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"Chilling": Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's Spying Program Targeted Judges and Journalists

Moira Birss, AlterNet. April 21, 2010.

The U.S. should carry out it's own investigation into whether tax dollars went towards the illegal spying program by one of its major Latin American allies.

U.S. Official Vows 'Good Explanation' For Colombia Bases

Agence France Presse August 4, 2009.

U.S. Use of Colombian Bases Fuels Regional Tension

Agence France Presse July 27, 2009.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that the U.S. army has "plans to invade" his country from Colombia, where "a Yankee military force" is assembling.

While the U.S. Dilly Dallies on Honduras, We Continue to Support a Right-Wing Thug in Colombia

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. July 2, 2009.

Alvaro Uribe could be re-elected through just the type of referendum the ousted Manuel Zelaya has been accused of trying to carry out.

Obama Strikes Tougher Tone on Honduran Coup, Calls it 'Terrible Precedent' For Region

Jim Lobe, IPS News. June 30, 2009.

'We believe that the coup was not legal and that President Zelaya remains the President of Honduras,' Obama said.

The Dark Side of Plan Colombia: How the U.S. is Subsidizing Death and Drug Trafficking on Stolen Lands

Teo Ballvé, The Nation. June 2, 2009.

As Congress prepares to debate new Plan Colombia funding, it's time to investigate how money for biofuels is linked to violence and bloodshed.

The Other Wiretapping Scandal

Joseph Huff-Hannon, Indypendent. May 21, 2009.

In Colombia, our closest South American ally, intelligence agents spied on judges, journalists, and politicians. Was the U.S. involved?