If it were up to me, and I were King, I would have already mashed my, "Nothing From Costa Rica" button. Rest assured I will avoid any products coming from there here on out.
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 8:13 PM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Oh, except Intel chips..... those are now made here.. the plants in > the Philipeines and Indonesia were just closed and moved here with the > CR plant... we could stop exporting those to you if you liked... the > rest of the world will buy them. > > On 5/21/09, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now Keith....... > > > > The attitude adjustment has been made. Costa Rica decided that US > > methodology is just fine when applied equally under the written law. > > The Captain did indeed apologize to the official and it was greatfully > > accepted as they left port. > > > > The US is not in our top five for import/export.... > > > > On 5/21/09, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A very simple way to remedy this problem: > >> > >> Cease all trade with Costa Rica. Stop all imports from Costa Rica, until > >> such time as the smart assed Costa Rican bureaucrat who is harassing > >> Americans is terminated, and Costa Rica issues an apology to the ship's > >> captain. > >> > >> I don't think American influence is waning one bit.....I just think > there > >> needs to be an "attitude adjustment". > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> H, > >>> > >>> You know full well what the intension of the story is. In times past > >>> the captains health certificate was more than enough and the > >>> government in any port was happy to let it go at that. > >>> > >>> The US though in recent years has come to believe as many on this > >>> board think as well.... that US law is applied wherever the US citizen > >>> happens to be or when it is in the best interest of the US to do so. > >>> Well, all those countries that were not "for" Bush in his ill adviseed > >>> and poorly conducted foray into Iraq had a price to pay.... There is a > >>> new "OAS" and the US was NOT invited to join (Cuba was)... Hugo has > >>> grabbed everything slightly "American" that did not live up to the > >>> letter of the contracts signed (he stole that tactic from Bush when > >>> dealing with international commitments ie Geneva conventions) now even > >>> the most US friendly country in the Americas says your methods will > >>> also apply here, your laws not.. The incident was small... but cost > >>> the people of Limon repairs on several schools that were flooded out > >>> recently.. the crew from that ship had volunteered to repair the > >>> schools while in port... > >>> It allso says "we can no longer be purchased" at the expense of our > >>> sovereignity. > >>> > >>> US influence is waning rapidly. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 5/21/09, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Mark, > >>> > > >>> > Simple enough. Our country ours rules, not yours. > >>> > > >>> > On May 21, 4:36 pm, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> >> Since I can't post in Spanish... this is it in a nutshell: > >>> >> > >>> >> A US Navy Frigate docked in Limon Costa Rica on Tuesday and the > >>> >> Captain went to the port master with his papers..... > >>> >> > >>> >> He was told to get back on his ship and that he and everyone else > >>> >> that > >>> >> wanted to get off must fill out a health card personally. > >>> >> > >>> >> The Captain called the US Embassy and they informed the local > >>> >> minister > >>> >> that it was standard practice and US law for the Captain to issue a > >>> >> medical card for the crew and that was all the minister should > >>> >> expect. > >>> >> > >>> >> The minister then told the Captain and the Ambassador that their > >>> >> knowledge of US law was far superior to hers > >>> >> and she was 100% SURE THAT THEY WERE CORRECT. > >>> >> > >>> >> She the informed the two that they were NOT in the US. Their laws > and > >>> >> practices did and do not apply. That this is Costa Rica and maybe > >>> >> they > >>> >> should quote our laws when here....not theirs. > >>> >> > >>> >> I am a citizen here and had to fill out that very form when > returning > >>> >> from a recent trip... it took all of 30 seconds (took longer to find > >>> >> a > >>> >> pen). The forms were supplied to the Captain upon entering port. > >>> >> > >>> >> To quote the Minister..... Laws are Laws, yours are yours, ours are > >>> >> ours, when here yours mean nothing, ours must be obeyed. > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Mark M. Kahle, , > >>> www.filacoffee.com > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >> > >> >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Mark M. Kahle, , > > www.filacoffee.com > > > > > -- > Mark M. Kahle, , > www.filacoffee.com > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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