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Rose Siding Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-04-05 09:17 PM
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Central America creates security force
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The seven Central American nations agreed Thursday to create a rapid-response force to combat drug trafficking, terrorism and other regional threats.

The force will be made up of specialized teams from each nation, according to an announcement during a meeting of Central American defense and security chiefs.

Honduran Defense Minister Federico Breve said the force was being developed "to stop any emerging threat in Central America."
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Breve said all nations agreed it would be necessary to provide the unit with "airplanes, cars, boats, and whatever type of vehicles necessary to adequately respond in whatever part of Central America that requires it."

The United States has offered financial help for the initiative, Breve said, without providing details.

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/topstories/index.ssf?/base/international-4/1109902375258400.xml&storylist=topstories
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Silverhair Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-04-05 09:20 PM
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1. Could be a good deal, could be a bad deal.
The devil is in the details. Need to know more.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-04-05 09:47 PM
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2. Hard to say, sounds like bullshit to me. nt
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mom cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 09:45 AM
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3. If the US is financially backing it, then it is probably more along the
lines os Negroponte death squads with some phoney anti-drug/terror front. With all of the newly found freedom in South America, the Dimsonese* will be worried about the threat to the stranglehold of the facist elite.
* Dimsonese: King george (Dimson)and his cabal.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 09:52 AM
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4. Yeah, but it says "offered help", and it's apparently unanimous.
And the statement is full of meaningless cant like:
"to stop any emerging threat in Central America". Unless
actual bodies and money are forthcoming from Uncle Sugar
I think it's bullshit, a smokescreen.
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Toots Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 10:07 AM
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6. Stop any threat...Like Democracy in Haiti for instance????
If the US were to sneeze they would fold up and blow away.
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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 10:33 AM
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8. Haiti is not central america.
If I were to guess about "threats" as intended here it would
be Nicaragua.
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 09:53 AM
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5. Are they being trained at the "School Of The Americas" by any chance? n/t
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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 10:17 AM
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7. Read carefully -
Honduran Defense Minister Federico Breve said the force was being developed "to stop any emerging threat in Central America."


Not threats to Central America.

Got it?

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bemildred Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-05-05 10:38 AM
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9. Yeah, you can just guess what sort of "threats" he means.
Something like bands of hungry peasants armed with machetes.
But this story leaves a lot out, I don't believe it yet.
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