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Panama Demands Eiffel Tower from France
By The Boss on Mar 16, 2008 | In Important Global Newsbreak | 1 feedback »
"We paid for it, and now we want it back," said Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Lewis Navarro yesterday. Panama is suing France because it wants the Eiffel Tower moved from Paris to Panama City.
The Eiffel Tower was built with funds for the construction of the Panama Canal by the French. To get the famous designer Gustave Eiffel on board to design the giant locks, the latter demanded financing for the tower that still determines the Paris skyline and draws millions of tourists each year.
"We could finance the Canal expansion with what was stolen from us," alleged Minister of Public Works Comandante Colamarco.
"We're not lazy", added Tourism Minister Ruben Blades, playing with his guitar. "We will use the tower to attract real tourists and make enough money to propel our country into the first world".
Government sources say that President Torrijos might be willing to negotiate an exchange in which the French would get Noriega and Panama gets its Eiffel Tower.
The French embassy could not immediately be reached for comment.
Noriega Demands Saddam-style Execution
By The Boss on Feb 12, 2008 | In Noriega | 1 feedback »
Former military strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega is suing the United States government demanding that he be executed "just like Saddam."
With Panamanian officials currently discussing his future with the US government, the former dictator, America's only prisoner of war, is "sick and tired" of being ignored by the media and "rotting away" in a prison cell, he told Bananama Republic.
"I'm always mentioned together with Saddam when they write about rogue leaders and America's enemies. But Saddam got all the attention and a high-profile execution. It's just not fair," complained Noriega...
