What happens after that date will be decided at the polls, so each side in this intense confrontation has to make its case. Daily transportation will be free. Then they paired off as buddies during computer and math classes. This has nothing to do with buying votes. We are appealing to the people of Vieques that it is not too late.
Critics beg to differ.
Two-thirds of Vieques voters last month backed mayoral candidates who want an immediate end to all bombing exercises. They say the Navy has taken the best beaches, is strangling tourism and the economy, and has polluted the island. The Navy denies these charges and is trying to develop a new image. They complain that the directives let the Navy set the referendum date, giving them more time to win people over. Furthermore, they say, the option of an immediate halt to all bombing will not be on the ballot.