On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:31:38 GMT, Gunner
wrote:
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:06:40 +0000 (UTC), "Northern Raider"
wrote:
"Gunner" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:37:49 +0000 (UTC), "Northern Raider"
wrote:
"Cliff" wrote in message
news
On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:07:42 GMT, Gunner wrote:
Bikini and other test sites were uninhabited.
Not really.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2781419.stm
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0807551.html
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Gunner proven wrong again, now there is a
suprise....................................... ......................
You evidently missed this part:
Bikini , atoll, c.2 sq mi (5.2 sq km), W central Pacific, one of the
Ralik Chain, Marshall Islands. It comprises 36 islets on a reef 25 mi
(40 km) long. After its inhabitants were removed (1946) to Rongerik,
Bikini was the scene of 23 U.S. atomic and hydrogen bomb tests
(1946-58). The natives were transferred from Rongerik to Ujelang in
1947 and in 1949 were resettled on Kili.
Now if they were moved far away in 1946....it would appear to be
uninhabited. Is this a true statement?
Gunner
They were unwillingly relocated so America could vapourise their islands
Unlawfully? Got cites?
Got cites where he said "unlawfully"? Same ole **** I see.
As I recall..they were paid hamdsomely. This of course does not excuse
your attempt to lie about the subject.
Gunner
The only lies I've seen are yours. Please note that they were asked
to leave temporarily for the good of mankind and got payment a mere 29
years later in a civil action. You can go back and look at the site
for the rest of the story.
Here, let's help guide you back towards the truth one more time......
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http://www.bikiniatoll.com/
In February of 1946 Commodore Ben H. Wyatt, the military governor of
the Marshalls, traveled to Bikini. On a Sunday after church, he
assembled the Bikinians to ask if they would be willing to leave their
atoll temporarily so that the United States could begin testing atomic
bombs for "the good of mankind and to end all world wars." King Juda,
then the leader of the Bikinian people, stood up after much confused
and sorrowful deliberation among his people, and announced, "We will
go believing that everything is in the hands of God."
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In 1975 the people of Bikini were awarded a $3 million trust by the
U.S. government entitled, The Hawaiian Trust Fund for the People of
Bikini (U.S. Public Law 94-34). In 1978, after the people of Bikini
removed from their atoll for a second time, an additional $3 million
was added to this trust fund (U.S. Public Law 94-348). This trust fund
currently is invested in bond and equity markets. The fund today is
worth approximately $6.1 million [31 December 05]. This trust fund
will exist until the end of the year 2006.
In 1982 the people of Bikini received a second trust fund from the
U.S. government totaling $20 million entitled, The Resettlement Trust
Fund for the People of Bikini (U.S. Public Law # 97-257). This trust
fund was later supplemented (U.S. Public Law # 100-446) with $90
million in additional funds to provide for a cleanup of Bikini and
Eneu islands of Bikini Atoll. These funds are also used for
construction and resettlement activities for Bikinians living on Kili
Island and Majuro Atoll, including Ejit Island. A typical fiscal year
budget ranges from between $7 million and $10 million. These funds pay
for local government operations (Council employees, scholarships for
students studying in the United States and other countries, a medical
plan for Bikinians living in the Marshall Islands who need off-island
medical care or when they need medical care while they are traveling,
living or going to school abroad, travel for meetings, attorney's
fees, etc.) The total current value [31 December 05].of the fund is
approximately $99 million.
In 1986, an agreement with the U.S. government, the Compact of Free
Association (COFA), became effective. Section 177 of the COFA pledged
reparations for damages to the Bikinians as well as to other northern
atolls in the Marshall Islands. The damage payment for Bikini amounted
to $75 million to be paid over 15 years ($5 million per year).
Beginning in 1987, $2.4 million has been distributed annually to the
total population of Bikinians in quarterly per capita payments. $2.6
million of this $5 million annual payment goes into a trust entitled,
The Bikini Claims Trust Fund (U.S. Public Law #99-239). This trust
fund also provides our community with an annual distribution of 35% of
the income over a fiscal year. The Bikini Claims Trust Fund is
currently worth approximately $65 million [31 December 05]. While the
quarterly payments end in the year 2002, this trust fund shall exist
in perpetuity and shall continue to provide the Bikinians with an
annual payment of 5% (distributed quarterly at 1.25%) from the corpus
from the trust.
On March 5, 2001, the Nuclear Claims Tribunal handed down a decision
on a seven year lawsuit the Bikinians had brought against the United
States for damages done to their islands and their people during the
nuclear testing on Bikini. The Tribunal gave them a total award of
$563,315,500.00 [loss of value $278,000,000.00, restoration costs
$251,500,000.00, suffering and hardship $33,814,500.00], which is the
final amount after deducting the past compensation awarded by the U.S.
government [see above three trust funds]. The problem is that the
Nuclear Claims Tribunal, which was created by the Compact of Free
Association of 1986, was underfunded and does not have the money to
pay for this claim. It is now up to the people of Bikini to petition
the U.S. Congress for the money to fulfill this award. This is
expected to take many years and it is uncertain if the United States
will honor their claim.
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