| Saldivar Says Major Mira No Threat With “State Secrets” |
| Thu, September 5, 2013 |
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| And while we had Saldivar with us, we also asked him about newcomer to Belmopan Politics, Oscar Mira. The retired BDF Major quite suddenly quit his job as deputy coordinator of the National Security Council and jumped into politics as an aspirant in the PUP Belmopan Convention. The winner of that race will face Saldivar. Now, he was one of the most senior officials in the intelligence apparatus and now he's gone into opposition politics. So, does that worry his former boss and the man who he might face in an election? Saldivar commented:..
Jules Vasquez
"Are you concerned that the most senior intelligence officer in the country - the secretariat for the National Security Council is now your political opponent and the UDP's political opponent, simply put, he knows all the secrets."
Hon. John Saldivar - Area Rep., Belmopan
"I don't know that there are any secrets that we need to worry about Jules."
Jules Vasquez
"So it's not something that concerns you?"
Hon. John Saldivar
"Not very much."
Jules Vasquez
"Is it a concern to you that as a prospective opponent of yours, if he wins the convention, he is from SalvaPan and he is a son of migrants - large family and that you lost in that area of the division in the last election and that area is growing?"
Hon. John Saldivar
"The other areas in Belmopan are also growing Jules, but no I'm not worried about it. I have my strategies to deal with Belmopan and to win my constituency and as a correction - he is not the son of immigrants, he was not born in Belize."
Jules Vasquez
"An immigrant himself."
Hon. John Saldivar
"yes"
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