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       The House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade discussed the expanding narco-terrorist trade throughout the Caribbean Basin, which includes Latin and South America. I offer this summation of the transcript, regarding three concerns which are depicted in the Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster in the Caribbean series. These concerns stem from Ms. Celina Realuyo's testimony. She is Professor of Practice of National Security Affairs at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University. Here is the synopsis:  HEARING: Terrorist Groups in Latin America House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Feb 4, 2014 Concern No. 1- The FARC and Drug Trafficking       According to Celina B. Realuyo
(Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies), the FARC began providing security for the Cali, Medelline, and the Norte de Valle drug cartels in the 1990s. Th

What type of relationship should U.S. establish with Cuba? Chose all that apply. Comments welcome! Establish full diplomatic relations. No relationships at all. Allow Americans to travel there. Lift the trade embargo.    pollcode.com free polls        Cuba is a real conundrum for America. On he one hand, the government censors or controls newspapers, TV stations and the radio. The Cuban people are not allowed access to the Internet and they get all their information about the world by reading the newspaper Granma and a few others also produced by the government.      So, should the U.S. open up relations with Cuba? We lack formal diplomatic relations and tough sanctions remain in place. Recently, however, our relationship has been picking up and a few U.S. restrictions have loosened during Obama's tenure. While the administration of George W. Bush strongly enforced the embargo against Cuba and sharply lowered the cap on family remittances (from $3,000 to just

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       In Episode 32 of the Corey Pearson- CIA Spymaster in the Caribbean spy series, cadaver dogs were surreptitiously flown into Abaco, Bahamas. Their mission was to find the corpse of murdered Caribbean Basin Interdiction Force (CBIF) agent Duane Collier. The two dogs searched in the remote Caribbean Pine and Palmetto Palm forests of southern Abaco, eventually locating the body of Duane Collier and spawning a mission of revenge against the killers.      Here is a paragraph from Episode 32:       Victor switched off the cell phone and watched the two dogs zig zag from the short dock, attempting to follow up on the scent they picked up.   With noses sometimes burrowing into the sand, they trailed a straight ground indentation through the clearing into the palmetto palm and Caribbean pine forest. The dogs grew excited as they tracked the scent path where a bloody human corpse was dragged through days before. He didn't wait for Jensen to arrive, for the pair of dogs imme