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Dates: during 1990-1999
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On Friday, President Clinton disappointed the Puerto Rican nation when he refused to order the withdrawal of all U.S. military forces from the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico. It is no wonder that the people of Puerto Rico rejected Clinton's decision to continue bombing in Vieques for at least...

Author: By Hans S. Perl-matanzo, | Title: Clinton Disappoints Vieques | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

In the margins of a letter written to the president by Puerto Rican Senator Ruben Berrios demanding the withdrawal of U.S. military personnel from Vieques, President Clinton wrote "This is wrong." In view of the president's agreement with the unanimous position of all political groups in Puerto Rico, his...

Author: By Hans S. Perl-matanzo, | Title: Clinton Disappoints Vieques | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

My use of the word "recommend" is not accidental. Clinton's decision is an imposition to the people of Puerto Rico because it will mean that bombing in Vieques will occur for the next five years. But to the Navy it is only a recommendation that any following U.S. President...

Author: By Hans S. Perl-matanzo, | Title: Clinton Disappoints Vieques | 12/7/1999 | See Source »

Kids can bargain with school officials, but have virtually no First or Fourth Amendment rights (guaranteeing basic civil liberties and preventing undue searches). Unless they can invoke a special circumstance, such as a mental disability, kids often have thin grounds on which to base a defense against school punishment. That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Columbine Effect | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Churches in the Holy Land closed for two days last week to protest a decision by the Israeli government to allow the construction of a mosque beside the Basilica of the Annunciation, where Christians believe the Virgin Mary received word that she would bear the Son of God. The Vatican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nazareth | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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