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The three main United States counternarcotics assistance programs – the State Department’s International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and the Defense Department’s Section 1004 and Section 1033 – are also the ones that are currently active in Central Eurasia.

United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General David M. Rodriguez and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Affairs Amanda J. Dory gave a press conference last Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Pentagon briefing room, which included some noteworthy tidbits on U.S. security assistance. 

As the Just the Facts project goes global in the form of the Security Assistance Monitor, it seems like a good time to reflect on how this all started and what we have achieved.

This blog was written by Joy Olson, the Executive Director of the Washington Office on Latin America, who founded Just the Facts with WOLA's Adam Isacson.

Please note that this is the last day we will be updating Justf.org! We are excited to announce that starting tomorrow, Just the Facts will become the Latin America section of Security Assistance Monitor, a website that expands the scope of the project to include data on U.S. military and police aid...

Please note that this is the last week this blog will be found at Justf.org. We are excited to announce that next Tuesday, Just the Facts will become the Latin America section of Security Assistance Monitor, a project that expands the scope of Just the Facts to include data on U.S. military and police aid worldwide. See here for more information

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This week the United States conducted several trainings, U.S. Africa Command held a detailed press briefing, and a high delegation travelled to Central Africa

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