Noise, Fuel-Dumping Cause Anger At US Kyrgyz

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Source: Associated Press

MRAMORNAYA, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — For many in this ramshackle village just outside the last U.S. base in Central Asia, news the Americans may be leaving hasn't come a moment too soon.

Villagers voice grievances about pollution, airplane noise and the killing of a Kyrgyz citizen by an Air Force serviceman. Some also fear the American presence could drag their country into a regional conflict.

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev took Washington by surprise this month in announcing the closure of the Manas air base, which the U.S. wants as a springboard for sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan

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Villagers in Mramornaya say fuel dumped by aircraft landing at Manas is causing skin conditions and other illnesses, while killing off their crops.

"We used to have pears, apples and tomatoes growing here," said Zima Osmonova, a history teacher. "Now all the trees here have dried out and the crops don't grow any longer."

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1. Is it necessary to fuel dump before landing? All of the time?

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

2. sometimes

If a plane aborts its mission it can be too heavy to safely land without dumping fuel - if it is routine and planes are being overloaded with fuel constantly somebody needs to be having a chat with the contractor responsible for fueling, since they are probably reaping great profits by over loading planes with fuel they have to piss out before landing.