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Cheap Flights to the Caribbean islands holiday of a life time

• Oct 01, 2010 from weatherforecas
  Cheap Flights to the Caribbean islands holiday of a life time
  However, with the recent developments in tourism and the ever increased popularity of this heavenly location; student travelers, groups and backpackers have started discovering the Caribbean Islands more often.
  The secrets of Caribbean are not only embedded in the blue lagoons, crystal waters or tall pine trees but also, year-round good weather makes these Islands a matchless holiday destination in the whole wide world. However, there may be minor exception of hurricane season in the late summer or early fall, but that can be once in a blue moon and can easily be avoided if you are a follower of weather forecast.
  The Caribbean bunch of small, large and beautiful Antilles provides the visitors with a variety of beaches to choose from and a group of amazing un-spoilt Islands only a ferry ride away from each other. It is here, that you can chose to be a part of beach crowd, have a good time playing beach volley ball, stare at the beauties or you can find a serene, quiet corner all to yourself. Also, for Adrenaline junkies, there are a dozen of exciting water sports, sea surfing, wave riding, sea kayaking or swimming with the Wales. However, most travelers find Caribbean Islands as excellent diving destination, while other prefers to gaze at clear turquoise waters and golden horizons. Also, the Caribbean Islands have more than a few Pirate stories associated with them, the tales can be enjoyed while sitting in a local bar or having friendly chit chat with the locals.
  Although, Caribbean Islands were once, not among top traveled or toured destinations of the world, as the expenses and specially flight fares were far beyond a common mans affordability. However, nowadays, a number of promotional air fares and cheap flights to the Caribbean are available from Europe and North America with top airlines encouraging more travel to these gems in the ocean treasure.
  Greater Antilles in the Caribbean:
  Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and Puerto Rico, are the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean Islands. These are by far the largest countries in the area, most popular and largely visited by travelers from all four corners of the world.
  Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean:
  The Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean is a group of much smaller islands located towards the east. Most such Islands are uninhabited and are claimed territories wither by US, UK or Haiti. While other Lesser Antilles are often claimed by more than one country in their close proximity.
  Other Countries/Islands in the Caribbean:
  There is also a bunch of countries located at close proximity with the Caribbean Islands or along the shore line, rimming the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean) waters. Although, these countries may not be considered as part of the Greater or Lesser Antilles, but by dint of their location, they make an easy access to various Caribbean Islands. The names include, Bahamas located in the north of the Greater Antilles and southeast of Florida; The Bermuda (famed for the Bermuda Triangle misty) adjacent to the north of the Caribbean Archipelago; Cayman Islands, an offshore financial centre located in close proximity of Cuba and Navassa Island, uninhabited wildlife refuge (claimed as United States territory). Also, some countries in Central America, South America and Mexico share shorelines with Caribbean archipelago and therefore are often referred to as part of Caribbean.
  Finding cheap flights to Caribbean is not an easy task as there is a huge number of Islands to choose from, and that means comparison of uncountable air fares. Here, we have selected some prominent destinations and airlines that can make you save more on your Caribbean Holidays.
  For cheap flights to the Caribbean, following destination comparison can be very helpful,
  Flights to Havana, famous capital of Cuba are available from most destinations in Europe and can be found at cheaper rates. Havana is the largest city of Caribbean Archipelago.
  Cheap Flights to Kingston, capital of Jamaica are available from all over Europe but most importantly better airfares if leaving from London Heathrow, UK or United States.
  Flights to Nassau, the capital city of the Bahamas are most readily booked and should be reserved well in advance.
  Cheap Flights to Port of Spain, capital of Trinidad and Tobago, cheap airfares to San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico and flights to Santo Domingo, the famous capital of the Dominican Republic are also good to be compared for a fine selection.
  While flying from Europe, Cheap flights to Antigua and Barbuda from London Gatwick or Manchester are best available with the national carrier British Airways (UK) or BMI and Virgin Atlantic. Flights from Frankfurt are cheaper with Lufthansa
  Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and Caribbean Airlines also offer cheap flight fares to Barbados and Bridgetown from London or Manchester.
  If looking for flights to Cuba from London, Virgin Atlantic, Air Jamaica, Iberia...

Getting To Mexico Gets Tricky

• Aug 02, 2010 from nbcbayarea(NBC Bay Area) in World news
  Heads up if you have a ticket on Mexicana Airlines. The company is having big financial problems that has lead to flight cancellations.So far, San Jose's daily flight to Guadalajara and Mexico City has not be effected. The daily flight out of SFO is still happening as well, although the spokesman said there is a change in the standard schedule.You don't have to go far though to find canceled flights. KCRA is reporting Mexicana has suspended operations out of the Sacramento airport.Stranded travelers there had to scramble this past weekend to find a new way to their destination.Some may have made their way to Bay Area airports. A Mineta spokesman said that the counters in San Jose were hopping this weekend. In part because the airline had system-wide computer problems.Patrick White of Sacramento was planning to fly on Mexicana, but had to scramble to find another way to get to Cabo San Lucas. He said he and his wife ended up spending several hundred dollars more to get another flight.White asked about a refund, and was told that would take up to two months. He took it all in stride. "That's the price you pay," he said.Mexicana pilots and flight attendants picketed at the airport in Mexico City. The employees are fearful of job cuts.The president of the pilots' union was told that the airline may be filing for bankruptcy.A spokeswoman for Mexicana would only say that flights were being canceled in a wide region and blamed it on "operational needs."KCRA.com contributed to this report.

Partners in Crime: The U.S. Secret State and Mexicos War on Drugs Tom Burghardt

• Sep 19, 2010 from sakerfa(Dprogram Dot Net) in *
  (AntifascistCalling) For decades, investigative journalists, researchers and analysts have noted the symbiotic relationships forged amongst international drug syndicates, neofascists and U.S. intelligence agencies, documenting the long and bloody history of U.S. complicity in the global drugs trade.
  While the United States has pumped billions of dollars into failed drug eradication schemes in target countries through ill-conceived programs such as Plan Colombia and the Mrida Initiative, in the bizarro world of the War on Drugs, corporate interests and geopolitics always trump law enforcement efforts to fight organized crime, particularly when the criminals are partners in crimes perpetrated by the secret state.
  Since 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Caldern turned the Army loose, allegedly to dismantle the drug cartels slowly transforming Mexico into a killing field some 28,000 people, primarily along Mexicos northern border with the U.S., have lost their lives. Countless others have been wounded, forced to flee or simply disappeared.
  Writing in The Guardian, journalist Simon Jenkins tells us that cocaine supplies routed through Mexico have made that country the drugs equivalent of a Gulf oil state.
  Rather than try to stem its own voracious appetite for drugs, Jenkins writes, rich America shifts guilt on to poor supplier countries. Never was the law of economicsdemand always evokes supplyso traduced as in Washingtons drugs policy. America spends $40bn a year on narcotics policy, imprisoning a staggering 1.5m of its citizens under it.
  Judging the results, one might even think the drug war solely exists as the principle means through which wealthy elites organize crime.
  Scenes from the Atrocity Exhibition
  December 13, 2009: The Observer reported that drugs money worth billions of dollars kept the financial system afloat at the height of the global crisis. Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, said he saw evidence that the proceeds of organised crime were the only liquid investment capital available to some banks on the brink of collapse last year. He said that a majority of the $352bn (216bn) of drugs profits was absorbed into the economic system as a result. The Observer informed us that this will raise questions about crimes influence on the economic system at times of crisis. Costa told the British newspaper that in many instances, the money from drugs was the only liquid investment capital. In the second half of 2008, liquidity was the banking systems main problem and hence liquid capital became an important factor. Although the UNs drug czar declined to identify the countries or banks that benefited from narcotics investments, he said that inter-bank loans were funded by money that originated from the drugs trade and other illegal activities There were signs that some banks were rescued that way.
  February 26, 2010: Responding to charges by left-wing critics and academics, Mexican president Felipe Caldern was forced to counter evidence that his governments offensive against narcotraffickers has left the largest and most powerful of the cartels relatively unscathed, the Los Angeles Times disclosed. Critics accused the government of favoritism towards the Sinaloa cartel, claiming it has been allowed to escape most of the governments firepower and carry on with its illegal business as usual. During a news conference, Caldern said such charges were absolutely false. The president said the suggestion was painful, and went on to say: I can assure you that this government has attacked without discrimination all criminal groups in Mexico without taking into consideration whether its the cartel of so-and-so or whats-his-name. Weve fought them all. Edgardo Buscaglia, an academic expert on organized crime challenged the president and said that arrest figures skew heavily toward the other cartels. By his calculation, the Times reported, of more than 53,000 people arrested in drug-trafficking cases in the three years since Caldern took office, fewer than 1,000 worked for the Sinaloa organization. Commanded by Joaqun El Chapo Guzmn, the Sinaloa cartel crime boss placed 937 on Forbes 2010 survey of the worlds billionaires with an estimated net worth of $1 billion. A similar modus operandi is standard practice where foreign policy and corporate concerns of Americas wealthiest clients overseas override efforts by law enforcement to choke-off the flow of narcotics. In Colombia, secret state agencies such as the CIA have long-favored drug organizations that have served as intelligence assets or death squads. Examples abound. Consider the untouchable status enjoyed by the Rodrguez Orejuela brothers Cali cartel. During the 1980s, at the height of Americas Central American interventions, cocaine shipped into the United States as part of the U.S. governments guns-for-drugs arrangement with Nicaraguan Contra rebels, was principally...