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hank you for all the support you [gave] to the Puerto Rican political prisoners [NVA, September-October 1999].
We witnessed the fruits of your support with the excarceration of 11 compañeros/as. Today, thanks to the support they received, they are at home, sharing with loved ones and establishing new roots.
For the Puerto Ricans the issue of Vieques is foremost in our minds and hearts. The governor of Puerto Rico accepted the White House’s offer [of money and a referendum instead of the immediate closing of the Navy base at Vieques]. By doing so, [he split] the movement of a united Puerto Rico in support of Vieques. That’s exactly what the politicians in Washington and the Pentagon wanted. But the majority of the Puerto Rican people have openly stated that they want the Navy out of Vieques, and the politicians and the Pentagon can’t eradicate such a reality. The acts of civil disobedience will continue. So we can anticipate [more] massive arrests and imprisonment. The government can do that and more. But what Washington and the Pentagon can’t do is to stop us from continuing struggles until not a bomb or bullet is fired again anywhere in Vieques.
Take good care and let’s continue struggling for a world of peace, freedom and justice.
—Oscar López Rivera, Terre Haute, IN
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