"U.S. Warships Wait Off Vieques

By CHRIS HAWLEY, Associated Press Writer

VIEQUES, Puerto Rico (AP) - With a showdown looming over the U.S. Navy's prime Atlantic training ground, protesters who have blocked bombing for over a year said Tuesday that federal agents would have to arrest them to clear the range but promised they wouldn't fight back.
Scores of Puerto Ricans kept a vigil at the main gate to the restricted Navy compound on Vieques Island, jeering at soldiers in passing Humvees. With three U.S. warships offshore, the occupiers readied for what they called "the invasion" with goggles, petroleum jelly and vinegar-soaked rags to protect against tear gas. (Full article)
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