Posted by Tom Heyden | Feb 28, 2011 | News
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon says in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council that the door to peace remains open to the FARC if it ceases terrorist activities, Caracol Radio reported Monday. Speaking in Geneva,...
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An explosion on a boat at a river checkpoint in Cauca, southwest Colombia, leaves one naval officer dead and three marines injured, while three civilians are reported missing, Caracol reported Monday. The boat was passing...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 24, 2011 | News
The U.N. says that links between politicians and paramilitaries are still a cause for concern in Colombia, while “emerging bands” linked to the paramilitaries are responsible for a 40% rise in massacres in 2010,...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 23, 2011 | News
U.S. company ManTech will provide communications and coordination support to counter-narcotics operations in Colombia after being awarded a $6.2 million contract, the company reported Wednesday. ManTech International Corporation...
Read MorePosted by Tom Heyden | Feb 23, 2011 | News
Former Cali Cartel boss Phanor Arizabaleta will be extradited to the U.S. in the coming days after Colombia’s Supreme Court authorized the request, El Espectador reported Wednesday. Arizabaleta’s extradition was...
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