Weekly Report - 24 February 2004
Quotes of the week...
"Not everything we do makes sense all the time."
US Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, addressing concerns about US security measures before a Mexican audience.
"The army is no longer demobilised. The army is mobilised."
Haitian former army sergeant Jean-Baptiste Joseph, after taking control of Hinche.
"I could lose anything, except the right to go around with my head held high, looking my peers in the eye."
Brazilian President Lula da Silva, responding to the corruption scandal affecting his government with an allusion to the best advice he received from his mother.
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In
this month's Latin American Security & Strategic Review
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The special focus
of the latest issue of Latin American Security & Strategic Review
is the Amazonian region. Brazil, Peru and Colombia have joined forces
to contain the spillover from the Colombian conflict, ostensibly concentrating
on the spread of the drugs trade. For Brazil, this is a projection of
its own strategy to place Amazonia at the centre of its defence efforts.
One of the results of the agreement will be the adoption of standardised
rules of engagement for the interdiction of unauthorised flights over
the region. End of preview - This article contains approximately 500 words Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article Not a Subscriber? Enquire Now |