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Caught Shilling for the Drug War, Pollster Attacks the Messenger

Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. April 16, 2008.
Pollster Mark Mellman was hired by Lockheed Martin to push for funding for drug tracking planes in Colombia and doesn't like being called on it.

Was Colombia's Attack on Ecuador Carried Out by U.S. Warplanes?

Kintto Lucas, IPS News. March 26, 2008.
Sources: the Manta air base played a role in locating, and carrying out reconnaissance of, the FARC camp in Ecuador.

The Colombia trap

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. March 17, 2008.
A trade deal with Colombia won't be beaten by moral outrage alone.

Colombia to Chavez: See You in the Hague

Eric Wingerter, AlterNet. March 13, 2008.
Alvaro Uribe threatened to haul Hugo Chavez before the ICC, but he'd better come ready with his own defense.

Colombia: French Negotiators Were to Meet Slain Rebel on Day He Was Killed

Kintto Lucas, IPS News. March 10, 2008.
Colombian officials warned French envoys away from the meet.

For FARC's Sake: Colombia's U.S.-Sponsored Aggression Destabilizing Andean Region

Richard Gott, AlterNet. March 8, 2008.
The deaths of two senior FARC leaders will stymie the peace process and any hope for release for FARC's hostages.

Religious Leaders Send a Valentine to Agricultural Giant Dole

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. February 14, 2008.
A not so happy V-Day message.

Latin America News Coverage: Half the Story Is Worse Than None

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. February 1, 2008.
Those who follow the commercial media's coverage of Latin America can end up with less understanding than those who ignore it.

Human Rights Atrocities Still go Unpunished in Colombia

Roxanna Altholz, UC Berkeley School of Law. January 28, 2008.
An army general who participated in one of the country's worst massacres in recent history goes free.

Colombia: Two Hostages Released; What About those Being Held by the Government?

Constanza Vieira, IPS News. January 17, 2008.
Nobody's talking about the invisible women thrown into prison on murky charges of "rebellion."

The Chiquita Story: How the Times Goes Soft on Corporate Crime

Charlie Cray, Huffington Post. August 27, 2007.
In the New York Times' bizarro world, a multinational caught financing right-wing terror groups is only looking out for its workers.

Bush's Visit to Colombia Comes at a Time of Political Turmoil

Stephen Ferry, AlterNet. March 11, 2007.
As Bush visits Colombia, the "Paragate" scandal threatens President Uribe with disgrace or worse.