A group of prominent Church leaders in the United States has called upon President Bill Clinton to honour the 1977 Panama Canal Treaties and totally withdraw U.S. military forces from Panama by the end of 1999. The letter also reminded President Clinton that the U.S. Government bears responsibility to clean up toxic wastes left behind at firing ranges and military installations in the country. And it urged President Clinton not to use plans for a regional drug centre to mask activities that would include training Latin American military officials in techniques of repression.
31 October 1997