The Washington Post
Monday, February 4, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's government on Sunday cleared the way for FARC guerrillas to handover three more hostages to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez even as the Andean neighbors quarrel
Friday, February 1, 2008 - 00:00
Even those in Latin America who share U.S. goals and interests don't necessarily want help from Washington, particularly not the visible, in-your-face type
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 00:00
These days the FARC, the hemisphere's oldest rebel group, is more of a criminal enterprise than a political movement
Friday, January 25, 2008 - 00:00
In three Andean countries -- Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela -- political leaders recently have pursued constitutional rewrites that would make it more difficult for future administrations to reverse the policies they instituted
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela is a "trampoline" in the international drug trade, with Marxist rebels in neighboring Colombia smuggling cocaine over the border to the Caribbean and West Africa and importing black market arms, a top U.S. official said
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 00:00
Mexico's army announced on Monday the capture of Alfredo Beltr¿n Leyva, thought to be one of the nation's most powerful and violent drug lords
Friday, January 18, 2008 - 00:00
Chavez's latest showboating makes one ask: Can't we do better? Why can't the Americas find a better mediator to help bring an end to the oldest conflict in the hemisphere?
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 00:00
President Felipe Calder¿n replaced Mexico's interior minister on Wednesday, a move political experts say is designed to build better relations with opponents in Congress
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez endorses Colombian groups known for abductions, drug trafficking and mass murder.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008 - 00:00
Anguished families who have waited as long as six years to see their loved ones freed were instead shattered as the mission unraveled