Barring U.S. Congressional action, Colombia will continue its near comatose condition as a blood-stained narco-state living off the U.S. taxpayers’ dime. This is despite the best of intentions of Republican and Democratic administrations over the past decade. On Friday, July …
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Moreno May Have to Reinvent Himself as the New IDB President
On Wednesday, the Board of Governors of the International Development Bank (IDB) elected their new president. As predicted, Luis Alberto Moreno, the present Colombian ambassador to the United States, won the position, beating out the most highly qualified candidate, Brazilian …
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Versión en Español: El Comienzo del Fin de una Estrategia Coherente NorteAmericana contra las Drogas
Con la intención de resolver parte del conflicto narcotráfico que ha plagado a Colombia por décadas, el Presidente Álvaro Uribe y la administración de George W. Bush han aceptado las demandas del grupo paramilitar conocido como las Autodefensas Unidas de …
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The Beginning of the End to a Coherent U.S. Drug Strategy
In an effort to resolve a part of Colombia’s decades-old drug and anti-government conflicts, President Álvaro Uribe and the Bush administration have yielded to the demands of the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) paramilitary group, thus discrediting their war on …
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Rice to Discover that Colombia is a Tough Nut to Crack
Demobilization plan aimed at preventing extradition to U.S. of major rightwing traffickers. Secretary of State Rice expected to be long on praise and short on criticism of President Uribe’s flawed presidency. Rice expected to speak out on terrorism but will …
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