff, Elliott Adams, and Mike Hastie were met by South Korean 
authorities when they landed on Jeju Island via Shanghai, China.  The 
South Korean authorities had a photo of each of them in their hands and 
told them they would not be allowed to enter Jeju Island.
They were instead taken and put on a plane back to Shanghai.
When they arrived in Shanghai they were told that they each had to pay 
$280 for the change in flight schedule.  But Tarak told the Chinese that 
they had just been denied entry into South Korea because they were going 
to protest against a Navy base that was being aimed at China.  When the 
Chinese authorities heard that they waived the $280 fee for each of them.
Tarak, Elliott and Mike are severely disappointed that they will not be 
able to stand with the people of Gangjeong village on Jeju Island.  
South Korean members of VFP were planning on flying from Seoul to Jeju 
Island to meet with the American VFP members.
This case though illustrates just how much the South Korean puppet 
regime fears the growing international movement to support the fight 
against the Navy base on Jeju Island.  We know where the South Korean 
authorities got the photos of the three American veterans.  They got 
them from the US military who is pressuring the South Korean government 
to build this base that will be used to port U.S. warships that will be 
used in Obama's military "pivot" into the Asia-Pacific region.
Just yesterday Angie Zelter (UK) and Benji Monnet (France) were deported 
from South Korea after being arrested for protesting against the Navy base.
Please help send a strong message to the South Korean government by 
calling and/or organizing a protest at the nearest South Korean 
embassy/consulate to your community.
Also call the South Korean embassy in Washington DC 202-939-5692 or 
202-939-5600 to lodge a strong complaint about them denying the three 
VFP members entry to Jeju Island.
Can there be an question that we are now living in a corporate dominated 
police state?
Please remember too that the South Korean corporation Samsung is the 
lead contractor building the Navy base on Jeju.  Boycott Samsung!
Bruce K. Gagnon
Coordinator
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 443-9502
globalnet at mindspring.com <mailto:globalnet at mindspring.com>
www.space4peace.org <http://www.space4peace.org>
http://space4peace.blogspot.com/  (blog)
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