US Southern Command Center in DR?

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The explanation for President Leonel Fernandez's 1:10 minute-meeting with President Bush on 25 October followed by a 45-minute meeting with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice the next day could be filtering through. Press coverage of the trip had reported that the US had decided to aid the Dominican Republic by providing radar equipment and other tools, to be placed on the border with Haiti, aimed at fighting drug, arms and human trafficking. Today, Clave Digital reports that a proposal for the creation of a US Southern Command Center for Military Operations in the DR was made on 19 October. "It will be equipped with modern technological resources, specialized units for handling natural resources, military police and other activities related to the threats that the country faces at present," states the proposal. Clave Digital points out that the Dominican authorities have not explained where the center will be installed, nor defined the threats to the country that justify this foreign military presence. The online newspaper says that the decision was communicated to DR Armed Forces Minister Major General Ramon Aquino. Although the center's planned location is not mentioned, earlier this year there were extensive reports of intense US military movements in the southwest of the country.
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