00:00In other news, the Puerto Rico Independence Party demanded that the local legislative assembly consult any plans aimed at remilitarizing the country.
00:08This is ultimately addressed to the Trump administration and Congress in the context of U.S. Navy maneuvers in the Caribbean.
00:16It follows Pentagon orders to station F-35 jets at an airbase in Puerto Rico.
00:22The deployment takes place in parallel to the growing U.S. threats against the sovereignty of Venezuela.
00:27The party document calls for decolonization and the cleanup of land contaminated by U.S. military exercises.
00:35Puerto Rico's political status as a commonwealth allows for some autonomy, but Washington controls defense, borders and diplomatic relations.
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