Bananamismo
Mireya and the narcos
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Although stories are being spun in the media about robbery and attempted kidnapping, the possibility of an attempted murder in a drug deal is much more likely.
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Although stories are being spun in the media about robbery and attempted kidnapping, the possibility of an attempted murder in a drug deal is much more likely.
Panama's tourism industry expects another boom as travelers will be able to reach their holiday destination on budget torture-flights with just a bit of dope sprinkled on for good measure.
A leaked cache of documents shows that Petaquilla's Richard Fifer is, among other things, a convicted cocaine dealer.
After warning against a communist coup earlier, Roberto Henríquez now fears a conspiracy to overthrow narco-president Martinelli.
El País quotes DEA and US government sources that implicate president Martinelli in massive money laundering. Attorney General was removed to crash investigation, cousin of president arrested in Mexico to avoid exposure in Panama.
Cocaine Cowboys. How the drugs transformed Miami into something that looks a lot like Panama today. "All these banks", says one of the protagonists (which also tells you all you need to know about people like Eisenmann getting into shady banking in Miami in the eighties). "All this construction", says another.
The US ambassador in Panama, Barbara Stephenson, apologized yesterday for the burden the continued high demand in her country for illicit drugs places on Panamanian society.
Panama sees the criticism on its narconomics as an opportunity to squeeze money out of the US.
Is it some sort of wacky hobby then, of the fine people of US State, to repeat themselves in voluminous reports every year and push policies that demonstrably have no effect in reducing the drug trade and money laundering? Is it, maybe, an addiction?
Both can't get reelected. Both have cousins who were arrested for drug-related crimes. Both have escaped the heat themselves - so far.