“..Leon Panetta gets a lukewarm welcome in New Zealand..”

“..Complaints also persist that the US has not broken a habit of bullying that dates back to the nuclear dispute (the nuclear ban remains in force).

While New Zealand took part in recent US-led, 22-country naval exercises off Hawaii -

- its ships, the Te Kaha and Endeavour, were not allowed to berth in Pearl Harbour alongside the other participants –

- a painful snub..”

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Leon Panetta gets a lukewarm welcome in New Zealand | Simon Tisdall | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk.

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