Watching doco on SBS about the US Military base in Subic Bay
…specifically how the poverty stricken communities who live around the area have been “allegedly” poisoned by the waste left by the US Military. The doco also explores potential implications for joint US-Australian military exercises in QLD.
The devastating effect (including an increased rate of childhood cancers and birth defects) of the toxic waste is heartbreaking, and the willing inaction of both the Filipino and American governments leaves you with a seething anger.
