New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The offensive by guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia took place in the southwest part of the country that officials say the guerrillas use for cocaine smuggling.
FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Written by James J. Brittain Tuesday, 27 October 2009 Courtesy Of The Upside-Down World It is not difficult to obtain information related to the many social movements and progressive political mechanisms working to implement social reforms throughout contemporary Latin America. Venezuela continues to experience support for the presidency of Hugo Chávez [1999-] and the changes therein via the...
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
21 October 2009 Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa ( cc ) Presidencia de la República del Ecuador /flickr Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has extended the olive branch to Colombia, signaling that he has secured enough power to take a geopolitical risk on Colombia, an enemy contrived only to ensure victory at home, Samuel Logan comments for ISN Security Watch. By Samuel Logan for ISN Security...
Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Former Guatemalan Defense Minister: Ortega's Revived Alliance with Russia Contravenes Letter and Spirit of Central American Democratic Security Treaty During a recent forum in Prague , politicians and security experts from Latin America warned that the leftist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Brazil have instigated a regional arms race. With reference to Hugo Chavez’s “Bolivarian Revolution,”...
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
By Fabiola Moura Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Colombia and Ecuador began taking steps to restore diplomatic relations more then a year after severing ties over a Colombian military action across the border between the two Latin American nations. Colombian and Ecuadorian foreign ministers told reporters in New York late yesterday that an agenda was set that may lead to restored diplomatic relations. Commissions...
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Joan Neuhaus Schaan: An indictment was unsealed recently in New York federal court detailing facts that confirm the potent and rarely discussed threat that is building at our doorstep. An alleged Hezbollah member with a cache of weapons stored in Mexico was offering to sell weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a narco-terrorist organization. The weapons were stolen from Iraq....
Dalia Lozada - UCV Ingles V (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
‘A Victory for the Empire’ The president declined to talk about negotiations with the FARC until he had met Lula, who has offered Brazil's territory to hold talks. He rather referred to Venezuela’s entrance into Mercosur, accusing the United States of trying to impede it. Michael Astor | The Associated Press 1MANAUS, Brazil – The Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Thursday...
Terrorism Awareness (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
VHeadline.com – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has written a letter to the Union of South American States (UNASUR), asking to be recognized as a belligerent force and not a terrorist organization. In an open letter published on the Venezuelan state radio station, Mundial, the FARC starts by saying it is a “political-military organization [...]
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Authorities released "proof-of-life" videos Monday showing 10 soldiers and police officers held captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for more than a decade.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 09/08/2009
Authorities released "proof-of-life" videos Monday showing 10 soldiers and police officers held captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, for more than a decade.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Bogota - The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Monday handed over proof of life of six police officers and three soldiers they have been holding hostages, in some cases for more than 10 years. Marleni Orjuela, president of the Colombia...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Santander, Spain - An Italian author and mafia specialist on Monday linked the militant Basque separatist group ETA with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and with the Italian mafia. Roberto Saviano, who has been threatened by the maf...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
[JURIST] The Bangkok Criminal Court on Tuesday refused to extradite a suspected Russian arms trafficker to the US to face prosecution for supplying weapons to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). In denying the extradition request, Judge Jitakorn Patanasiri said that the accusations made against Viktor Bout by the US were not cognizable under Thai law. The court called the conflict between...
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
LA Times: Colombia's tenuous relations with Venezuela have worsened again with the revelation that Swedish-made rockets and launchers sold to the Venezuelan armed forces have been recovered in a Colombian rebel group's camp. Last week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez canceled a summit with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and said he would "reassess" binational relations in light of Colombia's...
Ecuador Rising - Hatarinchej (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
The newly released footage shows a Colombian rebel commander discussing contributing money to Correa's 2006 election campaign. Associated Press July 19, 2009 Quito, Ecuador -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Saturday dismissed as a "sham" a newly released video in which a Colombian rebel commander discusses contributing money to Correa's 2006 election campaign. The video, whose existence...
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