2017 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 23:13:47 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: "Vieques [PR] to Protest Explosions, Contamination by US Navy"
 
Vieques to Protest Explosions, Contamination by US Navy

TeleSur TV (Venezuela)
July 31, 2017 
	

On July 25 and 27, two explosions shook the island and released poisonous chemicals into the air.

Residents in Vieques, Puerto Rico are set to protest Monday against the United States' continued detonation of toxic materials in direct violation of the agreement reached in 2003 that prohibited any more bombing on the island.

Myrna Pagan, spokesperson of “Vidas Viequenses Valen” or “Vieques Lives Matter,” reported a round of detonations from the former U.S. Navy military site and announced in a press release Saturday the organization’s plans to hold a protest at 5:00 p.m. Monday outside the U.S. Navy’s Restoration Advisory Council building.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Vieques-to-Protest-Explosions-Contamination-by-US-Navy-20170731-0011.html


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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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