How US choppers ended up in Colombian money-laundering hands
To get a sense of just how interconnected the formal and illicit dimensions of international political economy are, take a peek at this brief cable from the U.S. Embassy in…
To get a sense of just how interconnected the formal and illicit dimensions of international political economy are, take a peek at this brief cable from the U.S. Embassy in…
Colombia’s ambassador to Egypt Mario Iguaran on Monday rejected allegations that demobilized paramilitary organization AUC bribed Supreme Court magistrates to elect him Prosecutor General in 2005. “For me it is…
The U.S. questioned the 2006 demobilization of a group of FARC guerrillas, which recent allegations say was faked by the governement, days after the event, according to a diplomatic cable…
Although the first round of leaked diplomatic cables, released late last year by Wikileaks, largely eluded the big controversies in Colombian politics, the whistle blowing organization redeemed itself last week…
In 1992 the U.S. had placed their hopes for FARC negotiations on its now supreme leader alias “Alfonso Cano,” who is one of the most hunted men in Colombia today,…
Former director of intelligence agency DAS Andres Peñate accused Jose Obdulio Gaviria, personal adviser to former President Alvaro Uribe, of ordering illegal wiretapping, according to diplomatic cables released Wednesday by…
Cables released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday give details on illegal wiretapping carried out by members of Colombia’s police, army and Prosecutor General’s Office against a Supreme Court magistrate. A cable…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe authorized his armed forces to carry out clandestine anti-FARC operations in Venezuela, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks Wednesday. In a diplomatic…
WikiLeaks cables reveal that the U.S. pressured the government of then-President Alvaro Uribe to clean up the scandal-hit intelligence agency DAS in 2009, El Pais reported Tuesday. The cables show…