Category Archive: Panama

PANAMAX 2009 and Honduras: Did They or Didn’t They Attend the Annual War Games?

In another blow against the prestige of the de facto government, ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s unexpected return to Honduras has complicated matters for interim President Roberto Micheletti, who helped plan the seizure of the government on June 28. As public …

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The General In His Labyrinth: Who Remembers Manuel Noriega?

-Although the Geneva Convention calls for the General’s return to Panama, practical considerations would seem to preclude this. -Noriega exists in a legal limbo; French desire to extradite him appears to be legally doubtful, Paris enjoys support from Washington and …

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A Thoroughly Un-American Institution

On June 25, 2009, The House of representatives passed an amendment to the Defense Authorization Act which would require the School of the Americas/WHINSEC to release to the public the names, ranks, countries of origin, courses taken and dates of …

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Obama’s new tune on trade

June 14, 2009 By Howard LaFranchi The Christian Science Monitor Candidate Obama opposed new free-trade agreements and wanted to renegotiate NAFTA. A global slump has changed his mind. WASHINGTON – In the heat of last year’s Democratic primary in Ohio, …

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FTA deal would hit Panama farmers

May 29, 2009 By La Estrella Staff The Panama Star A recent paper by a Washington DC think tank surveys how the pact will hurt local farmers and benefit the US agro-industry Panama Star PANAMA: A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) …

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