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U.S. Troops Sign-in to Neighboring Colombia

October 30, 2009
By pa.di.
U.S. Troops Sign-in to Neighboring Colombia

Colombia and the United States have signed an agreement to allow the U.S. military to use seven of its bases over the next 10 years. Colombia shares borders with Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Venezuela. Several Latin American countries are violently opposed to today’s agreement, particularly allies Ecuador, Venezuela and Bolivia, who see this as part...
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Books: About Panama

October 30, 2009
By pa.di.

A list of reading about Panama, most about the Canal, Manuel Noriega and the U.S. Invasion, and titles making good use of the colon. The Path Between the Seas:  The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 - Author:  David McCullough Divorcing the Dictator:  America’s Bungled Affair with Noriega – Author:  Frederick Kempe Panama Canal By...
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