>Subject: Re: MLL:The truth about Vieques >Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 03:06:31 +0100 >From: John Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 10:14 PM >Subject: Re: MLL:The truth about Vieques > >>Interesting that this note should appear on a Marxist/Leninist list. >>Probably fitting, though, since the Vieques issue over the past 25 years or >>so has been primarily a socialist/communist/independentista/left issue. > > I am pleased that it has been emphasised > that "the Vieques issue over the past 25 > years or so has been primarily a socialist/ > communist/independentista/left issue" and > I shall be pleased to ensure it is brought to > the attention of all the interested parties. > >>I have lived in Puerto Rico since 1971. I live on the main island but >>Vieques is about 10 miles distant across the sound and I can see it out my >>kitchen window. > > Would a closer inspection reveal more? > >>The truth of the matter is that this is a fabricated issue that has been >>going on forever. There is a small group, called a "fisherman's >>association" headed by an independence advocate named Carlos Xenon. He has >>been agitating for 25 years or so and has never had more than 100 or so >>followers on Vieques. The people of Vieques, including the larger, main, >>"fisherman's association" have a generally good relationship with the Navy > > Flies "have a generally good relationship > with" spiders. > >>and have been conspicuous by their absence in the struggle to get the Navy >>out. It seems significant to me that almost none of the people involved in >>any of the protests have actually been residents or even ex-residents of >>Vieques. > >>There is a plan afoot to have a referendum so that the people who are >>affected, the native Viequenses can vote on whether to get the navy out or >>not. > >>I would respectfully suggest, Mr Bill Howard and others, that if you don't >>know what is going on, you stay out of this. > >>Best, > >>John R Henry, CPP > >>Subscribe to the monthly quickchangeover newsletter at >>http://www.onelist.com/community/quickchangeover > >>Web sites managed: > >>http://www.changeover.com Quickchangeover of production lines >>http:www.changeover.com/shute For fans of Nevil Shute > >> --- from list [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- > > > Au revoir, > Bill Howard. > > __________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi ___________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe messages mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________
