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As North Korea threatens to launch a nuclear strike against America's air base in Guam, we revisit this SBS Australia report from 2008 about America's military presence on the island. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Guam is a political anomaly: A US territory where citizens do not have US voting-rights and where island politics are controlled by Washington. The indigenous population, the Chamarro, live in poverty and preserving their traditional way of life is a struggle. "We are certainly on the endangered species list", says Chamorro leader Debbie Quintana. Now the US plans to make Guam the lynchpin of its military strategy in the western Pacific, and the mood in Guam is of anger and disbelief. "We are a strategic location, a possession, a bounty of war", Quinata says. "And if we don't like it, tough".For similar stories, see: Guam Could Be America's Greatest Weapon Against China (2007) https://youtu.be/TWSoExGnY1g Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpi... Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPi... Say hi on tumblr: https://journeymanpictures.tumblr.com/ ABC Australia – Ref. 4051

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