Posted by Edward Fox | Mar 7, 2011 | News
A suspected FARC attack leaves two soldiers dead in the central Colombian department of Tolima, Caracol Radio reported Sunday. Commander of the area’s task force General Guillermo Suarez told media that the two men were...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Mar 4, 2011 | News
The controversial Party for National Integration (PIN) is considering filing a lawsuit against the Green Party mayoral candidate for Bogota, Enrique Peñalosa for defamation. The lawsuit would be based Peñalosa’s...
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Neo-paramilitary groups with former armed forces personnel as members were able to infiltrate the state by exploiting their military connections, according to a WikiLeaks cable. The cable, dated February 13, 2007, and released...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Spanish authorities arrest alias “El Llanero,” who is considered to be one of the leading figures of Colombia’s new drug cartels, El Espectador reported Thursday. The suspect, alias “El Llanero,”...
Read MorePosted by Edward Fox | Mar 3, 2011 | News
Former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration didn’t have faith in the government sanctioned interlocutor with the FARC, Alvaro Leyva, a WikiLeaks cable has shown. The cable, dated October 6, 2006, relays how...
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