Target Culebra - Softcover

Richard D. Copaken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0847701654 ISBN 13: 9780847701650

Publisher: La Editorial, Universidad de Puerto Rico, 2008

Synopsis

This book narrates the undertakings of Washington-based lawyer Richard D. Copaken, while representing the Municipality of Culebra, in his efforts to evict the U.S. Navy from lands it used through the 1970's to carry out military training with life munitions. This memoir details the brilliant legal strategy and grass-roots efforts which paved the way for Washington to learn of the injustices the military inflicted on the residents of Culebra. After convincing many in Congress and the Pentagon that the military exercises were ideal in the context of World War II but not in the technological challenges of the second half of the 20th century, and beginning of the 21st., Copaken saw the fruits of his efforts when he and the 743 resident on the island celebrated the departure of the U.S. military from the disputed lands.

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About the Author

RICHARD D. COPAKEN served as a White House Fellow in President Lyndon Johnson's White House. For thrity-nine years thereafter, he engaged in the practice of international law at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Covington and Burling. Copaken graduated from Harvard Law School, where he served as editor of the Harvard Law Review. His writings have appeared in professional journals as well as in newspapers and magazines such as the Los Angeles Times, The Christian Science Monitor, and The San Juan Star. Target Culebra is his first book-length publication. Also an artist, his paintings have been exhibited in Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, and in the United States. He lives in Potomac, Maryland, with his wife, Marjorie.

Edition details

• Publisher: La Editorial, Universidad de Puerto Rico
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847701654
• ISBN 13: 9780847701650
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 490
• Editor: La Editorial, UPR