the US claims it has nothing to do with the Venezuela-Colombia dispute. :( They've started the PR-speak. They could be stationed at Aruba...or Curacao or something. Those places are close to the Venezuelan coastline as well. :-\
"A GROUP of United States soldiers are in Trinidad conducting exercises, but their presence has nothing to do with recent developments in South America involving Venezuela and Colombia. The soldiers are part of the project called 'Beyond the Horizon', an initiative of the US Army South Command and forms part of peace keeping efforts in the region and which was planned months ago the US Embassy said. Yesterday, Michelle Jones of the US Embassy's Public Affairs Unit said the troops were here to conduct medical outreach programmes and to aid in construction projects. She said the activities were planned months ago. Last year an army medical ship was here as part of the overall programme. The soldiers, stationed at Defence Force headquarters, Chaguaramas will be here over the next few weeks and will then go to Suriname. A US army website said Beyond The Horizon is a "large-scale operation designed to foster goodwill and improve relations between the United States and partner nations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean." The operation includes humanitarian and civic assistance projects as well as medical and veterinary assistance that "helps improve the quality of life for people living in under resourced rural areas. It will also provide readiness-training opportunities for US military units and their partner-nation counterparts." Cpt Samantha A Garcia, 28, who is here as part of the contingent was quoted on the website as saying she was looking forward to "working with the people of Trinidad and Suriname during this operation. This is a mission of goodwill and cooperation, and to see the tangible results of helping others and improving relations will be extremely rewarding for me." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:255944 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
