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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
The Venezuelan government on Wednesday warned the UN Security Council that the establishment of seven U.S. military bases in Colombia would pose a danger to Latin American stability. Venezuela's UN Ambassador Jorge Valero's warning was an answer to the Colombian government's denouncement of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in front of the United Nations. Valero said the government of Colombian President...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
After bridge explosions, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe agree on one thing: current conflict won't be resolved without outside mediation.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
CUCUTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Saturday ruled out any military retaliation against Venezuela after Venezuelan troops dynamited two cross-border footbridges.
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Venezuela's leader is not making empty threats, says a consultant: A border skirmish, if not war, would solidify Chavez's support base amid rising inflation, rampant crime, a stagnant economy. Reacting to a deal that gives the Pentagon use of seven bases in Colombia for flights to combat drug trafficking and insurgency, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said this month that his country should prepare...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Four soldiers from Venezuela's National Guard captured in Colombian territory will be repatriated in a bid to ease tensions between the South American neighbors, President Alvaro Uribe's government said Saturday.
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Four soldiers from Venezuela's National Guard captured in Colombian territory will be repatriated in a bid to ease tensions between the South American neighbors, President Alvaro Uribe's government said Saturday.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Colombia is to seek UN help after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez instructed his military to ready "for war." "Faced with these threats of war by the government of Venezuela, the government of Colombia is weighing heading to the Organization of American States and UN Security Council," said a statement from President Alvaro Uribe, read out by his spokesman Cesar Velasquez on...
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Critics of Colombia President Álvaro Uribe's decision to sign the accord say it is 'unbalanced' for Colombia. Far-left and moderate leaders alike have expressed concerns about an increasing US presence in the region.
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Unenlightened Commentary. (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Strange reasoning by one of the Guardian's* many enthusiasts for Latin American Marxists, not the former KGB agent Richard Gott this time, but a Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman who argues that Obama could earn his Nobel prize if he does a number of things** including : And Obama should rethink his approach to continental security (cancelling, for instance, Plan Colombia) Plan Colombia is the US effort...
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Netizen News Brief (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Subject: txt intl trade - Alváro Uribe sweeps in and apologises for keeping his visitors waiting for four hours. “If you’d seen my schedule since 6.30 this morning, you would forgive me,” says the 57-year-old Colombian president. Mr Uribe, a dapper, silver-haired man who has survived 19 assassination attempts, has just finished emergency talks with his economic team. Venezuela,...
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Right, Wing-Nut! (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
..."that thing" being his ludicrously unearned Nobel Peace Prize. While his team of handlers claim that the president is "quite humbled" by it, you wouldn't know it from some of the press releases and emails being sent out from the White House. And as usual, you need to go to the foreign media to learn about it - Toby Harnden reports : No opportunity to shoehorn in a mention of...
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The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
One of the most controversial figures in Colombia may be an odds-on favorite to win one of the world’s most prestigious awards. Piedad Cordoba has served as an opposition senator for several years but more importantly has acted as a broker for the liberation of hostages held by Colombia’s FARC rebels. Her work as liaison has also helped distribute videos of hostages still held captive deep...
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s o s (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 Morning Session (9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) Secretary-General of the United Nations H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon President of the General Assembly H.E. Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki Brazil H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President United States of America H.E. Mr. Barack Obama, President Libyan Arab Jamahiriya H.E. Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi, Leader of the Revolution Uganda H.E....
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Sify (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
President Alvaro Uribe's government said Saturday it is dropping a demand that Colombia's main rebel group release all its police and military hostages at once, possibly opening the way for
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