On AlterNet: farc
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "farc"
Moira Birss, AlterNet. February 20, 2010.
The case against 10 soldiers involved in the Peace Community massacre is just the first step in a long journey toward justice.
Charlie Cray, AlterNet. February 16, 2010.
Dole Foods and Chiquita may be on the verge of facing justice for 'pacifying' their work force, suppressing labor unions and terrorizing peasant squatters in Colombia.
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.
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.
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 28, 2008.
US intervention, laptop accusations, and a right-wing media frenzy.
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.
Isaac Fitzgerald, The Young Turks AlterNet: Video. July 3, 2008.
Carl Lindner Jr., a top funder for John McCain, has knowingly given money to terrorist organizations.
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.
Daniel Denvir, NACLA. May 28, 2008.
Interpol's analysis didn't find what most of the media claim it found.
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.
Kintto Lucas, IPS News. March 10, 2008.
Colombian officials warned French envoys away from the meet.
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.