Start with the computer you are on. On May 21, 6:15 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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