Ministry of Truth
900 US soldiers on the border!!! They will likely include engineers and Seabees. Like in Peru, they will build free houses and facilities for the Dominican border guards (police and military). When the US soldiers depart, they will leave all of their equipment and guns behind for the Dominican border guards to keep. (And none of this ever shows-up in any approved budgets.)
If you know anyone in the DR police/military, tell them to get a transfer to the border pronto - the gravy train is about to begin!!!
Of course, what the article does not say is that the DEA will be included in the deal. Your guess is as good as mine as to whether the DEA will pretend to be civilian or US Army in the DR - they are capable of masquerading as either.
The idea is to enrich the border guards so they are less susceptible to low level corruption and will cooperate with the Americans on the "war on drugs". The result, of course, is that drug/weapons smuggling on the border will become a more expensive venture, but will not stop. Some may be relocated.
The Miami Herald article is an obvious propoganda plant by the USIA. I particularly liked the photo of the Dominican Second Lieutenant giving out money to the little Haitian kids (are we really to believe that Dominican soldiers are sharing their US$120/month with the Haitians). And the way the word "terrorism" is thrown-in for good measure - master propogandists at work.
Welcome to the "New World Order" for the Americas!!!
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