Caribbean Islands welcoming Navy (bombing?)

Alexander Stone reefkeeper at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 22 09:55:46 EST 2001


Dear All:

For now, I'm just passing this along.  But I think we better start to become
seriously concerned about the future of coral reefs off St. Kitts and Nevis.

Cheers,

Alexander Stone
ReefKeeper International
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sally Tully-Figueroa <stfpare at isppr.net>
To: <eco-isla at earthsystems.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: [Eco-Isla] Fw: [EF!] Carribean Islands welcoming Navy?
 ----- Original Message -----
> > From: benjamin ramos <uriyoan at hotmail.com>
> >
> > > Nation Would Welcome Navy Exercises
> > >
> > > By CAROLYN SKORNECK
> > > .c The Associated Press
> > >
> > > WASHINGTON (AP) - The Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis would
> > welcome
> > > the military exercises that Puerto Rico is trying to shut down on the
> > island
> > > of Vieques, a member of Congress has told the Pentagon.
> > >
> > > ``Given the combination of an ally that seeks greater military
presence
> > and
> > > our future needs in the Southern Hemisphere in terms of security,
> training
> > > and interdiction, I encourage you to consider the possibility of
> entering
> > > into a new military relationship with the country of St. Kitts and
> > Nevis,''
> > > Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., wrote to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
> > >
> > > Prime Minister Danzel Douglas met earlier this month in Washington
with
> > > Weldon and Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, the chairman and top Democrat
of
> > the
> > > Armed Services Committee's military readiness panel, to discuss ``how
> his
> > > country could improve relations with the United States and possibly
> offer
> > > greater cooperation with the U.S. military,'' Weldon wrote.
> > >
> > > ``He expressed a sincere interest in pursuing the possibility of
having
> a
> > > substantial U.S. military presence in St. Kitts and Nevis,'' Weldon
> wrote,
> > > adding, ``This may prove to be a resolution to our impending training
> > crisis
> > > due to the probable future loss of Vieques.''
> > >
> > > Puerto Rican Gov. Sila Calderon is seeking a permanent halt to combat
> > > exercises on Vieques. Earlier this month, Rumsfeld ordered the Navy to
> > > suspend planned training on Vieques for members of the USS Enterprise
> > battle
> > > group and a contingent of Marines.
> > >
> > > The nation of St. Kitts and Nevis consists of two islands with a total
> > area
> > > of 104 square miles and a population of about 42,000. It gained its
> > > independence from Britain in 1983.
> > > AP-NY-03-20-01 1702EST
>
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