Word: perls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Because of this, the bombing of Vieques amounts to a "tyranny of the U.S. Navy and of the U.S. president," Perl-Matanzo said...
...Perl-Matanzo said, many Puerto Ricans--including himself--do not therefore consider themselves U.S. citizens...
...professors who signed Perl-Matanzo's petition disagree, wondering why the Navy couldn't use another spot for training...
...activists like Perl-Matanzo, the Vieques situation also raises concerns about issues of Puerto Rican political rights. Puerto Ricans, though they are American citizens, have no representation in Congress and cannot vote in presidential elections...
...signing Perl-Matanzo's petition, Harvard professors join numerous public figures in calling for the Navy's withdrawal from Vieques, including First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton...