US military wants to return to Vieques Island
Posted on March 23rd, 2009
The US Navy used this small Puerto Rican island for maneuvers and target practice for over 40 years, until 2003, when an incompetent Navy pilot dropped a bomb and killed a civilian, a native Viequense. The people of Puerto Rico united to successfully kick the Navy out. Now the US air Force and Navy want to return to the island.
To see the hearing:
http://armed-services.senate.gov/Webcasts/2009/March/03-17-09Webcast.htm
To read the article (from El Nuevo Día) in Spanish:
