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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico threw open the doors to its judicial system Tuesday, allowing U.S.-style public trials and creating a presumption of innocence.
Under the long-awaited constitutional amendment signed by President Felipe Calderon, guilt or innocenc
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
Diego Fernando Murillo Bejarano, 47, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court after Colombia's surprise decision to extradite him along with 13 other paramilitary leaders in May.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
For two decades Diego Murillo was among Colombia's most feared and untouchable drug lords, accused of hundreds of murders as an enforcer for the cocaine cartels and leader of a right-wing paramilitary group.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil --
Grain crushers have extended a two-year-old moratorium on the purchase of soybeans planted in areas of the Amazon rain forest cut down after 2006, Brazil's environment minister said Tuesday.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
MURILLO-BEJARANO held the title of Inspector General of the AUC, but was the de facto leader of the organization
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
I rise today in support of the Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act in order to demonstrate my support for a more proactive approach to the problems of drug addiction and trafficking, weapons smuggling
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
I was disheartened once again, last year, when President Bush developed the Initiative without Congressional input or any regard for the well-documented human rights abuses of the Mexican military and law enforcement.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 00:00
Colombia--of course, right next door to Venezuela in South America--our strongest U.S. ally in Latin America, tells us Hugo Chavez has been supporting the FARC, a narcoterrorist organization, and enabling attacks on the people of Colombia.
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
An exploration of the factors behind Chavez's rhetorical shift reveals that now is not only the time to seek release of the hostages held by the FARC, but also an opportunity to bring lasting peace to Columbia
Monday, June 16, 2008 - 00:00
The United States, Canada and Mexico must establish security to realize their full potential, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.