Loss of memory stick containing Japan-U.S. military exercise maps covered up


	Loss of memory stick containing Japan-U.S. military exercise maps covered up

tabsey

7-1-2008 5:12 AM

103 views

tags:

believe, it, or, not

tabsey says:

Perhaps I should have reported it to the US. Probably sold it and feels safe enough to try this.

Add a Comment

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

View the Top Clips from July 1, 2008

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/e45cd6ba-7153-49d5-8cb0-62b5f448c2fe/7468BFB0-5E2F-4243-A027-FC77D3C78A52/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080701p2a00m0na010000c.html" href="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080701p2a00m0na010000c.html" style="font-size: 11px;">mdn.mainichi.jp</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080701p2a00m0na010000c.html"><P>A member of the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Middle Army Headquarters lost a USB flash drive containing unit deployment maps used in Japan-U.S. exercises, but the loss was covered up, it has emerged.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080701p2a00m0na010000c.html"><P>The memory stick, which was lost in February last year, contained maps showing U.S. helicopter and tank placements. However, the loss was covered up, and acting Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma and U.S. officials were not informed.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080701p2a00m0na010000c.html"><P>"I made the decision not to disclose the matter, but perhaps I should have reported it to the United States," said GSDF Chief of Staff Ryoichi Oriki, who at the time was Middle Army chief commander.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080701p2a00m0na010000c.html"><P>After information on an Aegis-equipped destroyer was leaked in March last year, U.S. officials are believed to have protested, asking why Japan, as an ally did not understand the importance of confidential information. In light of the leak, the response to the latest incident, which was covered up, is likely to gain attention.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/7468BFB0-5E2F-4243-A027-FC77D3C78A52/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Blog; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Related Clips

More clips from tabsey

Today's Top Clips