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History of the Navy in Vieques

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Apr 30th
2001, courtesy of Charlie Connelly, Vieques
Times.. Map of development proposal for this
area, from El Nuevo Día.
Vieques: Centro de Actividad comercial de la
Marina, mayo 2001.
Vieques Wins The Eleventh Round, May 9, 2001.
ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR NAVY
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A RESPONSE TO THE NAVY'S
VIEQUES WEBSITE
University of Georgia's study finds thousands of barrels and compressed gas cylinders sunk onto the coral reefs
of Vieques near the firing range. The study was kept secret since 1999.
Department of Health study about Vieques water
finds no health hazards on Vieques public water supply. Feb 20, 2001
Depleted Uranium:
The Vieques-Kosovo Connection.
02/12/2001
Mississippi-based law
firm John Arthur Eaves,
which specializes in
class action law suits
involving industrial
pollution, has brought a more than $100 million lawsuit against the Navy.
02/04/2001
Navy Fact Sheets Nov 2000 April 2001
Slowly And Silently, Navy's
Bombs Kill Islanders. By RONALD FERNANDEZ, The Hartford Courant. Dec 1, 2000
The Navy now has a choice
Sustanciales los cambios a las 'Directrices Presidenciales/Substantial changes to the 'Presidential Directives'
Armas nucleares en Vieques en 1966? Nuclear Arms in Vieques in 1966?
Showdown averted in Vieques May 4, 2000
'Depleted uranium': A tale of poisonous denial. THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, Monday, May 1, 2000
The U. S. Navy Must Leave Vieques Click
The New York Times: The Navy Doesn't Need Vieques Click
Health Study Update
Clinton's Directives
- El Presidente puede traer la paz para Vieques, quiéralo o no el Congreso
Chronology of Vieques fight since April 1999
Navy has used depleted uranium in Vieques. Here are the implications:
- Comments from former head of Defense Dept. Uranium Project Click
- Physicians for Social Responsibility Issues Brief on Depleted Uranium Click
Report on trip to Vieques campsites
Click
Development of a free Vieques Click
See a Pictorial of the Navy impact in Vieques courtesy of the Vieques fishermen.
Chronology of Vieques struggle against the Navy since April 1999
CLINTON'S THIRD PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTED BY ROSELLO 2/01/00
Navy has used depleted uranium in Vieques. Here are the implications:
Clinton's decision about the Navy in Vieques and Puerto Rico's response. Dec 3, 1999.
Navy's "Vieques Community Action Plan" By the U.S. Navy
1947 memo from the Division of Territories and Island Possessions about a plan to move all the people of Vieques to St. Croix. First attempt from the Navy to get total control of Vieques.
John F. Kennedy and Vieques Letter from Puerto Rico's Governor, Luis Muñoz Marín, to President Kennedy about the reasons why not to forcibly remove the 8000 Vieques inhabitants and their ancestor's bodies from the cemeteries to turn the whole island over to the Navy.
Vieques: Five Centuries of Struggle and resistance/
Historia de Vieques: Cinco Siglos de Lucha de un Pueblo Puertorriqueño By Robert Rabin, Vieques Historical Archives/Por Robert Rabin, Archivo Histórico de Vieques
Vieques: An Ecology under Siege/Vieques: ecologia asediadaBy Robert Rabin, Vieques Historical Archives
Map from the Navy Map depicting the areas restricted to civilian use during Navy bombings. This one is from 1983.
Short Route/Ruta corta Map showing the long 1 1/2 hour ferry to Fajardo route in use now versus the short route to Puerto Rico that can not be used because the Navy controls the west side of Vieques./ Mapa sobre la posible ruta corta hacia Puerto Rico desde el oeste de Vieques en lugar de la ruta de 1 1/2 horas hasta Fajardo en uso hoy.
Columbia University's Urban Planning Program for the land now occupied by the Naval Ammunition Training Facilities in Vieques.
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