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Monday, September 8, 2008 - 00:00
The decades-long war against drugs has done little to reduce production, consumption and trafficking. If anything, it has made things worse. Is it time to reevaluate our strategy?
Sunday, September 7, 2008 - 00:00
U.S. Southern Command has directed Commander, Fourth Fleet to divert the amphibious ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) to Haiti to assist with relief efforts in areas affected by flooding due to tropical storm activity in the Caribbean.
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates called on his fellow defense ministers from across the Americas meeting in Canada yesterday to continue their cooperation and collaboration
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
In areas such as law enforcement and public administration, civilian capacity may not match the expertise found in many of our armed forces. It is important that non-military capabilities receive adequate manning and funding
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe hinted at a successor during a meeting with business leaders and said it isn't a good thing to have a president in office permanently
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
A British MP trekking in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat coffee whitener from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
A Conservative MP today described the terrifying moment he was held at gunpoint and forced to eat coffee whitener to persuade a group of excitable Colombian soldiers that he was not a drugs trafficke
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela's parliament has approved a new law giving the state a majority share in the distribution of fuel
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
Under the law, distributors including subsidiaries of British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp., will have 60 days to negotiate the sale of their businesses to the government or face expropriation
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 00:00
Bolivia's opposition governors turned up the heat on President Evo Morales Wednesday, threatening that stepped-up protests against his socialist government could cut off exports of natural gas