Tremendous good news from a neighbor to the north...in case you hadn't heard, 400 US military personnel are in Paraguay right now for military exercises at the Estigarribia base (above) which can handle up to 500,000 troops and the largest of all military aircraft. These exercises, conducted out of the base that Strossner built for the US in the '80s, were contingent on Paraguay granting diplomatic immunity for every single Yanqui from the Ambassador to the lowliest Buck Private.
Paraguay's disappointing decision of several months ago to allow this controversial immunity made it the lone Mercosur nation to shield US troops from any possible prosecution in the International Criminal Court under a virtually perpetual, automatically renewing defense cooperation agreement. The US had threatened every Mercosur nation with billions of losses in aid if this immunity was not granted.
Yesterday's decision by the Duarte government, however, said that under international treaty law, exceptions to immunity can only be made in cases of foreign diplomats and administrative personnel.
U.S. military exercises will continue through 1 December when the agreement was next scheduled to renew.
2 comments:
No small wonder i'm traveling the world looking for my new country. The USA clearly bullies anyone not in agreement with them.
IMO, the USA is a failing society.
I like it here. You should travel through and give it try.
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