Commentary: Enhance democracy in Colombia

By María Cristina Caballero

BOSTON, July 29, 2002 — The elected Colombian president, Alvaro Uribe, recently visited the United States and Europe and declared that his "

The risks of U.S. aid

By Ignacio Gómez G.

WASHINGTON, February 27, 2000 — Members of the U.S. Congress are concerned that military aid to Colombia could be used to violate human righ

"I am the moderated wing of the self-defenses" — Carlos Castaño

By María Cristina Caballero

COLOMBIA, December 15, 1997 — In an improvised hut of soil floor and zinc roof, encrusted in the tragic blend of beauty and forgetfulness of
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"This war can't go on any longer" — Carlos Castaño

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, Colombia, December 15, 1997 — In an exclusive interview with Cambio16, the commander of the self-defense leagues says that “the fina

Mapiripan: A shortcut to hell

By María Cristina Caballero

BOGOTA, July 28, 1997 — A paramilitary incursion from July 14 to 20 this year by private armed groups that combat guerrilla forces has made

Pentagon trained troops led by officer accused in Colombian massacre

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 30, 2000 — Pentagon officials, under pressure to investigate alleged links between elite U.S. military trainers and C
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Anti-terrorism funds enlisted in war on drugs

By Ignacio Gómez G. and Gerardo Reyes

Colombia collects millions, even as politicians are linked to brazen cartels and paramilitary groups

Fooled again by Carlos and Ricardo

By Aaron Mehta

If it works once, keep at it, the DEA concludes.