Daily headlines: March 15, 2007

* “I’m a Chiquita banana and I’m here to say ‘I’ve helped finance Colombian terrorists today.”

* Costa Rican bloggers expressed their displeasure at the local media who virtually ignored an anti-free trade protest on February 28th.

* An estimated $200 million in cocaine was seized in a joint anti-drug operation between the U.S. and Panama.

* The Dominican Republic plans to establish closer diplomatic ties to Pakistan by opening an embassy in Islamabad.

* Quote of the day from an Army reservist from Puerto Rico who just returned from a stint in Iraq: "It was more dangerous this time, and it got scary at times, but thanks to God we were able to make it back."

Links- VivirLatino, Global Voices Online, Reuters AlertNet, The Latin Americanist, Dominican Today, CNN

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