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Vieques And The U.S. Navy

May 10, 2000 | Issue 36•17

On May 5, federal agents removed 216 protesters who had been occupying a Vieques Island bombing range used for target practice by the U.S. Navy. What do you think of the Navy's use of this tiny Puerto Rican island for bombing exercises?

Young Man

Richard Eisling,
Electrician
"A bunch of Puerto Ricans are getting bombed somewhere? Shit, man, tell me something I don't know."

Old Man

Ken Longchamps,
Bond Trader
"Puerto Rico's never going to achieve U.S. statehood if this is how they're gonna act."

Black Man

George Hall,
Systems Analyst
"Maybe the U.S. would listen to the protesters if they didn't speak in that incomprehensible gibberish."

Old Woman

Ellen Dawes,
Interior Decorator
"The Navy's bombing Puerto Vallarta? That blasted Stubing! Will that bloodthirsty madman stop at nothing?"

Young Woman

Gina Fasso,
Student
"The prophetic vision of Stephen Sondheim has come to pass, as the world braces for a dramatic showdown between the Puerto Ricans and the jets."

Asian Man

Nate Nestor,
Pharmacist
"My God, we could be looking at another Cuban Missile Crisis here. Except we have all the weapons, and nobody's worried."

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