The Los Angeles Times
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 00:00
Congress links human rights conditions to the aid package for Mexican crime-fighting efforts, leading senior Mexican officials to call the provisions a form of U.S. interference
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 00:00
Without the word "determines," Amnesty officials say, the full aid -- including that 25% -- could be given no matter what the secretary reports
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 00:00
Troops have been deployed to a greater extent than ever to fight narcotics traffickers. But critics fear the corruption that afflicts the police will envelop the military
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 00:00
President Felipe Calderon says the violence is one measure of success: It shows that the cartels have been hurt badly and are now are lashing out
Friday, May 30, 2008 - 00:00
Officials failed to secure as evidence at least six computers after the militia leaders were extradited to the U.S.
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 00:00
President Uribe has made several attempts to placate them. He deserves a trade deal
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 00:00
At a critical 1982 leadership meeting, Marin and the FARC secretariat made a fateful decision to change the group's goal from attaining popular support to taking over military control of Colombia
Monday, May 26, 2008 - 00:00
The government's attention quickly focuses on whether the FARC's new leadership might be more amenable to peace negotiations
Friday, May 23, 2008 - 00:00
Citing evidence gleaned from a dead rebel's computers, this country's chief prosecutor announced Thursday that he was investigating suspected illegal links between Colombia's largest rebel group and several prominent Colombians and foreigners
Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 00:00
The easing of U.S. trade restrictions is intended to put pressure on the island nation to improve its people's lives