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 "

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

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

Excerpts from this story referencing "Miami":

"… n the same month, former Vice President Al Gore canceled a presentation in Miami because of concerns that President Uribe was speaking at the same seminar; …"

"… tters now," professor Bruce Bagley, a Colombia expert at the University of Miami, said in an interview with ICIJ, "is the fight against terrorism, not the …"