Civil Rights
Aug. 9, 2006
Ruling Lets Islanders Sue British Mine in U.S.
The far-off Pacific island of Bougainville is no stranger to major historical events. There, in World War II, American fighters shot down the Japanese architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The far-off Pacific island of Bougainville is no stranger to major historical events. There, in World War II, American fighters shot down the Japanese architect of the Pearl Harbor attack, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto.
Now, more than six decades later, in another dispute steeped in blood, the island appears to be on its way to a new date with history.
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