American's 51st State left behind...

[Kevin Spidel]

This morning we are meeting w/ Mayor Delerme to learn more about the health crisis in Vieques...

Vieques is a small U.S. territorial island located eight miles from the main island of Puerto Rico. The people of Vieques are American citizens who have made tremendous sacrifices for our country’s national security. For over 200 days per year from 1941-2003, the Navy used significant portions of the Island of Vieques for training exercises and munitions testing. During this period, the Navy tested nearly every kind of munitions employed by the military, dropping over 80 million pounds of ordnance on Vieques from 1984-1998 alone. The Navy has refused to disclose the complete list and amounts of all materials sprayed, dropped, tested, or disposed of on the island and surrounding ocean during the 62-years of weapons testing.

Find out more about this issue here http://bit.ly/47dLxb

[Octafish]

1. Vieques is a major part of Puerto Rico...

...once used largely for target practice. The people there paid a hefty price in terms of health and happiness.

Robert Kennedy, Jr. was arrested there, standing up to the War Party. He went to prison for taking action.

Thank you for remembering Vieques, Kevin Spidel. ¡Muy agradecido!

[PVnRT]

2. Edward James Olmos was arrested there as well

[Barack_America]

3. Also a huge travel destination. nt

[Kevin Spidel]

4. just ended the briefing

She has brought a delegation of 9 elected and appointed officials. very powerful story. Her next stop is with the White House. We will be working to get this story out more.

[Kevin Spidel]

5. Here is a powerful video of the situation

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9058392401211803762&ei=VJzxSpHaD6LEqgLiv9meAw&q=Vieques&hl=en&client=firefox-a