BBC NEWS : Puerto Rico in independence bid

martes, 10 de junio de 2008 by R@S

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Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has called on the UN to back his people's right to self-determination.

Speaking to a UN committee, Mr Acevedo Vila accused the Bush administration of denying the US territory its democratic right to choose its own course.

Puerto Rico has been a US territory since the late 19th Century, but gained greater autonomy in 1952.

The UN panel voted to support a motion calling on the US to grant Puerto Rico the right to determine its own status.

Mr Acevedo Vila's appeal to the UN reflected a change in tone for the governor's party, analysts said.

The governing Popular Democratic Party has previously supported the Caribbean island's commonwealth status.

The opposition New Progressive Party favours full integration into the US as the 51st state. The Puerto Rico Independence Party wants to achieve full independence.

In March, Mr Acevedo Vila pleaded not guilty to corruption charges brought by the FBI linked to allegations of raising and then hiding thousands of dollars in illegal election campaign contributions.

'Right to grow'

Mr Acevedo Vila told the UN Special Political and Decolonisation Committee that the US had failed to live up to the promises it made in the 1950s when it gave the island greater self-governing powers in return for remaining a commonwealth.

He said he was there to defend the territory's "right to grow" under the terms of the 1953 agreement and to build on the sovereignty it was promised.

The people of Puerto Rico would then be able to choose whether they wanted to become a US state or achieve independence, he said.

He accused the US government under President George W Bush of being "clumsy and partisan" in its treatment of the issue.

The resolution approved by the committee was put forward by Cuba and Venezuela.

It also called for the US to release all Puerto Rican prisoners serving sentences for cases relating to the territory's independence movement.

Mr Acevedo Vila has previously strongly opposed moves by the US Congress in Washington that he maintains would force Puerto Rico to lose its autonomy and become a US state.

Residents of Puerto Rico cannot vote in US presidential elections. However, they can vote in presidential preference primaries and do elect a non-voting delegate to the US Congress.

One Response to "BBC NEWS : Puerto Rico in independence bid"

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    WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OPPOSES YOUR RIGHT TO BE FREE!!

    Puerto Ricans, who desire to be free, must always know that the federal government, here in the States has no “subject matter jurisdiction” over the person, case or location and should be challenged to proof it.

    You won’t be told this in court but: All jury members, judges, attorneys, and employees working in federal court, must reside in federal territory to legally be a federal juror or touch your case or they can be commercially sued, disbarred and financially ruined for violating your constitutional rights etc.

    Your god given right to be free is not wanted by the USA, it will oppose your desire for independence and freedom.

    The USA has been the biggest alien invaders the world has ever known. In order to win your freedom you must oppose them by knowing that their weakness lies in their violations to the Constitution and to the common law and common law remedies.

    The Federal Government owns Puerto Rico, because it is a slave colony—whether you like the idea or not. But the Federal Government takes orders from those who own and run this Country, but are not of this country. The International Bankers, who really own the USA, will let PR be free, only if enough real men of Boricua blood wish to be free.

    The answer to your freedom lies in your Constitutional rights --- To win --You must always reserve your constitutional, commercial rights and know what they are.

    The majority of Americans have no idea that the USA has killed more Latinos, than Hitler Killed Jews, The USA has supported Traitors, Dictators, Gringitos, Butchers, Sociopaths, and Megalomaniacs who were supported and kept in power by these monsters, sucking up to the Anglo Alien Invaders.

    Latin America has had enough of this form of genocide of Latinos. That includes other African, Asian etc. countries that lost millions of innocent people from USA aggression.

    I want to vomit every time some ignorant fools says: “If you don’t like it here –go home”.

    If the Alien Invaders would get out of each and every Latin Country and stop interfering in our affairs—it would make sense to say such a stupid thing. But unless the Snakes get out of Latin America-we have just as much right to be here!!! So, grin and put up with it—this was once our land.

    A Puerto Rican without a desire for independence and/or freedom from alien control has no soul of a man.

    The fact that the public does not know that we are NOT free, makes no difference, to the desire to be free. The PR that wants Statehood is a Gringito, who has no soul of a man left in his traitor's heart. Freedom is happening all over the world and yet we allow Gringitos to kill our right to be free.

    A Gringito is a non-Anglo thing/person who internally is so inferior, that he desires to be what he can not be—thus Gringito means little gringo.

    The Gringito is like an Uncle Tom to blacks or a collaborator and traitor to many others.

    We allow the Alien Invaders to kill, harm, abuse, rape, and scam us and yet the Gringito wants to give our Country away.

    This abuse must end. No man or woman is a real Man or real woman who is too scared to fight for their souls and be free. If you listen to the Gringito, you will lose your soul.

    Thru out eternity Humanity owes its freedom from slavery, ONLY to brave souls who fought for your right to be free.

    The fight will NOT succeed if you don't fight the Gringito enemy at home first. He is there next door and claims he is a real man and tries to give you many excuses of why PR can't be a free Country.

    The fight for the independence of Puerto Rico is now non-violent and will be won in the hearts of real men around the World.

    The Ronbothunter,

    A proud freedom loving Puerto Rican.

    All Rights Reserved

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