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Citizens?
Worse than that Jane, the health and safety of the people in Vieques isn't worth anything according to the actions of the U.S. government.
The navy "left" on May 3 2003, today half of the island is still closed.
Why? , because of unexploded ordinances or UXO's
Whenever the navy finds one, they just blow it up where it is.
That is no different for the population than when the navy was doing maneuvers here.
The wind blows from the bombing area over the civilian area, bringing fumes to the populace.
When the navy stopped practicing in Massachusetts they exploded the bombs in huge containers or just removed them from the land.
I guess the navy thinks that a life in Vieques isn't worth as much as it is elsewhere.
The navy has used depleted uranium on Vieques, which has been proven to cause cancer when used in the first Iraq war.
Would they have done that in the states? I doubt it.
The cancer rate in Vieques is very high.
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