The US embassy is meddling with Panama's internal affairs. That is of course nothing new, but they now do it openly. El Panama America reports today that a high US embassy official, one Richard Saks, showed up unannounced at the headquarters of FRENADESSO, the coalition that is the main force behind the protests against the Social Security reforms of our rabiblanco government. Saks wanted to know the FRENADESSO position on the reforms, and also asked if the movement has any political aspirations.
Saks stated that he knew the version of the government and now wanted the version of FRENADESSO.
This is of course nonsense. FRENADESSO has been loudly voicing its version in the media and during marches and we don't think they are deaf at the US embassy. What is going on is that the protests may have been widely ignored by the international left-wing press because they think Torrijos is a social-democrat, but the gringos know better of course. They are trying to find out if Panama may go the same way as Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay. The US is losing ground in Latin America and the last thing they need is for Canal Country to become "Chavezed."
Noriegaville article
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Gringos in Panama
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