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Hey folks,,,there is not such person as doctor Calero Valdez..this person is an actor.

Calero _Valdez ot whatever your name is..how much is Ortega paying you for this acting..you are something else.

Just an opinion on a blog, I'm not about to write a dissertation on some journalistic piece.I'm 67 yrs old, PhD. in Anthroplogy, professor, and a lifetime of serving the USA. I use my mothers surname "Calero" and my father's "Valdez." You are correct in that I do not use both names in my diplomatic journals and editorials. I am of puertoriqueño or boricua as many use the term loosely. I have worked in two US administrations as a defense contractor and as a US-Latin American diplomat in two Embassies including that of San Jose, CR and Santiago, Chile. I am not biased towards Costa Rica, my facts may not have the desired cohesion because only thought and quasi-analysis is my form of blogging. Credibility is something that takes years too build, and many aspects of what i do, I have been called upon for my unfettered opinion. I love Costa Rica, but i dislike the direction of it's political direction, it harms many not just in Nicaragua but in Costa Rica. I hope education is at the forefront of domestic policy, because as I see it, many have abandoned the tools of diplomacy. Like an old saying in spanish:
"La Diplomacia es el arte de decir “Perrito bonito” hasta que encuentras una buena piedra."

Not going to dignify a diatribe, eh.....

Hi Mr. Calero (is this your real name?)
Your are an eloquent person but you lack of credibility cause you never go to the point. I read all your opinions but there is not substance..you never back up your points with facts...your writing style is intended to raise doubts..I do not buy your talk though... You are not Costa Rican, therefore, you do not know anything deep about us... . Do not come to Costa Rica anymore for vacation or for whatever other reason..go to Nicaragua or Venezuela or to Varadero..I am sure you will feel like home. Good night...

What I would love to hear is what Costa Rica will do next, sometimes it seems like a chess match, where Costa Rica's foreign minister failed to read the instructions. At other times, i give them credit, Costa Rica is well tuned to current events, but quite frankly, the wrong people are at the helm. I've seen more diplomatic mistakes in this administration in such a short period of time. I think Costa Rica should've put educated people to run the country instead of these clowns who continue to lack cohesiveness. As a supporter of costa Rica, I'm dumbfounded by the immaturity in foreign affairs. Chinchilla will pay a huge political price for this failure. Costa Rica in rhetoric and leadership has failed the Costa Rican people with a subpar performance. The signs of weakness are everywhere. it is time for Costa Rica to take a firm grip and defend it's constitution by putting more experienced representatives in office instead of those whose only mission is to collect their respective checks from the people they are entrusted to defend. Costa Rica needs a military, and they need it as soon as possible to build a little respect which they seem to be lacking. Chinchilla should keep her cabinet quiet and continue with the matters at hand on domestic policy, and let the ICJ do their job. Forget, Nicaragua and focus on the huge tax you are about to rip on your population. to me this is just a smokescreen to over tax the citizens and have them believe that it's for security. I'm not buying these rookies. Costa Rica looks like a punching bag, especially with the slogan, "Pura Vida." I truly hope that someone is listening, Costa Rica is self-destructing its tourist industry, and with that it's economy. Why not work together with Nicaragua to forge a smart plan to grow economically instead of creating fines and duties for Nicaraguans travelling intoRcosta Rica. If this isn't xenophobia, I don't know what is.

Mr. Dono, I feel that you are better served by doing your homework before, asking a question. Mr. Tim Rogers and Mr. Adam Williams have had great sources in the past few days that may answer your question. We all have point-of-view, but there comes a time when facts, rather than specualtion can create for a great debate.

Good Doctor. After a whole lot of points of views, you have purposely chosen not address the issue at hand. Why would the current Nicaragua government take land and put it's military on Costa Rican land?

Drug Gangs in Central America, Nicaragua has 0%

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22141.pdf

excerpt, "Most gang activity in Central America has occurred in El Salvador, Honduras, and
Guatemala. Among the Central American countries, Honduras and El Salvador have
enacted aggressive anti-gang laws, whereas Nicaragua and Panama — two countries in
which the gang problem has yet to pose a major security threat — have adopted youth
crime prevention strategies. Guatemala is considering a package of stringent anti-gang
legislation, but is also implementing some social rehabilitation and prevention programs."

Costa Rica left out of the loop? Why? Yet it reveals Nicaragua's prevention of any future gang development, and Panama's, where is Costa Rica's? Examine the facts.

http://www.cbnicaragua.com/safety_in_nicaragua.php