The Washington Post
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
If ignoring the facts about Mr. Chavez is a requirement for sending an ambassador to Caracas, then it would be better not to have one.
Friday, August 13, 2010 - 00:00
Over the past 15 years, the government has gained operational control over the Texas and California borders. That success has pushed most of the illegal immigration into the Arizona deserts. The new funding is largely to help plug that last gap
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
Santos's inaugural address did not mention the United States. As president-elect he toured European and Latin American capitals but not Washington. For Colombia, it seems, as increasingly for the rest of Latin America, it is time to move on in the world.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 00:00
Years of government neglect have produced a civic experiment gone awry, allowing organized crime to fill a moral and social vacuum in a place of rootless newcomers.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 00:00
The arrival of a more moderate president in Colombia has opened the possibility, if ever so slight, of talks with Marxist rebels.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
While state control is taking root in those areas, huge red zones of rebel control remain.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 00:00
The following are comments from Santos, a 58-year-old economist educated in the United States, on issues ranging from poverty to the country's relations with Venezuela.
Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 00:00
In recent weeks, he who was once called The One, the Horse or simply He, has been presented to us stripped of his captivating charisma. Although he is once again in the news, it has been confirmed: Fidel Castro, fortunately, will never return.
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 00:00
Fearing for their lives and the safety of their families, journalists are adhering to a near-complete news blackout, under strict orders of drug smuggling organizations and their enforcers.
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 00:00
An emergency meeting and competing press briefings, South American leaders were unable to resolve a crisis that began when the Colombian government accused Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez of aiding and abetting Colombian guerrillas.