Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday expressed his concern over the U.S. government’s proposed cuts to military help for the Andean nation in 2011. U.S. President Barack Obama’s 2011 budget proposes…
Colombia’s Defense Minister on Wednesday rejected the conclusions of Human Rights Watch’s damning new report on Colombia’s neo-paramilitary gangs, accusing the NGO of bias. In a statement, Gabriel Silva asserted…
At least 18 Colombian FARC rebels were killed early on Friday when the country’s air force bombed a southern jungle camp where dozens of guerrillas were clandestinely celebrating the new…
The United Nations will begin to monitor the Colombian Defense Ministry’s human rights policy in accordance with a request from the Colombian government, Caracol Radio reported Friday. Defense Ministry Gabriel…
The Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva said Friday that countries such as Venezuela should focus on their own internal security problems rather than criticizing Colombian policy. Silva said that regional…
Colombia and Ecuador announced Thursday that they will reopen the Binational Border Commission (Combifron) in a step towards repairing fractures relations between the two Andean nations. Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel…
The Colombian Defense Ministry is having trouble financing soldier subsidies and announced it will form a committee to evaluate reallocating funds in order to address the problem. Member of the…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva is “mentally retarded”. Chavez was responding to Silva’s claim that the majority of drug trafficking flights to the U.S. depart…
Colombia’s Defense Minister, Gabriel Silva, defended results of Plan Colombia with regard to drug trafficking and terrorism on Thursday, following a meeting held by the Chamber of Representatives for the…