[Via... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] . . ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Rozoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2001 12:28 AM Subject: NATO Ally Aids US Colombia Attacks [WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK] STOP NATO: NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Get a low APR NextCard Visa in 30 seconds! 1. Fill in the brief application 2. Receive approval decision within 30 seconds 3. Get rates as low as 2.99% Intro or 9.99% Ongoing APR and no annual fee! Apply NOW! http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/NextCard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, 29 May 2001 Dutch parliament approves U.S. use of Caribbean air bases for war on drugs -------------- THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch parliament endorsed a treaty Tuesday allowing U.S. aircraft to use Dutch bases in the Caribbean as staging areas against the drug barons of South America. The vote came after Foreign Minister Jozias van Aartsen spoke to the legislature Monday to calm objections from some political parties that the treaty could draw the Netherlands too deeply into U.S. military operations and perhaps involve it in Colombia's civil war. As the treaty was debated, dozens of activists from political youth organizations demonstrated against the motion, and some poured a red liquid on the carpet at the entrance to the parliament building. Police detained 14 people. The treaty was concluded 15 months ago on the Caribbean island of Aruba. It allows U.S. aircraft to use facilities in Aruba and Curacao for surveillance flights. The two islands are autonomous areas within the Dutch kingdom, whose foreign affairs are controlled from the Netherlands. The staging centers have been denounced by nearby Venezuela, which says they fall within its security zone. In the parliament debate, representatives from the islands said they had no objections to the landing rights accorded to the U.S. planes, which bring millions of dollars in government payments and from the personnel based there. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
