I agree with your comments 100%. The US already has over 700 bases worldwide,
isn't that enough
Regards,
Stan Wasilewsky
S/V Ichiban
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I always find ironic how often silence is demanded in the name of
political neutrality. Silence is not a neutral position, neither is the demand
for others to be politically silent. This forum is a political forum and
should be. Some of the best islands in the world are military bases- and many
are not accessible to boaters for security reasons, and I think this is a case
in point happening as we speak and as such it is relevant..
I would ask how a signature that says support our troops can be preceeded
by a demand to keep your opinions to yourself?
-Merrill
(by the way, which troops should we support, the ones that want to go home,
or the ones that want to stay?)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter
Gelinas
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 10:07 PM
To: Charles and Pat Culotta; liveaboard
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] lv-ab: A PLOLITICAL Cause
WOW! I'm not a political person either, but I've got to dissagree with you
Charles.
Jamie was bringing up the fact that the BRITISH government has ousted the
inhabitants of the Chagos. Maybe thats OK because they are probably 'of color'
? or 'primitive' ? or few in number? ... so it really doesn't matter? Sort of
like the French government doing nuclear tests in French Polynesia .... "The
main argument favoring the selection was that only 5,000 inhabitants lived
within a 1,000 kilometer (600 mile) radius of the planned ground zero in
Moruroa and that it would therefore be suitable for atmospheric testing."
I don't know how you'd feel if the (your) government decided to do nuclear
tests 600 miles away (maybe out on the Keys?). I'll bet that the 5000 'natives'
living in that radius were not happy about the tests, but they weren't an
'important' culture so the tests went ahead.
You 'support your troups' and I commend you for it. But does that promote a
certain bias, is it because the military base will be US controled that
provoked your reaction? No one suggested the US is throwing the inhabitants off
their island, it is being done by the British government.
If you can assure me that you would not complain and notify the members of
this forum if your local navy yard decided to appropriate your boat because
they needed it for target practice, then by all means complain that there is no
room on this forum for the situation of the Chagos.
However, in the past years this forum has seen a lot of ranting against
Florida in particular for their anchoring and live-aboard laws. I would
consider that no less political than a people being evicted from their homes
and land in Chagos.
Peter
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: lv-ab: A PLOLITICAL Cause
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:34:14 -0600
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From: [] Jamie
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:14 AM
Subject: lv-ab: An Important Cause
Hi all,
As liveaboards you may have come across the Chagos Islands in the Indian
Ocean. But are you aware of the recent history behind the inhabitants being
thrown off the islands to make way for a US military base?
Liz and Jamie
s/v Esper
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THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL FORUM.
KEEP YOUR OPINIONS TO YOURSELF
CCC
CHARLES C., JR. & PAT CULOTTA
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
M/V CCRIDER
PATTERSON, LA.
http://geocities.com/charlesculotta
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