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Moreover, the activists who wanted Vieques closed thought that the bombing range would be cleaned up (unexploded bombs removed) so the area could be bought by developers and tourist facilities built. But cleaning up the old bombs is too expensive, and the Vieques range is being turned over to the Department of the Interior for use as a wildlife refuge.

Something like this happened in Guam as well a few years back. Local developers thought to acquire some prime property and get rich; instead the local government got it. The protests magically evaporated after that. Imagine that.

16 posted on 05/14/2003 9:09:09 AM PDT by Billthedrill

To: Billthedrill

the Vieques range is being turned over to the Department of the Interior for use as a wildlife refuge.

From useful to useless in one fell swoop!

25 posted on 05/14/2003 9:20:29 AM PDT by JimRed (Disinformation is the leftist's and enemy's friend; consider the source before believing.)

To: Billthedrill

What part of Guam? Polaris point? NAS? Naval Station? Anderson AFB? Naval Communications station? Naval Weapons station?

40 posted on 05/14/2003 1:03:05 PM PDT by Frumious Bandersnatch

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