Victory!〜People power wins to suspend construction of Henoko reclamation

The rally started at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22. The waves were high in the ocean. Maritime Safety began to withdraw, driving rubber boats and patrol boats away. It was eerie because dump trucks stopped coming in and out of the gate. That’s when we heard Okinawa Prefectural Office submitted documents to the defense bureau demanding that it explain changes made in the application for the third stage of construction. The office pointed out to the Defense Ministry incomplete investigation and application. Now it is up to the newly elected Okinawa Governor ONAGA Takeshi to approve the application. “Yes! We did it! We drove two vice governors out, and the prefectural government bureaucrats have also abandoned former governor Nakaima. Our struggles and unions struggles together drove Nakaima out!” YAMASHIRO Hiroshi shouted. They celebrated it at the tent with goat soup. (By SATO Shigemi) 
 Photo: People protest in front of a gate on Nov. 22.

やった！勝利！～人々の力で「辺野古埋立」作業中断に追いこむ

11 月22日、午前9時前集会開始。海上は波高し。海保がゴムボート撤去、巡視船引上げ、など撤退を始めたの情報、どうして？ ゲート前ではダンプの出入りなし、変だ。すると県が3回目埋め立て申請変更についての説明を求める書面を防衛局に提出した、との情報が入る。調査の不備を 指摘し、防衛省に対して申請不備を突き付けた。埋め立て申請の是非の判断は翁長氏にゆだねられた。「やった！勝利！ 副知事2名辞任、ついに県職員も仲井真を見放した。現場の闘い、市民の闘い、労組の闘いが積み重なって仲井真を追いだした」。山城博治さんが叫んだ。まさ しく勝利！テントではヤギ汁でやんややんやのお祭り！をしたとか。（佐藤茂美） 11.22現地報告　＊写真＝22日のゲート前

’Down with Abe Administration!’ ～People rally to stop Henoko base

 “Tatpirakase Abe Administration！Now is the time to stop the construction of Henoko base” was held at a center in Tokyo on Oct. 24.

 “Tatpirakase!” means “Down away with them!” in Okinawan language.

HOKAMA Mieko, a joint leader in Kanto block of the landowners who protest against wars by withholding a minuscule land in Okinawa, took out her whole heart in her address, saying, “ We can’t possibly be defeated.”

 NAKAMURA Zenkou, Nago city councilor and a bureau chief of conference against building a chopper base, reported about the current situation in Okinawa. He said with anger, “the government is destroying the sea and ruining fisheries.”

 He added that they wanted to make ONAGA Takeshi as governor with the support from “all Okinawa” for the gubernatorial election to be held on Nov. 16 and to stop building a new base, while he appealed for the support of the fight against Abe administration. (By OZAWA Kuniko) 

たっぴらかせ！安倍政権～辺野古新基地阻止大集会開かれる

10 月24日、東京の文京区民センターで「たっぴらかせ！安倍政権 今こそ止めよう！辺野 古新基地建設 10.24辺野古新基地阻止大集会」が行われました。「たっぴらかせ！」とは、「やっつけろ！」というような意味だとのこと。主催者あいさつで、沖縄・一 坪反戦 地主会関東ブロック共同代表の外間三枝子さんは「負けるわけにはいかない」と思いのたけをぶつけました。名護市議会議員でヘリ基地反対協議会事務局長の仲 村善幸さん（写真）が、沖縄の状況を報告してくれました。仲村さんは「政府は海をつぶすだけでなく、漁業を壊している」と怒っていました。そして、 11.16県知事選は「オール沖縄」で翁長（おなが）新知事を誕生させ、新基地を阻止していきたいと、安倍政権と対峙する沖縄の闘いへの支援を訴えまし た。（尾澤邦子）