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‘Gestapo’ tactics meet senior citizens at Yellowstone

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Folks, it’s time to put a stop to this crap.  Get on the phone and start letting the White House know you’re not happy, your family isn’t happy, your grand dad and father who fought in wars for this country isn’t happy, and “We’re Not Gonna Take This Any More!”

October 8, 2013

By John Macone Staff writer

NEWBURYPORT — Pat Vaillancourt went on a trip last week that was intended to showcase some of America’s greatest treasures.

Instead, the Salisbury resident said she and others on her tour bus witnessed an ugly spectacle that made her embarrassed, angry and heartbroken for her country.

Vaillancourt was one of thousands of people who found themselves in a national park as the federal government shutdown went into effect on Oct. 1. For many hours her tour group, which included senior citizen visitors from Japan, Australia, Canada and the United States, were locked in a Yellowstone National Park hotel under armed guard.

The tourists were treated harshly by armed park employees, she said, so much so that some of the foreign tourists with limited English skills thought they were under arrest.

When finally allowed to leave, the bus was not allowed to halt at all along the 2.5-hour trip out of the park, not even to stop at private bathrooms that were open along the route.

“We’ve become a country of fear, guns and control,” said Vaillancourt, who grew up in Lawrence. “It was like they brought out the armed forces. Nobody was saying, ‘we’re sorry,’ it was all like — ” as she clenched her fist and banged it against her forearm.

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Japanese Invasion, San Diego

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Japanese troops head to Calif. beach for training

Associated PressBy JULIE WATSON | Associated Press – 14 hrs ago

  • In this Feb. 13, 2013 photo, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers deplane U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey during U.S.-Japan joint military drill at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base, Calif. Japanese troops will converge on California's southern coast in the next two weeks, the middle of June 2013, as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed at improving that country's amphibious attack abilities. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

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    Associated Press/Kyodo News – In this Feb. 13, 2013 photo, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers deplane U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey during U.S.-Japan joint military drill at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base, Calif. Japanese troops will converge on California’s southern coast in the next two weeks, the middle of June 2013, as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed at improving that country’s amphibious attack abilities. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT  less

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Japanese troops will converge on California’s southern coast in the next two weeks as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed at improving that country’s amphibious attack abilities.

U.S. and Japanese military officials said the unprecedented training, led by U.S. Marines and sailors, will help Japan’s Self-Defense Force operate in stronger coordination with the United States, its main ally, and better respond to crises such as natural disasters.

China may see it differently, however, given the tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over a long-running dispute concerning islands claimed by both in the East China Sea.

http://news.yahoo.com/japanese-troops-head-calif-beach-training-134839635.html