Moira Birss, AlterNet. November 16, 2009. One of the principal concerns of the pending agreement had been the possibility of the bases’ use for aggression against neighboring countries.
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.
Agence France Presse July 23, 2009. Fifty-nine journalists have been killed around the world so far this year, in an alarming rise from 2008 that has become a "bloodbath" of the media, a watchdog said Thursday.
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.
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.
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?
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009. Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?
Hernando Calvo Ospina, Progreso-Weekly. May 4, 2009. An AirFrance flight was forced to divert a plane thousands of miles because a journalist was considered a national security threat.
Mark Engler, Foreign Policy in Focus. March 13, 2009. Washington's past policies in El Salvador have been deadly. With Salvadorians poised to vote for change, the U.S. should embrace it.
Revolter, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. July 25, 2008. Colombian Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos today stated that he "still does not know what [the CSD] is for."
ElCatire, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. July 17, 2008. The supposed rescue operation earlier this month may have put humanitarian workers at risk around the world.
Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. July 10, 2008. We shouldn't let Ingrid Betancourt's long-awaited rescue distract from the abuses of the Uribe government.
Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. June 11, 2008. Political chasm between Washington and Latin America continues to deepen, as Chavez rejects FARC's armed campaign.
Daniel Denvir, NACLA. May 31, 2008. The pix suggest an intelligence agency -- either Colombia's or that of an "allied" government -- operating in Ecuador.
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.
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.
