Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 4, 2010 | News
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday welcomed the ELN’s call for peace talks, but demands that the guerrillas release all hostages and stop terrorist activities before talks begin. In a press release on the...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 3, 2010 | Disinformation
Prominent Democratic politicians threaten to challenge the results of Tuesday’s midterm election, claiming their constituency was illegally impeded to vote by Colombian black magic. According to Democratic House candidate...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 3, 2010 | News
Dutch FARC guerrilla Tanja Nijmeijer warns the Colombian government not to rescue her, saying “we will meet them with AK-47s, bazookas, mines, mortars, everything.” A heavily-armed Nijmeijer was interviewed by...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 3, 2010 | News
A group of students says Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos still owes them money for their online campaigning during the presidential elections earlier this year. The students told RCN Radio that more than 25 young people...
Read MorePosted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 3, 2010 | News
Colombia’s Senate on Tuesday approved the dismissal of Piedad Cordoba after the country’s Inspector General said the dissident politician is now officially a “former senator.” The Senate commission...
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