Why I love Colombia
After a somewhat displeased reader sent me an email telling me to move to Venezuela if I didn’t like Colombia, I got to thinking about what exactly I am doing here. The email wasn’t very long or shocking....
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Israeli mercenary to go free: Lawyer
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 9, 2010 | News
Russia will this week release former Israeli special forces commander Yair Klein, who is convicted in Colombia for training the Medellin cartel and paramilitary groups, his lawyer told Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post. Klein...
Read MoreColombia gives Peru information on FARC presence
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 9, 2010 | News
Colombia’s defense minister and armed forces commander traveled to Lima on Tuesday to meet with their Peruvian counterparts and hand over information regarding alleged FARC presence in Peruvian territory. The visit follows...
Read MoreChavez: Santos is ‘new best friend’
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 9, 2010 | News
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez confirmed Monday that he and his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos are “new best friends.” “He has said that I am his new best friend and today I say the same: President...
Read MoreColombia has most displaced in world: UN
Posted by Adriaan Alsema | Nov 9, 2010 | News
Colombia counts 3.7 million internally displaced people and 380,000 refugees abroad, making it the country with the most people displaced by violence in the world, the United Nations said Monday. In a report presented at a...
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