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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY www.janes.com June 6, 2001 ��������������������������������Dutch, US move on Antilles airfields pact ��������������������������������-------------- ����������������By Joris Janssen Lok THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch Parliament voted on 29 May in favour of a government-to-government agreement between the Netherlands and the USA that covers the use of two airfields in the Netherlands Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela, as forward operating locations (FOLs) by US armed forces. The long-awaited agreement follows two years during which US fighter and surveillance aircraft have been operating as part of the 'War on Drugs' effort from the islands of Aruba and Curacao. The US Air Force has established a de facto permanent presence at Hato Air Base, Curacao, including F-16 fighters to intercept drugs trafficking aircraft over the Caribbean. Left-wing and Green Party members of parliament voted against the agreement, saying they feared that the Netherlands, through the US operations from the FOLs, would become involved in a drugs war-style conflict in Colombia. The US forces are receiving support from Royal Netherlands Navy maritime patrol aircraft and surface ships stationed in the region, as well as from the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Coast Guard. __________________________________________________ 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]
