US report details contractors operating in Colombia
A report by the U.S. State Department gives the names of 14 military contractor companies and the amounts they were paid by U.S. government for their counter-narcotics operations in Colombia.…
A report by the U.S. State Department gives the names of 14 military contractor companies and the amounts they were paid by U.S. government for their counter-narcotics operations in Colombia.…
U.S. Ambassador to Bogota Michael McKinley praised Colombia’s efforts in the drug war, and said that the Obama administration recognises the role U.S. demand plays in the drug trafficking problem,…
United States Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, along with other U.S. officials, will arrive in Bogota on October 25 for talks with Colombian officials. “The idea is to transform the…
Colombia, one of Latin America’s oldest democracies, is an excellent example of a country reclaimed from conflict and disorder by rule of law and criminal justice system reforms. Plagued by…
A report released by U.S. NGO the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) finds an “alarming link” between Colombian military units that received U.S. funding and cases of extrajudicial killings or “false…
Plan Colombia, he U.S. financial and military aid program aimed at helping Colombia fight drug trafficking and leftist guerrillas, donated $8 billion worth of aid to the Andean nation over…
The U.S.’s military presence in Colombia decreased over the last three years, according to data released by the North American nation’s State Department. Colombian Congress permits a limit of 800…
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who arrived in Colombia Tuesday night, met with presidential candidates Juan Manuel Santos and Antanas Mockus on Wednesday, reports El Tiempo. Clinton met first with Partido…
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on May 30 said he would be the first to congratulate the winner of the first round of Colombia’s presidential election, held that day. But when…