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Newscaster:Security was tight today at Escalon Airport in the Republic of Val Verde, where government authorities report that deposed general Ramon Esperanza will be delivered for immediate extradition to the United States. Only two years ago, General Esperanza led his country's army in a campaign against Communist insurgents - a campaign fought with American money and advisors. Esperanza's fall from power caused ripples not only in his country's recent election, but closer to home as well, when high-ranking Pentagon officials were charged with supplying him with weapons despite the Congressional ban. But mounting evidence that Esperanza's forces violated the neutrality of neighboring made Congress withhold funds - funds which Esperanza is accused of replacing by going into the lucrative business of cocaine smuggling. Although Esperanza was removed as Commander-in-Chief earlier this year, the agreement to extradite him was not reached until yesterday, and Washington insiders say it was a phone call that made it happen - a phone call from an angry American President
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Security was tight today at Escalan Airport
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in the Republic of Valverde
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where government authorities report
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that deposed General Ramon Esperanza
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will be delivered for immediate extradition
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to the United States
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Only two years ago General Esperanza
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led his country's army
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in a campaign against Communist insurgents
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a campaign fought with American money and advisers
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Esperanza's fall from power caused ripples
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not only in his country's recent election
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but closer to home as well
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when high ranking Pentagon officials were charged
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with supplying him with weapons despite the Congressional ban
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But mounting evidence that Esperanza's forces
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violated the neutrality of neighboring countries
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made Congress withhold funds
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funds which Esperanza is accused of replacing
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by going into the lucrative business
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of cocaine smuggling
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Although Esperanza was removed as Commander In Chief
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earlier this year
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the agreement to extradite him was only reached yesterday
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and Washington insiders say
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it was a phone call that made it happen
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Movie Summary
John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
