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Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 00:00
Confrontation plays up Havana's strong suit. Engagement may show how weak its hand really is. Which one is the real hard line?
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
Edwin Legarda, 34, was driving a Toyota SUV at about 4 a.m. near an indigenous reserve in western Colombia when the soldiers opened fire
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
The commander of the army Third Division, General Eliseo Pena, admitted that soldiers had opened fire on the truck, and said the incident would be investigated
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
Guatemalan Vice-President Rafael Espeda didn't mince his words in an interview with Radio Netherlands Worldwide: the authorities can't cope with the level of organised crime that the drugs trade has created
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
Mexican gangs control distribution in most US cities and are gaining strength in areas they do not yet control
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
The National Drug Threat Assessment cites increased drug seizures on smuggling routes and Mexico's war on organized crime
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
The Justice Department report attributed the decline to a number of factors, including crackdowns on Mexican cartels and large cocaine shipments; efforts to eliminate coca crops; better U.S. border security; and an increased cocaine market in Europe
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
Undersecretary for North American affairs Carlos Rico says Mexico expects the U.S. to release $116 million in drug-fighting aircraft and equipment before President George W. Bush leaves office Jan. 20
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
It is the excessive amount of money from the illicit trade in cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamines and weapons that not only seduces and corrupts, but is getting so many people killed here every day
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 00:00
The drug traffickers are more reckless and ruthless than ever