New terrorism threat in South & Central Americas

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US News and World Report - 9/30/03

"Anytime you have a global threat, it requires a global presence."
-- Marine Brig. Gen. Mastin Robeson, who commands Task Force Horn of Africa

Even as it girds for a long and costly occupation of Iraq, the Pentagon is quietly carrying out the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. global force posture since the end of World War II. No longer will hundreds of thousands of American troops be garrisoned in the safe, family-friendly bases in Western Europe and Asia built during the Cold War. Instead, they will be pushed out to spartan bases, far from families, in remote locations most Americans couldn't locate on a map.

Dispatched to distant outposts, U.S. forces confront the perils of an unruly world:

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TERROR CLOSE TO HOME

"Any actions that undermine democratic order or threaten the security and well-being of the region are of legitimate concern to all of Venezuela's neighbors."
-- Roger Noriega, the new assistant secretary of state for Latin America

The oil-rich but politically unstable nation of Venezuela is emerging as a potential hub of terrorism in the Western Hemisphere, providing assistance to Islamic radicals from the Middle East and other terrorists, say senior U.S. military and intelligence officials.

A volatile leader befriends bad actors from the Mideast, Colombia, and Cuba:

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