Castro, the Carribean, and Terrorism

various links | 10-21-01 | backhoe

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President of the European Union traveling to Havana for renewed political dialogue

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Bolivia Burning: A Nation on the Verge of U.S.-Provoked Uprising

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Wake up! People!

Castro Spies Target U.S. Defense

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Some older info:

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... Search Terms: Contras; Sandinistas; US intervention in Nicaragua (or Central America);
Somoza; Reagan administration and Nicaragua; FSLN (Frente Sandinista de ...

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... their villages. Steadman Fagoth and the other contras said that the Sandinistas believed
all Miskitos were in revolt and were coming to punish them. Largely as ...

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... Contras, Sandinistas. Nicaragua. SA-7, Blowpipe, Redeye.
Various warring factions. Bosnia-Herzegovina. ...

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	Sandinistas  (open window)    []  Sandinistas, members of a left-wing Nicaraguan political party, the Sandinist National Liberation Front (FSLN). The group, named for Augusto Cesar Sandino, a former insurgent leader, was formed in 196...		40%		Nicaragua  (open window)    []  No Summary Available

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Cross-link:

Sandinistas linked to WTC Bombing

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Peru uncovers terrorist plot to attack U.S. embassy

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Young woman who exchanged herself for father kidnapped by Colombian rebels is found dead

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Cuban spies: Guilty: The direct evidence on the shoot-down was horrifying

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When Castro Became A Communist : The Impact on US-Cuba Policy

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Castro calls September 11 attacks a hard hit for leftist movements

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BUMP

[Luis Gonzalez]

MAN! I'm STILL reading!!!!

Bookmarked

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Thanks for looking.... & thank God for the Web- I know things about this I am still obliged to be silent about, but with the 'net I can show... the tip of a very large iceberg!

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God help us, still more:

Cuban Exile Group Demands More Scrutiny Of Castro-Terrorism Link

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Hugo Chavez attempted to have France free the terrorist Carlos the Jackal

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bumping up to the top!!!!

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Appreciate it.... do you recall the empty billboards that said

Watch this Space

??? The area of the Carribean & south of Texas fits that to a "tee..."

[Cincinatus' Wife]

"Watch this space."

WSJ: WHILE CARACUS BURNS Sen. Dodd's petulance threatens national security--[Excerpt] Yet while Caracas burns, the top U.S. policy maker for the region can't assume his post for reasons of petty ideological revenge. Otto Reich--President Bush's nominee to be Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere--still can't get a hearing in Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd's subcommittee. Mr. Dodd's petulance has gone beyond the usual Beltway payback and is now creating a leadership vacuum damaging to U.S. national security.

It's hard to recall reading today's headlines, but 10 years ago Latin America's future looked bright. Democracy was on the rise, economies were growing and the era of military coups seemed to be over. The countries did this mostly on their own, but U.S. leadership was crucial. The U.S. nurtured free-market economic ideas and helped against Marxist rebels. That trend stopped during the 1990s, as the Clinton Administration mostly ignored the region for more glamorous priorities. The result today is a region threatened by repression, violence and economic decline.-[End Excerpt]

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Thanks- I love it when people contribute extra links!