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During the 1940s the U.S. Navy purchased about 4/5 parts of Vieques grounds by compensated land expropiation . Later, the U.S. military later started using them as target practice for bombs and missiles, and for other ground practices — like the USMC beach and helicopter infiltration exercises.
There have been some allegation s that these practices are the cause of Vieques high cancer rate. The World Socialist Web Site (WSWS), published by the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) —an opponent of U.S. military and foreign policy— reports that “over a third of the island's population of 9,000 are now suffering from a range of cancers and other serious illnesses”. [1] WSWS links these cases of illness to the Navy's target practice on Vieques. A recent study reported that Vieques has a 27% higher rate of cancer than the main portion of Puerto Rico. [2]
In 1999, the death of David Sanes triguered what has been known as one of the most notorious acts of civil disobedience, the Navy-Vieques protests or the Cause of Vieques. A countless series of protests began in Puerto Rico against the U.S. military use of Vieques. That same year, the then Governor of Puerto Rico, Pedro Rosselló, began talks with the U.S. government to try to look for a solution to the problem.
In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap, Governor Sila María CalderónSila Maria Calderon Serra (born September 23, 1942) is the seventh and current democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. She is the first woman elected to that office. Education Sila Maria grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico and attended high school at signed a treatyA treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations. Treaties can be called by many names: treaties, international agreements, protocols, covenants, conventions, with the U.S. President George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. His first four-year term as President began on January 20, 2001 following the controversial U. presidential election, 2000, where for the first time in American that guaranteed the military leave of the island in MayThis article is about the month of May. For other uses, see May (disambiguation). May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. It may have been named for the Roman goddess Maia or more likely for the Roman goddess of fertili of 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U.
In November 17November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. November 17 is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years), with 44 remaining. Events The Leonids are visible each year around this day. 1292 ( Julian calendar) John Balliol becomes King of Sc, 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom Milivi Adams, a little girl native of Vieques, died as a consequence of her cancer diagnosis. She became the child-symbol for the protesters in their quest to liberate the island of the bombing practices.