Edward James Olmos Vieques Info

Edward James Olmos criticized the United States and Puerto Rico on Tuesday for not moving faster to clean up the site of a former bombing range on Vieques Island. The actor, who was born in East Los Angeles, was among the celebrities who were arrested for trespassing to thwart U.S. navy bombing exercises on Vieques. "I believe it is wrong to practice near where people live, period," he said in a press conference in 2001. He trespassed onto the firing range in a fishing boat along with environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy and New York labour leader Dennis Rivera.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy-Vieques_protests

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[AnthonyUSN]

the first three seconds are terrifying

[grandmanuel]

take it easie, this was my first upload.

[JJJadm]

Gracias, ojala que Puerto Rico sea libre pronto.

[cinevieques]

I am a documentalist.I taped over 2,000 hrs. of what happened in vieques the las 10 yrs, I can speak the truth. The Navy was making over 80 millions a year,renting vieques to other countries.Vieques got 0. Just bombs, contamination,deseases,and death. Any one who speak in favor of what the navy did here, are CONSPIRING with the abuses to the woman and children and old people that die as result of contamination in their bodies. It is not any different than any other CRIME or CRIMINAL! SIMPLE!

[whipcity1096]

So far this year, there have been 525 murders in Puerto Rico, a number that is outpacing last year’s 983 homicides, the second-highest ever, and the 995 in 1994. New York City, with a population a bit over twice that of Puerto Rico, reported 199 murders through the middle of this month, with a total of 536 in 2010. Where are all the protesters?????Hello, do you really care?????

[combatc2007]

I took part in the arrest of Mr Olmos and Mr Kennedy that day, never got to speak to Mr Kennedy, cause of his status, he got wisked away to talk with head brass that afternoon, I did get to shake hands with Mr Olmos as we arrested him at one of the impact areas, he was friendly and cooperative with what we had to do. I also detained BIG Al Sharpton and the other dignataries from NYC, I was the one escorting them back on that 2 1/2 ton truck back to Camp Garcia, then down to the LCU for transport

[whipcity1096]

Nice friggin Political staging Edward!There were 800 murders on this small island of Puerto Rico in 2008 ! Come on Eddie, go get Bobbie, Rosie, Jesse Jackson and protest that shit! Vieques dont mean shit to the regular working Puerto Rican in the main island if its in dissarry itself! Go stand in the middle of the street of the "Perla and the Casserios" and protest, then i will be convinced you care!

[piratebri]

Adama should just go down to the White House and get nose-to-nose with Obama. He'll break. fo sho

[skycastles79]

Gracias Edward James Olmos por tu gran gesto de solidaridad con el pueblo de Puerto Rico. Y gracias por este video. Eres uno de esos latinos con el corazon lo suficientemente grande como para que en el quepamos todos los benditos hijos de la cultura latina independietemente de nuestro origen naciona. Dios te bendiga.

[hannaremnant]

he speaks so that even an English-speaker like me can understand!!

[communistjesus]

First of In spanish a female is Not refered to as a HEROE but Heroina.. Secondly, in Spanish it's NOT population but rather POBLACION..