Not a very big contingent (ten men and a planted flag on our sovereign soil) but more than enough to convene the OAS tomorrow about the new "Ortega Problem".
Over a million Ticos have already volunteered to head North to the frontier with Nicaragua... President says "No". (This was local news and I now find out was the reason for all the national servers crashing) This is translated from Spanish... could not find anything on it in English. Government confirms army incursion in the national territory of Nicaragua Alvaro and Carlos A. Murillo Villalobos [email protected] 01/11/2010 16 minutes ago San Jose (Editor). The Government confirmed this afternoon the Army troops incursion of Nicaragua in Costa Rican territory, specifically in Calero Island, located in the border area at the mouth of San Juan and Colorado rivers. This was pointed out together this afternoon the chancellor, René Castro and Security Minister, Jose Maria Tijerina, in a press conference. "This is an infringement of national sovereignty can not be interpreted otherwise," Tijerina said overflights by noting that the security forces on the island noted hoisted the flag of Nicaragua and at least six tents installed in the area. The Government assumes that each can accommodate at least ten members of the army. In response the Chancellor announced that Costa Rica asked to convene the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Wednesday. Castro exposed in the full evidence of the Nicaraguan insursión like photos, videos and testimony from neighbors. "Costa Rica, which has no army, relies on diplomatic means to avoid a confrontation that only agravaaría the situation," the minister said Tijerina. He explained that his ministry is in the process of dispatching a contingent of Civil Guards equipped for the area but did not say how or when the move, citing security reasons. On Sunday the government acknowledged it was investigating armed movement in the border area, but so far unable to confirm the military presence in an area that the maps of both countries regard as Costa Rica. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
