http://news.co.cr/us-navy-ship-tows-and ... ine/24674/2nd time this crime tool CR vessel got caught very dirty way out in int'l waters, hundreds of miles and days sailing beyond the 12 mile CR limit, by our boys this time she was carrying only a ton of coke in her belly. I read something last week that I can't find now that says US is required to bring a ship in this situation back to the country of flag registration for prosecution if it is in within certain distance. Obviously otherwise we'd be doing this a different way.
But, oh too bad so sad, the contraband carrying CR ship sunk while being towed by us in to Puntarenas. Ha ha ha. Good job, Go Navy. But the capitan and his 3 crewmen and the 1 ton of coke are on board the US vessel according to the article I can't find. And our ship is leaving a void in its assigned patrol area in our "War on Drugs" and can't hang---leaving a hole and narco boats are going thru. (I don't think anyone thinks we are going to win this "war" anyway but the grunts are just doing what their told).
But CR won't allow our ship entry to the port , a too often occurence it seems for as long as I can remember. Our ships need pre-approval to dock for this type of thing or anything, even just to get re-supplied. And our planes as well. Has to be approved by the CR legislature. Sometimes granted smoothly, often delayed, nutty. They pride themselves on their sovereignity as they should and their lack of a military image.
I think that's all bullshit in this era for these operations. I think the Legislature is up to their colons in colones with other interests. Not the Prez--she's coverd her tracks on this, requested an expedite approval in writing--unless there is a "wink wink" going on. Their Legislature, which is the decision maker on these naval entry issues in CR, says it didn't get the request for this ship. The CR President's Minister of Safety Office which is the processing office for these said it definitely did.
It s-t-i-i-i-n-k-s. Kind of kicks in your paranoia about CR and the whole issue. Several major domo Columbian narco players busted with huge amts of dope getting house arrests for bail without passport holds and then they skipped last year doesn't lessen my thinking about that. And a few other "what the heck" court rulings. In CR, the legislature, constitutionally, controls the judiciary, unlike the US or any other tri-branch democracy I am aware of.
And CR legislature is having a hissy fit going on now about how our Blackhawk choppers got in for Obama's thing. Duh? They didn't get theirs?
Let's fast forward this to the looming Nicaragua Costa Rica Colombia maritime dispute re where are the borders in the Atlantic and who owns what in the Caribbean. Nica is now saying they are going to start drilling off-shore for oil on what they say is Nica waters. Colombia and CR say hell no it's ours. Nicaragua is negotiating to buy gunboats from Russia for this chessgame, if you can imagine that malfunction.
http://thecostaricanews.com/nicaragua-m ... rica/16258.
Colombia has a legit trained Navy, and they buy or are gifted many retired US vessels to add to their substantial fleet. CR has no navy and a next to nothing Coast Guard fleet. So CR is going to ask who for help if it comes to all that? Its new best friend China? Long ride for them and they ain't going to piss on anti US Nica Presidente Ortega. So, will the US Navy have permission problems to dock in Limon if all that happens?
Maybe a bunch of sabre rattling by Nica. But CR with it's love of saying we are a nation of peace with no army now has an aggressive neighbor and has always hoped US "diplomacy" would protect them. Nothing else will. Something to keep an eye on.
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