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Why are Marines Disembarking in Costa Rica? Atilio Boron América Latina en Movimiento (ALAI) July 2010 in Costa Rica Central America United States Drugs Policies War on Drugs US Foreign Policy Latin America Europe The recent decision in Costa Rica to allow a massive build-up of US military presence has less to do with drug trafficking than US imperial strategy. With votes secured from the official National Liberation Party (PLN), the Libertarian Movement, and Justo Orozco, the evangelical congressman from the Costa Rican Renovation party, on July 1st, the Costa Rican Congress authorized the entry into that country of 46 warships from the U.S. Navy, 200 helicopters and combat aircraft and 7,000 Marines. Full Story at http://www.tni.org/article/why-are-marines-disembarking-costa-rica Manuel ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
