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Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 00:00
During the Cold War, the United States was of two minds regarding the Third World. Did the new nations in Africa and Asia provide fodder for Soviet expansionism? Were Iran under the reformist Mohammed Mosaddeq or Guatemala under Jacobo Arbenz on the brink
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Mr. Daremblum cited World Bank studies that estimated the economic toll from organized crime at a high of 14.2 percent of gross domestic product in Central and South America
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Morales will stay in the post that brought him to prominence as a crusader against U.S.-backed eradication drives
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
This April, the U.S. Navy announced the reactivation of the fleet that historically operated in the south Atlantic during World War II, dueling with Nazi U-boats
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Vanoy Murillo and Zuluaga Lindo, charged with conspiring to import tons of cocaine, face statutory sentences of 10 years to life in prison, but the United States gave Colombia assurances that it would not seek life terms for either
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Under a plea agreement, Vanoy Murillo faces up to 19 years and Zuluaga Lindo more than 17 years behind bars. Prosecutors said they would drop additional charges against the two at sentencing
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Colombian police arrested seven employees of a maintenance company on Tuesday for paying leftist rebels to blow up 215 electricity pylons near the city of Cali so the company could win contracts
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
The UN estimated that the area used for coca production increased by 27 per cent last year
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
The US must stop using its only South American military base for anti-drug flights when its lease expires in 2009
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 00:00
Leftist President Rafael Correa has repeatedly said that Ecuador would not renew the agreement to use the Manta air base, but Tuesday's Foreign Ministry statement said the South American nation has now formally notified the U.S. Embassy