Islands Of Resistance: Vieques, Puerto Rico and US Policy

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Open Media Series Events in 1999 called attention to the fact that Puerto Rico still remains a colony of the US: the clemency grants by Clinton to Puerto Rican activists in prison for pro-independence activities, and the death of a Puerto Rican security guard by missile fragments during US naval bombing tests bear witness to this fact. This groundbreaking primer explores the origins and significance of these developments in the context of more than 100 years of US domination.

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MARIO ALFONSO MURILLO is a professor at the School of Communication at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, and teaches media studies courses at New York University. A veteran radio journalist, he has reported extensively about Colombia and Latin America, producing award-winning programs and documentaries for the Pacifica Radio Network and National Public Radio. He is author of Islands of Resistance: Puerto Rico, Vieques, and U.S. Policy (2001). He lives in New York City.