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Little-known world war excuses slaughter of Panamanian civilians

"I would call up to the pilots and tell them bomb here, bomb here! They would call me back all anxious and say, ‘Did we kill anyone?’"

(PANAMA CITY) - Shortly after midnight, 20 December 1989, Don Felipe—a Panamanian man now in his fifties arrived at Río Hato military base, 52 miles west of Panama City.

He cannot remember why he went wandering outside at such a late hour, but he does remember what happened after he killed the snake that appeared in his path.

Statement by the Press Secretary and Fact Sheets on Trade Adjustment Assistance and Pending Free Trade Agreements

Includes fact sheets on the proposed improvements to the Colombia, Panama, and South Korea Free Trade Agreements.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Today, Press Secretary Jay Carney made the following statement on progress on Trade Adjustment Assistance for American workers and pending free trade agreements that will support tens of thousands of American jobs.

“President Obama has fought for an ambitious trade agenda that doubles exports in five years, levels the playing field for American workers, and reflects American values..."

Panama`s Underappreciated Role in the Creation of Israel

Good coffee, good cheer, good luck.

(PANAMA CITY) - In honor of the 63^rd anniversary of Israel’s independence, the Israeli embassy in Panama issued a four-part magazine series entitled “Israel: 63 years of constant progress”.

The first installment deals with typical cultural themes; hummus, shawarma, and the coexistence in Israel's democratic “oasis” of various ethnicities enjoying equal rights.

Air-Conditioned Vestiges of an Empire

A secret tunnel and dirty secrets about the real number of civilians killed during the U.S. invasion of Panama.

(PANAMA CITY) - When I told my father about my morning jogs up Panama City’s Ancón Hill, former headquarters of the U.S. Southern Command—he said his own father SOUTHCOM's director of intelligence from '71-'76, used to see Manuel Noriega in the Ancón Hill “Tunnel”.

I asked what tunnel. He responded: The thing dug into the side of the hill.

Bulker Sea-Jacked by Somali Sea-Shifta

he bulk carrier MV Renuar is at present commandeered to the Somali coast...

(NAIROBI, Kenya ECOTERRA Intl.) - A cargo vessel was captured on 11 December 2010, approximately 360nm SW of Minicoy Island, 1,200nm from Mogadishu in Somalia and 550nm off the Indian coast. Naval reporting centres finally confirmed our reports on Sunday.

The Panama-flagged MV Renuar is a bulk cargo vessel with a dead-weight of 70,156 tonnes and was en route to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates from Port Louis in Mauritius when it was captured on Saturday.

Pirates Seize Ships Near Port of Aden

Another ship falls to Somali pirates.

(NAIROBI / SALEM) - The Panamanian-flagged cargo ship MV Iceberg 1 was hijacked by Somali pirates today, about ten nautical miles from Aden Port in the Gulf of Aden, along with her crew of 24, according to Ecoterra International.

The vessel is now being sailed toward the Somali coast, though little more is known.