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'Plan Colombia' Turns 10 -- Looking at the Effects of Bill Clinton's Signature Drug War Project

Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle. July 16, 2010.

With $7.3 billion spent and 21,000 fighters from all sides and an estimated 14,000 civilians killed, Plan Colombia's positive effects aren't easy to distinguish.

Five Years After Colombian Massacre, Justice Is Still Elusive

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.

Hiring Death Squads Is Coming Back to Haunt U.S. Companies

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.

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.

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.

El Salvador is Poised to Break With the Past; Is the U.S. Ready to Change its Policy Toward Latin America?

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.

Is the U.S. Planting Evidence to Help Fight the Left in Latin America?

Revolter, BoRev AlterNet: PEEK. July 28, 2008.

US intervention, laptop accusations, and a right-wing media frenzy.

Celebrate Betancourt's Release, Not Colombia's Oppressive Regime

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.

Funder Gives Money to McCain ... and Terrorist Groups?

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.

Chavez's Call for FARC Disarmament Takes Washington By Surprise

Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.

Political chasm between Washington and Latin America continues to deepen, as Chavez rejects FARC's armed campaign.

Photos in Colombia's "Magic Laptop" Undermine Claim of Chavez-FARC Connection

Daniel Denvir, NACLA. May 31, 2008.

The pix suggest an intelligence agency -- either Colombia's or that of an "allied" government -- operating in Ecuador.

More Doubts About Colombia's "Magic Laptop" and Its Allegations Against Hugo Chavez

Daniel Denvir, NACLA. May 28, 2008.

Interpol's analysis didn't find what most of the media claim it found.

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.

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.

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.