Posted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 1, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree on Tuesday appointing Colombia’s Inspector General to supervise, control and monitor the former DAS’ intelligence files. In a public statement, Santos said that this...
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Rioting over election results in at least 32 Colombian municipalities between Sunday and Monday left two dead, six wounded and damaged several government buildings. In the town of El Paso, Cesar a mob was enraged over the...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 1, 2011 | News
President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree on Monday implementing Colombia’s newly formed National Intelligence Agency (ANI) in place of the disgraced Department of Administrative Security (DAS). The Colombian government...
Read MorePosted by Tim Hinchliffe | Nov 1, 2011 | News
The People’s Republic of China donated over $1.5 million to Colombia on Monday to invest in logistical equipment for defense. Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon met with China’s Vice President of the Central...
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Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe on Monday accepted the defeats of the majority of candidates he endorsed in Sunday’s local elections, and congratulates the winners. In a press release, Uribe said that he was...
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