[quote]Originally posted by Mike Coordero:
[b]To Eddie1
>>Eddie1, I understand how you feel. The our
Sovereignty is not negotiable. This was
The same problem the Michael Collins had.
He had to give up a small part of his
Country to have the rest of his Island Nation
Free. We must do the same for the hope of our
Nation. We must put away our old ways and
Try new ways. Is the only way. Maybe it
Won’t be Vieques, maybe it could be Mona.
The US forces still have to clean up the mass
In Vieques.
To EL Boricia
Boricia, I understand your feelings.
Is true, you demand it but how you demand
It is the key. You demand it in a way of
Peace. We have a choice, do we want a free
Puerto Rico or not? Remember, we only get
4% of the votes. Puerto Rico would never
Vote for a free Puerto Rico if they can't
Keep their citizenship. Negotiating would give Us our country backs and gives our people Freedom to see there love ones in the state Without papers. We want PR to be free but We have problems. Without those problems fix Nothing would happen just like Michael
Collons had to fix his problem to give up a
Small piece for freedom.<<
Mike do you really think that Collins fixed the problem of Ireland's freedom? I for one think not. By giving away Northern Ireland, and gaining a national status for Southern Ireland, time has proved that he has not only lost the "cabra pero tambien la soga".
The struggle for Irish Independence still goes on and the horrors of the bombings and asassinations still go on as a testament to his mistake. That is proof that there is no rational nor civic alternative to standing 100% behind the principle of Sovereignty being non-negotiable.
What he did was wrong, and the British were willing to accept his offer knowing full well that he had damaged irreparably the integrity and inviolability of Irish Sovereignty and liberty.
Let us learn from the mistakes of others, and not fall prey to betraying any of our people and land, and least of all as I said our brothers and sisters of Vieques.
We must instead continue patiently and persistently our struggle for freedom and sovereignty which are our inalienable right. I agree with El Boricua that we have the moral right to demand that.
And we do not stand alone in this, because the United Nations has consistently supported us in our struggle for decolonization as a moral right.
In time I believe the U.S. will see the error of its ways, and will disengage not only from Vieques but from all of Puerto Rico as well. Until then we must continue our struggle, which as I have said has been going on from day one since the U.S. invaded. And we must continue to make them very uncomfortable as long as they occupy our land.
Regards Bro,
EddieR #1
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