The Energy of Empire 4. Puerto Rico - 'Belonging to but not Part of'

‘Do not make peace until we get Porto Rico.’ That’s what Theodore Roosevelt wrote to his partner in imperial crime, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, as Roosevelt was preparing to personally invade Cuba. ‘Porto Rico is not forgotten and we mean to have it,’ Lodge replied.

Sources:
War Against All Puerto Ricans, by Nelson A Denis
https://waragainstallpuertoricans.com/

Fantasy Island, by Ed Morales
https://edmorales.net/fantasy-island-media-clips/

America’s Backyard: Puerto Rico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PpoJ7zjyA4

The History of Vieques in 10 Minutes. by Robert Rabin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVB9uTnivVE

Rain and Tears by Neutrin05 https://soundcloud.com/neutrin05
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