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2009-07-24 Caribbean-Latin America

Increased U.S. Military Presence in Colombia Could Pose Problems With Neighbors

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-24 00:05|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 A festering boundary dispute with Nicaragua has also made for tensions between Colombia and Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, an ally of Mr. Chavez.

Gotta consult the atlas to learn about this. Maritime boundary perhaps, or does Panama play a role or have a say in this?

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-07-24 10:11|| 2009-07-24 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The boundary wasn't a problem till the communists took power. San Andres y Providencia

Posted by ed 2009-07-24 10:41|| 2009-07-24 10:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Colombia's diplomatic relations with Ecuador have soured since Colombian forces carried out a raid on a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, rebel camp on Ecuadoran territory last year.

Relations have been souring since Ecuador gave the rebels sanctuary.

Posted by DoDo 2009-07-24 11:00|| 2009-07-24 11:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Maritime claims it is, and largely due to Cap'n Morgan, to boot!

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2009-07-24 11:28|| 2009-07-24 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Is this the Providence Island which was the "other" Puritan colony, mostly known for its use as a base by Calvinist corsairs? My grasp of the geography of that corner of the Caribbean is a bit fuzzy.

And damn, but Nicaragua has a lot of border disputes for such a small country.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-07-24 12:51|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-07-24 12:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Compare wid WMF > AS THE US DECLINES, CHINA FEARS JAPAN WILL TRY TO BECOME THE LEADING OR DOMINANT NATION IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC; + CHINA'S "FIRST ISLAND CHAIN" STRATEGY IS STEADILY BECOM OBSOLETE: AS CHINA MILITARILY AND ECON MODERNIZES, IT WILL VENTURE TOWARDS THE "SECOND CHAIN" AND BEYOND ["2nd Chain" = Ogasawara Islands, Guam-Marianas Islands, Yap Islands, etc.].

* SAME > "USS HAWAII" VIRGINIA-CLASS SSN ARRIVES AT PEARL HARBOR. OF 60 PLANNED "VIRGINIA" SUBS, USN WILL BASE 31 IN THE PACIFIC AT HAWAII AND 22 AT GROTON CONNECTICUT. Ship Specifications and Ability of the Virgina-class SSN to transit the PANAMA CANAL LOCKS from the Atlantic Ocean. MISSION SCOPE OF THE VIRGINIAS IN THE PACIFIC CAN ONLY BE AGZ CHINA [Recce, Mil/WarOps].

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-07-24 19:38|| NA]">[NA] 2009-07-24 19:38|| Front Page Top

#7 OOOOOPSIES, forgot to add WMF > VIRGINA-CLASS US SSNS in time will be facing a PACOAS filled wid as many as 180 FOREIGN [non-US] SUBMARINES.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2009-07-24 19:42|| NA]">[NA] 2009-07-24 19:42|| Front Page Top

#8 FREEREPUBLIC > seems HUGO "the BERET" CHAVEZ has decided to send more troops and AFVS to the borders to preclude an imperialist Yankee attack???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-07-24 22:30|| 2009-07-24 22:30|| Front Page Top

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