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Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
During his meetings with the country's military leadership, Mullen said he discussed how Washington could help in the battle against the powerful cartels, citing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, also said the Defense Department was moving quickly to provide the Mexican military with equipment, including helicopters, under a $1.4 billion U.S. aid initiative
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
No new agreements were announced Friday, but the U.S. Embassy issued a statement in which the admiral expressed support for his Mexican counterparts
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
The U.S. military feels its experience fighting terrorists overseas can help Mexico in its fight against the drug cartels
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
More than 1,000 people have been killed in Mexico over the past two months as drug cartels resist a government crackdown on their traffic of illegal narcotics
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
Extrajudicial executions, difficulty for victims’ families to gain access to justice, persecution of human rights defenders, kidnappings, and continued armed activity by previously demobilised members of paramilitary groups are the main concerns
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 00:00
En un espacio de apenas cuatro dias, Juan Manuel Santos logro ser atacado, insultado, rectificado, ratificado y elogiado
Friday, March 7, 2008 - 00:00
This is a very good time in U.S.- Brazil relations, and I look forward to working in 2008 to consolidate and build on the important accomplishments of 2007
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 00:00
We joined the consensus at the OAS and I think the OAS has created a very positive approach to resolving the differences between Colombia and Ecuador
Thursday, March 6, 2008 - 00:00
My personal view is that there's relatively little likelihood of a military conflict between them. And my further impression is that the Colombians can take care of themselves