U.S. Policy
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - 00:00
2006 marks the first time in my ten years that I am seeing even slight reductions in military assistance to the Western Hemisphere. This owes in no small part to the American Servicemembers' Protection Act (ASPA), which cuts some military aid to countries
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 00:00
Todos los extranjeros que nos preocupamos por Colombia queremos expresar nuestras condolencias a las familias de las victimas de la reciente ola de ataques guerrilleros que ha consumido lugares como Iscuande, Puerto Asis, Vistahermosa y Mutata.
Thursday, December 1, 2005 - 00:00
The Defense Department continues to expand its control over foreign military training programs that were once the exclusive province of the Department of State, lessening congressional oversight and weakening the relation of military assistance to overall
Borrando las Divisiones: Tendencias en los programas militares de los EE.UU. en America Latina (PDF)
Thursday, December 1, 2005 - 00:00
El Departamento de
Defensa tiene cada vez mas control sobre
los programas de capacitacion para militares
extranjeros, los cuales estaban antes bajo la
supervision exclusiva del Departamento de
Estado, reduciendo asi el control legislativo y
distorsi
Sunday, November 6, 2005 - 00:00
Por fin el Congreso estadounidense aprobo el proyecto de ley de ayuda al exterior para 2006. Y los del gobierno de Uribe deben estar infelices.
Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 00:00
En el 2004, cuando se estaba debatiendo en Washington la duplicacion del numero de tropas de E.U. permitidas en Colombia, la gente del gobierno de George Bush utilizaba un argumento curioso en defensa de la propuesta.
Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 00:00
Unfortunately, rather than examples of progress, each of these cases demonstrate the particular weakness of the Colombian judicial system, and the Colombian government's failure to seriously investigate and prosecute members of the military involved in hu
Monday, August 1, 2005 - 00:00
This meeting comes at a historic juncture, as the US prepares to embark upon phase two of "Plan Colombia," the major aid package begun five years ago under President Clinton.
Friday, July 29, 2005 - 00:00
The process of consulting with human rights groups includes periodic meetings between U.S. embassy staff and groups in Colombia. On July 11, seven Colombian groups* prepared a document listing numerous cases illustrating the Colombian government’s failu
Thursday, July 14, 2005 - 00:00
On July 12, many members of Congress received a fax from the Colombian Embassy
<br />offering “information about the Justice and Peace Law recently passed by the Colombian
<br />Congress.” We have posted a PDF copy of the letter to our website at
<br />www.ciponline.org/colombia/050712emba.pdf.
<br />This new law, which will govern the demobilization of as many as 15,000 paramilitary
<br />fighters, is highly controversial.