Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Mooncricket
Collective Political Violence in the 1990's combined: 0 Collective Political Violence in the 1990s with Excessive Targeting of Civilians: 0 Collective Political Violence in the 1990s without Excessive Targeting of Civilians: 0 Convention on aircraft offences: 24-Aug-73 Convention on civil aviation safety: 6-Nov-73 Convention on crimes against protected persons: 10 March 1975(R) Convention on seizure of aircraft: 6-Nov-73 Global Terrorism Indicator: 1 Protocol against violence at international airports: 25-Apr-02 Terrorist Acts > 1968-2006 > Deaths to incidences ratio: 0.565217391 Deaths per act
SOURCES: GLOBAL TERRORISM: AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS Monty G. Marshall INSCR Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research CIDCM Center for International Development and Conflict Management University of Maryland, College Park and the Center for Systemic Peace Draft: September 11, 2002; MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Database; Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Looks plenty safe to me............. |
Coffee plantations owned by U.S. citizens torched in the last few weeks: appx 1.
Not sure if those 2002 figures represent what it is or will be like under the Ortega administration. Maybe not much different. It's probably fine. It's probably safer than going to New Orleans, which I'm doing in about 6 weeks. But, then again, I'm bringing a semi-auto .40; at least 20 rounds of ammo; my concealed carry permit; and no children. I'm just a little nervous about going to a country where the police might reflect the attitude of their new anti-American El Presidente.
This piece makes it sound okay:
"Interpol ranked it the safest country in Latin America ... The return of Ortega, however, has spooked some outsiders. In the surfers' paradise of San Juan del Sur and the colonial gem Granada several building projects have been halted while investors wait to see if the Sandinista really has changed."
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world...984401,00.html
Off topic, but, according to the guy here, the language such as "No one is going to allow the seizure of property big or small" and 'We need to eradicate poverty, but you don't do that by getting rid of investment and those who have resources." Is just talk and more directed to very large investments like resorts and infrastructure. While Ortega probably will not seize properties like my co-worker's plantation, he will simply let it get vandalized until it has no economic value. Then he will let some local crony have it for cents on the dollar, etc ..