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Re: OT: (U.S. military bases) was (A sobering answer)
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And it would appear that because they exercise their rights, their
government listened and either terminated or cause the termination of the
use of the training range. The Navy no longer has a need for the base as its
purpose was to support the training range.

Now locals want to keep the base. That the point. There are results to every
action. Good or Bad, depending on a view.


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From: "Michael Berkowitz" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: (U.S. military bases) was (A sobering answer)


Ray Shahan writes


I don't recall the name of the base, but there is a U.S. military base on an
island that was used for bombing training, the locals raised enough hell
(along with Jesse Jackson and a few other I-want-to-be-in-any-spotlight
folks) about the bombing, that then president Clinton agreed to stop the
bombing...that prompted the military to decide to close the base (it was,
after all, a bombing training base)...this closing is also going forward
under the Bush presidency.   Now comes the twist, the locals are now crying
(and raising hell with the U.S. congress) to keep the base open because
their economic survival depends on the money from the base, but they just
want the money from the base, they still don't want to have the bombing
training!!  Yup, that's got to be Yankee imperialism at its finest!!

It takes all kinds...huh?
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I guess, however that island and base you can't recall are in the United
States, specifically the Atlantic Fleet Weapons Training Facility at
Vieques, in Puerto Rico.  So rather than be foreigners protesting, it is
Americans protesting, which would see to be their right and responsibility.

See the US Navy site: http:://www.navyvieques.navy.mil/

Mike Berkowitz
Guess? Inc.

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