"President Roosevelt then directed the Navy to station warships at several locations in Panama and be ready to respond to any crisis that may arise.” SOURCE: Fix Bayonets! Mostly Stories about American Marines
#PanamaConspiracy
ugly #AmericanHistory

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Panamanians were easily manipulated because they were "united in their criticism of the gov in Bogota; they were disgusted by Marroquin’s silence on the pending treaty — but that Panamanians would likely await the results of Colombia’s puppet congress before making a move."
#PanamaConspiracy

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They informed President Roosevelt that, in their opinion, Panama would most-assuredly revolt against the Colombian government,” and the #PanamaConspiracy was born.
ugly #AmericanHistory
#WhiteSupremacy bullshit

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The Panamanian rebels wanted “to sever their ties to Colombia.”
Facts: “This information was confirmed on 16 Oct by 2 U.S. Army officers (Captain Humphrey & Lieutenant Murphy), who had recently returned to Washington from Panama.
#PanamaConspiracy
#PanamaCanal
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#OTD in #History 1903

Oct 16: #PanamaConspiracy
Context: When the Colombian Senate rejected Roosevelt’s proposed treaty to build the #PanamaCanal on 8/12/1903, Roosevelt & his Secretary of State met with Phillipe Bunau-Varilla, who told them of the likelihood of a revolt by Panamanian rebels.”

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