The Colombian army had some 100 men covertly operating in Venezuela to look for one of the FARC’s most prominent leaders, “Ivan Marquez,” weekly Semana revealed Sunday based on a…
United States military aid to Colombia serves more to enrich private defense companies than to help the Andean nation, said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in an interview published Sunday. In…
The Colombian Supreme Court wanted former President Alvaro Uribe’s attempt to get re-elected in 2010 to fail because of an ongoing feud with the executive branch, according to a WikiLeaks cable…
U.S. coal giant Drummond paid former paramilitaries for protection of its Colombian operations, according to diplomatic cables sent between 2006-2010 released by WikiLeaks to newspaper El Espectador. An October 2006 cable…
A WikiLeaks cable says that Jose Obdulio Gaviria, then-adviser to ex-President Alvaro Uribe, secretly met with DAS officials in 2009 during a peak period in the wiretaps scandal, contradicting his public…
President Juan Manuel Santos gives his backing to National Police Chief Oscar Naranjo after a former adviser to his predecessor Alvaro Uribe attacked the officer Sunday over revelations in a series of WikiLeaks…
State officials will investigate claims of bribery and paramilitary involvement in the election of former Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran. A report in newspaper El Espectador states that Current Prosecutor General…
Despite the supposed commitment of former President Alvaro Uribe’s administration to creating a climate for foreign investment, U.S. officials were still concerned about corruption and apparent favoritism shown to Colombian…
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,…