Roger Noriega
Friday, December 18, 2015 - 06:22
This has been a pivotal year for Colombia’s negotiations with the narcoguerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).In the past year, the talks went from what the government’s chief negotiator Humberto de la Calle described in July as its “worst moment,” to President Juan Manuel Santos saying just this week that “we have never been so close to peace,” alluding to a breakthrough on the issue of reparations for the conflict’s victims.
Thursday, June 2, 2011 - 00:00
Chavez’s backup plan is to sow chaos in Honduras so it is hospitable territory for his partners in the illegal drug trade and a headache for the United States and Mexico.
Monday, March 21, 2011 - 00:00
On Aug. 22, 2010, at Iran's suggestion, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted senior leaders of Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in a secret summit at military intelligence headquarters.
Friday, June 4, 2010 - 00:00
When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Colombia next Wednesday, she can show that we value this relationship by pledging to press for ratification of a bilateral trade agreement
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 00:00
As farm-state Congressmen are keeping themselves busy offering trade benefits to Fidel Castro, last week Canada's Parliament announced agreement on an accord with Colombia that could cost American farmers $1.7 billion in exports.
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 00:00
Nancy Pelosi rewrote the "fast track" rules of the House with the express aim of shelving the trade accord with our best ally in the Americas, Colombia; last night, she choked when the president mentioned Colombia but recovered when she realized