https://freerepublic.com/tag/foz/ en-us Sun, 9 Nov 2003 01:37:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1017762/posts Revealed: the South American connection (Filed: 09/11/2003) A lawless frontier is helping to finance Arab extremists. Philip Sherwell reports from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay They work from dawn until dusk on the traffic-clogged Friendship Bridge that runs across the Parana River between the seedy Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este and its neighbour, Foz do Iguacu in Brazil. By foot, bicycle and motorcycle or packed into cars, vans and buses, the people known as "ants" criss-cross the bridge several times a day with sacks and boxes laden with counterfeit cigarettes, pirated CDs and computer software and fake designer clothes. For... The Telegraph (UK) https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1017762/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2003 01:37:38 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2727786/posts Are your summer vacation plans affected by high gas prices? Yes. We plan on staying closer to home. Not sure. It's a thought as we do our planning. No. In the grand scheme of things, a good vacation is more important than the price at the pump. Other (post a comment). foxnews.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2727786/posts#comment Tue, 31 May 2011 21:38:54 GMT