CounterPunch
Friday, May 23, 2014 - 08:45
In other words, the U.S. is exporting the abysmal practices of the Colombian military – practices the U.S. has trained them in to begin with — throughout the region. Sadly, the silence in response to this nightmare reality is deafening.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 00:00
The Washington Post story reads like an advertisement for the CIA and NSA and their secret "black ops" programs.
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - 00:00
he ICC’s conclusions about the “false positives” scandal raise many questions about the Colombian military, and, more importantly, about its U.S. patron
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 00:00
Langlois can easily be interpreted as a military, non-civilian prisoner.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
If Obama goes ahead with his plans in Cartagena to green light the FTA, Colombian and U.S. workers will lose their last bit of leverage to stem the tide of anti-union violence and defend the rights of Colombia’s most vulnerable populations.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 - 00:00
Indeed, Honduras is now the murder capital of the world.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 00:00
For me, that case is a microcosm of all that is wrong with U.S. policy toward Colombia.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 00:00
Such terms confuse tactics and methods with objectives and goals, while leading both countries down the path of increased militarization
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 00:00
El Cerrejon worked in conjunction with the Colombian government to forcibly displace and seize collective land holdings from Afro-Colombian communities.
Monday, August 30, 2010 - 00:00
In Mexico, the drug war strategy has set off a no-holds-barred battle for routes and markets among competing cartels that has broken through the boundaries of crime-on-crime and now affects daily life