Weekly Report - 25 July 2006
HONDURAS-NICARAGUA: Managua worries about new base next door
The Honduran announcement that it will be building a military base on its stretch of the Mosquito Coast has caused concern in Nicaragua, where the government has very publicly asked its military for an assessment. The base in question appears to be linked to President Manuel Zelaya's offer of new base facilities to the US in exchange for the conversion of the US base in Palmerola to civilian use.
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