The NYT article today also noted Clintons' rotten bribery attempt in this regard:
"That referendum was set up last year, when the previous governor of Puerto Rico struck a deal with the Clinton administration that allowed bombing to resume in exchange for a vote that would give Vieques residents a choice between ending the bombing in May 2003 or receving $90 million in aid. Governor Calderón repudiated that agreement in January, saying she wanted the bombing to stop immediately."
And speculation about Okinawa:
"The decision today could also affect operations in the Pacific. The Marines are under intense pressure on the Japanese island of Okinawa, where training exercises have long brought protests. Mr. Bush will have to explain to Japan why a decision made for an American territory would not also apply to American training on foreign soil."
-Brad Mayer