From the monthly archives: July 2008
There is a cottage industry of anti-American activists throughout the Western Hemisphere eagerly awaiting the U.S. withdrawal next year from the anti-narcotics facility in Ecuador. It received a boost yesterday from the leftist government of Rafael Correa who is making good on a campaign promise to “kick the gringos out” from coastal facility [...]
Cuba’s espionage efforts touch every major country in the Americas, especially in the U.S., Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Brazil.
When it comes to Cuba, most Americans think of Fidel Castro or Che Guevara, not spies. Yet since the start of the Communist Revolution in 1959, Cuba’s intelligence services were organized to penetrate the [...]
If Ecuador wants to kick us out of Manta and replace us with the Chinese, Venezuelans, and Cubans, or hurt Colombian democracy by supporting FARC terrorists, may we suggest that they ask the motley crew from China, Venezuela, and Cubans for trade preferences. U.S. taxpayers can invest their hard-earned tax dollars and programs elsewhere in [...]
The Cuban Communist Party’s response to the rescue of several FARC hostages, including three Americans, is being interpreted by some supporters of easing sanctions on Cuba as a sign that the Cubans want better relations with the U.S. Before any such politically-motivated malarkey gains a toe-hold in this town, a reality check is in order.
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Mexico cannot speak with diplomatic forked tongues on these and other issues and expect the U.S. taxpayers to remain silent on the political sidelines.
The folks at Mexican Trucker Online recently took issue with my characterizing the Zapatista Liberation Army (EZLN) as a terrorist organization, adding that I was also implying in [...]
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