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> Panama gave up their last bit of secrecy after the US helped the last president get elected by spying on his competitors. Any reference to back that up? I r
by jlmendezbonini 13y ago
> Panama gave up their last bit of secrecy after the US helped the last president get elected by spying on his competitors.
Any reference to back that up? I read some of the leaks from Bradley Manning related to Panama and the U.S. clearly stated that it didn't favor Martinelli (current president).
- MichaelGG 13y agoApparently I'm wrong. Wikileaks had some cables talking about how Martinelli asked the US to spy for him, but they denied him[1]. He did however, end banking secrecy for Panama/US in 2011(?), with a tax treaty. I probably misunderstood after reading some expat sites and connecting lines that perhaps are not connected. http://www.cato.org/blog/wikileaks-cable-martinelli-threat-rule-law-panama http://www.cato.org/blog/wikileaks-cable-martinelli-threat-r...