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Puerto Rico Mob Attacks Marines
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| Tue Apr 23, 2:13 PM ET
| PAISLEY DODDS
Posted on 04/23/2002 11:22:12 AM PDT by Walkin Man
Mob Attacks Marines
Tue Apr 23, 2:13 PM ET
By PAISLEY DODDS, Associated Press Writer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A mob armed with bats and pipes attacked 10 U.S. Navy (news - web sites) Marines, leaving one with a cranial fracture and others with injuries from broken bones to minor scrapes, the Navy said Tuesday.
All 10 were released from the hospital Tuesday after a brawl that erupted Monday night in the colonial section of San Juan, capital of this U.S. Caribbean territory, said Lt. Corey Barker, a Navy spokesman.The Marines more than 60 wearing civilian clothes at the time had just finished work as a security detachment for contested military exercises on the outlying island of Vieques.
Two Marines were arguing between themselves outside at about 11 p.m. when a mob armed with lead pipes and bats started beating them, Barker said. He did not say what the fight was about.
Eight other Marines came to their friends' defense, and the brawl developed into a large street fight involving more than two dozen people, the Navy and police said.
The attackers fled when police were called. There were no arrests.
Police and the Navy said the fight occurred outside the Hard Rock Cafe, but manager Arnoldo Pegan said it happened about five blocks away.
"The Marines stopped by for dinner and like always, they were well-behaved," he said, adding he saw no argument.
The Marines, stationed in Tidewater, Va., are expected to return to their duties on the mainland this week. They had arrived at the cafe in white civilian buses.
Anti-military sentiment in this U.S. territory flared after an off-target bomb killed a civilian guard in 1999 on Vieques.
Protesters regularly break into the bombing range to delay exercises. The Navy says that during the latest round of maneuvers, which ended last week, protesters threw rocks and other objects at military personnel. The protesters say their demonstrations are peaceful.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: atf; latinamericalist; puertorico; semperfi; traitorlist; usmc
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To: Clemenza
"Gringos"Is that anything like spic?
81
posted on
04/23/2002 2:17:44 PM PDT
by
smithson
To: smithson
Grin...GO, and take me with you.
82
posted on
04/23/2002 2:20:30 PM PDT
by
smithson
To: smithson
The term "gringo" is only pejorative when used in a negative context. Otherwise, it is a neutral word. My girlfriends have referred to me as gringo and the term is used casually throughout much of the Spanish speaking world.
Latins are generally not as uptight when it comes to language as their neighbors to the north. Terms like negrito (blacky) or gordito (fatty) are used casually as well.
83
posted on
04/23/2002 2:26:11 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
To: Clemenza
Thats nice. Spic is used in a nice way in this country too.
84
posted on
04/23/2002 2:29:40 PM PDT
by
smithson
To: My2Cents
WELL as to freeing Puerto Rico, I say let them choose. Last time I read about Puerto Rico (couple months ago) for a school report, I came to the conclusion that all at this point anyway that Puerto Rico can do is stay a territory. I mean, they become a state: they pay taxes wich ruins their economy because many businesses are located there to earn more money. They go for an independent country and they lose citizenship and all the benefits of that.
To: Walkin Man
PUERTO RICAN TRASH!
To: Walkin Man
Academy award winner wasn't it. Truly great movie.
87
posted on
04/23/2002 2:52:36 PM PDT
by
LaGrone
To: Clemenza
I believe their tax structure is the same as the US Virgin Islands. You pay the same as stateside, but the revenue remains there. If they are like the VI they are way behind in refunds. A couple of years ago a friend of mine was waiting for a refund from five years before. They spend the money as it comes in and don't have anyway to cover low income child credits etc.The VI learned a lesson about sailors getting hurt. The Navy stopped using their ports for a couple years and it really hurt the local economy.
To: Walkin Man
Time to take away their welfare, give them their independence, and tell them to go f*** off.
89
posted on
04/23/2002 3:19:52 PM PDT
by
dr_who
To: INSENSITIVE GUY
Sounds like it was planned by separatists.
90
posted on
04/23/2002 3:21:16 PM PDT
by
dr_who
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To: The Electrician
Rather, large mobs of people always walk around carrying lead pipes and bats in Puerto Rico, right? My impression of the scurvy little place is that some probably do.
Puerto Rican Independance NOW! Yankee go home!
(It'll save us a fortune in welfare/subsidies)
To: wtc911
When are you moving to PR? Or are you just making noise? I'm not suprised that some PC trading cards would feature a PR fireman, much like the statue that was doctored to replace white firemen with a black and a PR.
To: SouthronGenX
SouthronGenX |
member since April 23rd, 2002 |
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My guess is you've been banned before for similarly bigoted commentary.
To: wtc911
Good rebuttal. I had a roomate in college who was from PR, middle class, conservative (back when I was liberal), and very sweet. There was also a kid from PR there who was the campus' most active Marxist. He turned out to be from a rich family. Moron.
Anyway, now I live in NY and I have to say, the PR day parade gave me a whole new image of PR, from the clouds of dope smoke you can smell blocks away to the harassment incidents that made the news. Of course it's wrong to blanket an entire people, but the reputation of PRans isn't entirely put upon them.
96
posted on
04/23/2002 3:38:55 PM PDT
by
PianoMan
To: Willie Green
Thanks, I know many wonderful Vets in PR, my husband went to the VA Hospital there a couple of times. A large percentage of their population fought WW11,Korea, Nam. I had one neighbor that did his 20, retired Chief, a great guy with a beautiful family. His wife taught at the Univ. and kids were overachievers. Just one of many examples.
To: not-alone
My pleasure.
I may have severe political disagreements with many of the noisier Puerto Rican factions,
but I don't let that affect my perspective that the "silent majority" are fine, fellow Americans and deserving of my respect.
To: Walkin Man
That's it...cut PR off!
To: paltz
well said
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