The Guns of Vieques

YOU could think of other reasons for putting A1 Sharpton in prison—but he was put there on May 23 for illegal actions in a cause concerning the U.S. Navy and Puerto Rico. This has become a very, very trendy political cause.

New York’s big Rev. is one of a large cadre of politicians piling onto the bandwagon against the Navy’s gunnery facility on the island of Vieques. A group of House members has written to President Bush protesting the Navy’s use of Vieques, suggesting that because of the Navy’s occasional bombing and shellfire, the island has higher rates of death and cancer than the rest of Puerto Rico.

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Michael Fumento

Michael Fumento is a journalist, author, and attorney who until recently lived in the Philippines.

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YOU could think of other reasons for putting A1 Sharpton in prison—but he was put there on May 23 for illegal actions in a cause concerning the U.S. Navy and Puerto Rico. This has become a very, very trendy political cause.

New York’s big Rev. is one of a large cadre of politicians piling onto the bandwagon against the Navy’s gunnery facility on the island of Vieques. A group of House members has written to President Bush protesting the Navy’s use of Vieques, suggesting that because of the Navy’s occasional bombing and shellfire, the island has higher rates of death and cancer than the rest of Puerto Rico.