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Un acusado que acusa Pagina/12 Un militar imputado por las ejecuciones de presos politicos en Cordoba pretendio ayer apartar a un miembro del tribunal que lo juzga porque habria participado el ultimo 24 de marzo de una movilizacion para repudiar el golpe.
Santos: Las FARC son asunto de Colombia Yana Marull AFP El Nuevo Herald El presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, dijo el miercoles ante su par de Brasil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, que su gobierno considera a las FARC como un asunto interno colombiano
Relations with Neighbors
Rousseff promises, if elected, full support for Colombian president Santos MercoPress Brazilian incumbent presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff held on Wednesday a private meeting with visiting Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos and promised if elected that Brazil would continue with its willingness to mediate with the Colombian FARC g
Central America Regional, Mexico
Migration, Public Security
Zetas: la pesadilla del migrante La Prensa (Honduras) 10 mil migrantes centroamericanos fueron secuestrados en territorio mexicano en el 2009
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFRISKCO20100901?sp=true Frank Jack Daniel, Patricia Rondon, Marianna Parraga, Daniel Reuters Reuters President Juan Manuel Santos' ambitious reform agenda, the country's waning guerrilla and drug war and still touchy relations with neighboring Venezuela and Ecuador are key issues.
Entre el Optimismo y la Euforia Rodrigo Botero Montoya El Colombiano La sociedad colombiana registra un clima generalizado de optimismo, el cual contrasta con la situacion del mundo industrializado y la de varios paises latinoamericanos
Multinational PANAMAX exercise concludes Rafael Martie U.S. Southern Command More than 2,000 civilian and military personnel from 18 countries concluded PANAMAX 2010, a 12-day regional exercise focused on training participants as a joint, multinational force to protect the Panama Canal.
Guyana
Defense Cooperation, Politics And Security, U.S. Policy
HSV Swift begins engagement mission in Guyana Kim Williams High Speed Vessel Swift Public Affairs U.S. Southern Command he crew of High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV) 2 made history Aug. 29, as the first U.S. military vessel to dock pier-side in Georgetown, Guyana.
Mexico
Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy
Merida Initiative Bilateral Implementation Office Opens
Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State As announced by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations Patricia Espinosa in March 2009, the Merida Initiative Bilateral Implementation Office (BIO) opened today in Mexico City.
Economy And Security, Public Security
CORRECTED - Mexico says drug violence dents economy Catherine Bremer Reuters Reuters Raging drug gang violence is likely weighing on Mexico's economy as countries with crime problems can see 1.2 percentage points sliced off their GDP growth.
Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security, Public Security
Calderon: Mexico shows gains in security, economy
Associated Press Associated Press The report came days after Calderon conceded there has been a surge in drug-related violence and said he was willing to discuss changes in his strategy
Felipe Calderon marks four years of reform efforts stymied by Mexico drug war Sara Miller Llana Reuters CS Monitor The tenure of President Felipe Calderon, who is preparing to give his fourth state of the union address, has been marked by the brutal Mexico drug war and political infighting that's stymied reform.
For Mexico's president, cartels aren't only concern MSNBC Mexican President Felipe Calderon prepared to deliver what's akin to a state of the union speech on Thursday, and ahead of that he released several video clips touting his priorities — yet none refer specifically to his war on drug cartels.
Banks not paying price of role in drug trade Veronica Flores-Paniagua My San Antonio Bloomberg's story noted that no big U.S. bank has ever been indicted for violating the Bank Secrecy Act — or any other federal law, apparently because of concerns that doing so could destabilize financial markets
Jewish community in Venezuela shrinks by half MercoPress If someone were to rank the most embattled Jewish communities in the world today, the Jewish community of Venezuela would certainly be high on that list. Over the past decade the community has shrunk by half its size, according to a report from Gil Shefle
Politics And Security, Public Security
Lopez propone como reducir la violencia en Venezuela Ann Legard AFP El Nuevo Herald El ex alcalde opositor Leopoldo Lopez propuso el miercoles una serie de medidas que, segun el, servirian para reducir la inseguridad en Venezuela y culpo al gobierno de no hacer "lo suficiente."
How to update U.S.-South American defense agreements Stephen Johnson Foreign Policy Whereas Chavez signs all manner of troubling pacts with Russia and Iran without restraint, it's comforting to know that Colombia's Constitutional Court decided that the DCA required legislative approval.
Argentina
Ex-Argentine officer fights extradition from US Curt Anderson Associated Press Google News An Argentine federal judge issued an arrest warrant in February 2008 charging Bravo with 16 counts of murder as well as attempted murder charges. Bravo's attorney says he has done nothing wrong.
Argentine to increase budget defence 50%, recovering losses of Falklands war MercoPress Defence minister Nilda Garre said the Argentine government would increase the defence budget in coming years from 0.9% to 1.5% of GDP to help overcome decades of divestment following the defeat in the (1982) Falklands/Malvinas war.
Los liceos militares son necesarios La Nacion La oposicion rechaza un proyecto del Poder Ejecutivo que procura eliminar la instruccion castrense en esos institutos.
Ley de Victimas: "sin polarizacion, saldra adelante" Semana.com El representante Guillermo Rivera explico por que es importante la aprobacion del proyecto que busca la reparacion integral a damnificados del conflict.
Denuncian corrupcion con avion de Morales EFE El Nuevo Herald La oposicion boliviana denuncio el martes un supuesto sobreprecio de unos $14 millones en la compra de un avion ejecutivo para el presidente Evo Morales
Bolivia, Peru
Extraditions, Politics And Security
Avion de la FAB va por Valle a Peru Agencia Boliviana De Informacion Un avion de la Fuerza Aerea Boliviana (FAB) se dirigia a Lima en procura del ex prefecto de La Paz, Luis Alberto Valle, profugo de la justicia boliviana hace 16 meses.
Rio slums are Brazil's newest tourist destination Agence France Presse Google News President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he hopes to show that slum dwellers perhaps are impoverished but are just like people everywhere
Economy And Security, Politics And Security
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Brazil Raymond Colitt Reuters Reuters Heavy government spending, oil policies and the new balance of power in Congress after the presidential election are among the risks to watch
Elections, Politics And Security
ANALYSIS-Brazil's Rousseff could face early leadership test Raymond Colitt Reuters Rousseff will have to reconcile competing demands from members of her own Workers' Party, which is divided between leftists pushing for a greater state role in the economy and moderates who back the more market-friendly policies.
Environment
Brazil officials: Amazon deforestation declining Associated Press Google News The National Institute for Space Research says satellite imagery shows nearly 2,300 square kilometers (900 square miles) were destroyed in the 12 months through July 31, a 48 percent drop.
Del dicho al hecho... Arlene B. Tickner El Espectador (Colombia) Tan comun se ha vuelto que una vez elegidos, los presidentes en Colombia emprendan el peregrinaje "obligado" a Estados Unidos que es natural que la decision de Juan Manuel Santos de visitar primero a Brasil cause toda clase de especulacion
Gobierno reformara justicia militar y Ley Antiterrorista La Nacion (Chile) El ministro Rodrigo Hinzpeter tambien pidio a los presos deponer el ayuno y terminar con las acciones violentas como medio para canalizar sus requerimientos a la autoridad.
Indigenous, Indigenous Communities
Pinera busca mediador Christian Palma Pagina/12 El conflicto que mantiene a treinta y dos mapuches en ayuno por mas de cincuenta dias, que el gobierno chileno y los medios de derecha mantuvieron en un bajo perfil, esta generando un repudio mundial.
Colombia
DAS Scandal
Una prueba reina Cecilia Orozco Tascon El Espectador Lagos leyo frente a la jueza, el fiscal, los abogados de las victimas y la prensa, una declaracion contundente, despues de su suplica: "Lamento lo sucedido y pido perdon a todos por este hecho"
Ex "paras" admiten cremacion de cadaveres Libardo Cardona Associated Press El Nuevo Herald Un fiscal de la Unidad Nacional de Justicia y Paz dijo que paramilitares desmovilizados han confesado que cremaron los cadaveres de al menos 150 de sus victimas en hornos artesanales.
Human Rights Cases, Justice and Peace Process, Para-Politics
A las comunas, con todo El Colombiano A las comunas y barrios populares, no solo de Medellin sino de otras ciudades colombianas, que registran conflictos similares, hay que ir con todo el Estado.
Estado controlara violencia en Medellin, dice Santos El Colombiano El estudio de un conjunto de medidas excepcionales para combatir las bandas delincuenciales en Medellin, que ni el presidente de la Republica Juan Manuel Santos Calderon ni el alcalde Alonso Salazar Jaramillo precisaron, fue la gran conclusion del consejo
Honduras, Colombia y EUA concluyen ejercicios El Heraldo (Honduras) Colombia, Estados Unidos y Honduras concluyeron ayer tres dias de ejercicios navales contra el narcotrafico en la isla de San Andres
Colombia, Mexico
Narcotrafficking, Public Security
Narcotrafficking, Public Security
What can Mexico learn from Colombia's drug war? Liz Goodwin Yahoo! To defeat the cartels in Colombia, the government employed a kingpin strategy: going after high-value traffickers and extraditing them to the United States.
Public Security
Narcotrafficking
La Barbie tiene 'inversiones' en Colombia El Universal (Mexico) Edgar Valdez Villarreal, La Barbie, declaro que tiene "inversiones" en Colombia, de donde asegura que proviene toda la droga.
Colombia, Venezuela
Arms Trafficking, Venezuelan Foreign Policy
Arms Trafficking, Relations with Venezuela
Denuncian envio de armas a las FARC Antonio Maria Delgado El Nuevo Herald El contraalmirante retirado Carlos Molina Tamayo, ex asesor de Seguridad Nacional de Hugo Chavez, no tiene dudas de que muchas de las armas que la guerrilla usa contra el gobierno de Colombia son suministradas por Venezuela.
Costa Rica
Human Rights
Marines bring joy to Costa Rican students during Continuing Promise mission Cpl. Alicia R. Giron U.S. Southern Command Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010 brought smiles, hugs and supplies to Costa Rican students during their visit to Westfalia and Hone Creek schools in Costa Rica, Aug. 25-26.
Cuba
Fidel Castro, U.S. Policy
New photos show Fidel Castro with US journalist Will Weissert Associated Press Yahoo! The images show Cuba's 84-year-old former leader with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic and Julia E. Sweig from the Council on Foreign Relations.
Ecuador
Chinese Foreign Policy, Economy And Security
1.000 millones, de China para Ecuador El Universo (Ecuador) Ecuador y China firmaron ayer en Beijing el credito por $ 1.000 millones, acordado hace pocas semanas entre el Ministerio de Finanzas (MEF) y el Banco de Desarrollo de China
Ecuador, Mexico
Migration, Public Security
En peligro el ecuatoriano sobreviviente de masacre Associated Press El Nuevo Herald El unico sobreviviente de la masacre de 72 migrantes en Mexico, el ecuatoriano Luis Lala, corre peligro 'incluso en Ecuador', afirmo el martes el subsecretario del ministerio del Interior, Edwin Jarrin
Haiti adelanta en un mes inicio campana electoral EFE La Nacion (Chile) El Consejo Electoral Provisional (CEP) informo hoy que decidio adelantar para el 27 de septiembre proximo el inicio de la campana electoral con miras a las elecciones presidenciales y legislativas del 28 de noviembre
Haiti, South America Regional
Diplomatic Relations
La Unasur ya tiene oficina en Haiti Pagina/12 La Unasur inauguro ayer la secretaria tecnica UnasurHaiti, en el marco del Plan de Trabajo acordado por el presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa -a cargo de la presidencia pro-tempore del bloque- y por el secretario ejecutivo, Nestor Kirchner
Honduras
Civil-Military Relations, Human Rights, Politics And Security
Sobreseimiento para militar El Heraldo (Honduras) El teniente coronel fue acusado por el Ministerio Publico al suponerlo responsable del cierre temporal de dos medios de comunicacion
Rescatan a 6 cubanos secuestrados en Cancun El Universal (Mexico) Los cubanos habian sido secuestrados desde hacia un mes y sus captores pretendian cobrar de ocho a 10 mil dolares a sus familiares en Miami
Migration, Public Security
Mexico to announce plan to protect migrants CNN The announcement comes a week after the bodies of 72 slain migrants from Central and South America were found in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas.
Calderon Takes Aim at Money Laundering Cecilia Farfan Mendez Americas Society/Council Of The Ame Mexican President Felipe Calderon sends his fourth state of the union to Congress September 1 at a point when some observers see the security outlook as gloomy at best.
Cocaine's cowboys Financial Times (UK) Combating drug criminality is a police, not an army, job. The troops Mr Calderon has sent to the worst affected areas can therefore only be a stopgap solution.
Drug lord's arrest called mark of progress against Mexican cartels Alfredo Corchado The Dallas Morning News The capture of the Texas-born fugitive, nicknamed "La Barbie," ends a bloody chapter in Mexico's battle against the cartels and could produce important intelligence on them.
Editorial: Mass murder in Mexico The Dallas Morning News When gunmen are willing to line up and shoot migrants in cold blood, for whatever reason, the terrorists have descended into an entirely new realm of inhumanity.
Barbie behind bars The Economist (UK) Known as La Barbie for his supposed (and unconvincing) resemblance to a Ken doll, the Texas-born Mr Valdez cut his teeth as the chief enforcer for Joaquin El Chapo ("Shorty") Guzman.
Capture of drug kingpin a breakthrough for Mexico The Miami Herald Valdez-Villarreal had many enemies, but one of his bitterest feuds dated to his stint in Nuevo Laredo, where he battled the Gulf Cartel and its henchmen, Los Zetas, for smuggling routes.
Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy
What if the drug lords prevail? Mary Sanchez The Miami Herald Two hundred years after Hidalgo uttered his famous cry, or "grito," to begin the insurgency against Spain, Mexico must free itself from this devil within or risk a new form of colonization.
Politics And Security, Public Security
The State Of Mexico's Increasingly Brutal Drug War : NPR Jason Beaubien, Robert Siegel NPR Mexico's President Felipe Calderon handed his assessment of the state of his nation to Congress on Wednesday. NPR's Jason Beaubien also assesses the state of Mexico
Public Security
Eight People Killed in Mexico Resort City of Cancun Jens Erik Gould Bloomberg The attack occurred at a bar called Castillo del Mar, about 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the city’s main hotel zone, and all the victims were Mexican.
MYRICK: Hezbollah car bombs on our border Rep. Sue Myrick The Washington Times A well-known international arms dealer was trying to orchestrate an arms-for-drugs deal in which cocaine from FARC - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which works with Mexican drug cartels to take cocaine into America - would be traded for thous
Merida Initiative Bilateral Implementation Office Opens Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State This office will allow for daily exchanges between technical staffers of agencies of both countries with the purpose of fully implementing equipment transfer and training programs under the Merida Initiative.
Merida Initiative Bilateral Implementation Office Opens Office Of The Spokesman U.S. Department Of State This office will allow for daily exchanges between technical staffers of agencies of both countries with the purpose of fully implementing equipment transfer and training programs under the Merida Initiative.
Nicaragua
Civil-Military Relations
Ejercito estrena a nuevos generales Jose Adan Silva El Nuevo Diario Tres nuevos generales de Brigada y doce mujeres ascendidas en diversos rangos.
Politics And Security
De partido revolucionario a familiar Matilde Cordoba El Nuevo Diario El libro muestra la metamorfosis del FSLN, y el acumulamiento de poder en la figura de Daniel Ortega, un inesperado legado en su historia
De partido revolucionario a familiar Matilde Cordoba El Nuevo Diario El libro muestra la metamorfosis del FSLN, y el acumulamiento de poder en la figura de Daniel Ortega, un inesperado legado en su historia
La corren porque no es orteguista Leonor Alvarez El Nuevo Diario La trabajadora del area de Protocolo de la Cancilleria de la Republica, Carolina de Fatima Vega Noguera denuncio ayer en la Comision Permanente de Derechos Humanos, CPDH, que fue suspendida por ser opositora al actual gobierno.
Peru
Civil-Military Relations, Labor Rights
Civiles de FFAA toman calles La Republica (Peru) Un grupo de trabajadores civiles de los institutos armados, quienes cumplen una huelga indefinida desde el 12 de agosto en demanda de la equivalencia de sus remuneraciones con los ingresos del personal militar senalado por un decreto legislativo, desplega
Venezuela
Economy And Security, Public Security
FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Venezuela Reuters Frank Jack Daniel, Patricia Rondon, Marianna Parraga, Daniel Reuters Reuters Keep an eye out for unpredictable policy changes by socialist President Hugo Chavez, especially if the poll bolsters the opposition, as well as the chance of new nationalizations.
Elections, Politics And Security
Chavez dice que radicalizara la revolucion despues del 26S El Universal (Venezuela) "Ellos (oposicion) pretenden llegar a la Asamblea no para hacer leyes, sino para dar un golpe como en Honduras. Por ahi va la linea que dio el imperio norteamericano"
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Argentina
Press Freedom
El Gobierno acusara a militares y civiles La Nacion Siguiendo estrictas indicaciones de la Presidenta, el procurador del Tesoro, Joaquin da Rocha, jefe de los abogados del Estado, denunciara supuestos crimenes de lesa humanidad vinculados a la venta de Papel Prensa. "Los responsables tienen nombre y a
“Si no les gusta, hagan otro” Pagina/12 La Presidenta critico a sectores opositores por defender "el interes de una empresa privada". Les pidio que debatieran e incluso modificaran la propuesta oficial para declarar de interes publico la produccion de papel prensa.
Morales pide a FFAA y campesinos no dejarse cooptar por agentes imperiales
ABI Agencia Boliviana De Informacion "Ni el mando policial, de las Fuerzas Armadas ni los campesinos seamos agentes del capitalismo, es el mejor homenaje" a la revolucion cubana, paradigma del proceso de cambio que impulsa en Bolivia, afirmo el gobernante.
Human Rights, Narcotrafficking
Se contradicen por caso de activista de Derechos Humanos ANF El Deber La semana pasada efectivos de la Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra el Narcotrafico (FELCN) allanaron la oficina de la Asamblea Permanente de Derechos Humanos, para llevarse computadoras
Un nuevo mapa del mundo Celso Amorim El Universo (Ecuador) El mundo y el Brasil han cambiado a una velocidad acelerada, y algunas supuestas "verdades" del pasado se van rindiendo ante la evidencia de los hechos
Diplomatic Relations
Gen. Fraser presents Legion of Merit to former MINUSTAH commander for Haiti relief efforts U.S. Embassy, Brazil U.S. Southern Command U.S. Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, Commander of U.S. Southern Command, presented the United States Defense Department’s Legion of Merit medal to Brazilian Army Maj. Gen. Floriano Peixoto Vieira during a formal award ceremony Aug. 31 at Brazil’s Army
Chile, Uruguay
Human Rights
Actos en el Dia del Desaparecido Luciana Bertoia Pagina/12 Ex presos politicos uruguayos exigen que Mujica convierta al ex Servicio de Informaciones de Defensa en un espacio para la memoria. Los familiares de las victimas de Pinochet ven con preocupacion que este la derecha en el poder.
Colombia
Civil Society Peace Initiatives, Relations with Neighbors
Se unen por la paz de Colombia Pagina/12 Dirigentes politicos de varios paises de America latina, entre los que se encontraba la senadora colombiana Piedad Cordoba, crearon en Buenos Aires el colectivo Latinoamericanos por la Paz de Colombia para intentar humanizar el conflicto en ese pais.
Lucha contra las Farc del gobierno Santos El Tiempo (Colombia) El mandatario fue claro al senalar que mientras la guerrilla persista en el terrorismo "sera combatida con toda contundencia"
Justice System
¿Acaso es posible reformar la Justicia? Hernan Gonzalez Rodriguez El Espectador Segun la Corporacion citada, en este momento existen tres millones de expedientes represados sin evacuar. Un juicio tarda en promedio 1.300 dias
¿Que esta pasando en Medellin? Saul Hernandez El Tiempo Tiene razon el alcalde Salazar al pedir la intervencion del Gobierno Nacional y solicitar reformas de los codigos Penal y de Procedimiento Penal, que se convirtieron hace rato en el mayor obstaculo para aplicar pronta justicia.
¿Victima o victimario? El Tiempo (Colombia) En la disparada de la inseguridad urbana en el pais, los jovenes estan adquiriendo un alarmante protagonismo.
Se unen por la paz de Colombia Pagina/12 Dirigentes politicos de varios paises de America latina, entre los que se encontraba la senadora colombiana Piedad Cordoba, crearon en Buenos Aires el colectivo Latinoamericanos por la Paz de Colombia para intentar humanizar el conflicto en ese pais.
Colombia, Venezuela
Venezuelan Foreign Policy
Arms Trafficking, FARC International Links, Relations with Venezuela
Former Chavez advisor claims Army weapons were supplied to Colombian FARC guerrilla MercoPress Molina Tamayo, a retired rear admiral, who is exiled in Europe following a failed 2002 coup, told Miami’s El Nuevo Heraldo that a close ally of Chavez's, retired navy Capitan Ramon Rodriguez Chacin, asked him to hand over weapons to the FARC guerrilla w
Cuba
Fidel Castro, Politics And Security
“Soy una especie de resucitado” Carmen Lira Saade Pagina/12 El lider de la Revolucion Cubana dio su primer reportaje tras la enfermedad que lo obligo a delegar el mando en su hermano.
Dominican Republic
Civil-Military Relations, Corruption, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy
Pide a EEUU identificar a 17 oficiales Viviano De Leon Listin Diario El vicepresidente Rafael Alburquerque llamo ayer al gobierno de Estados Unidos a cooperar con las autoridades dominicanas para identificar a los oficiales de las Fuerzas Armadas que estarian vinculados al narcotrafico.
Ecuador
Press Freedom
Comite de Proteccion mira represalia contra periodista El Universo (Ecuador) El Comite para la Proteccion de los Periodistas (CPJ) considera una represalia la acusacion de terrorismo contra un periodista ecuatoriano por su dura critica a las autoridades locales
Tenth of Mexico's federal police fired
Jo Tuckman The Guardian Battle with drug cartels brings anti-corruption drive in which officers fail lie-detector or toxicology tests
Mexico fires 3,200 federal police officers Ken Ellingwood The Los Angeles Times Federal police commissioner Facundo Rosas announces the firings at a news conference in Mexico City.
Migration, Public Security
Bestias llamados Zetas se ensanan con inmigrantes SALVADOR CAMARENA El Nuevo Diario El caso de los 72 indocumentados masacrados en Tamaulipas fue muy publicitado, pero diariamente ocurren muchos en la misma ruta, que no aparecen en los medios.
Mexico: Suspected drug lord captured in Mexico state Tracy Wilkinson The Los Angeles Times Since Beltran Leyva's death, police say, Valdez had been locked in a vicious war with Beltran Leyva's brother Hector for control of the cartel's business
Detiene PF a 'La Barbie' en el estado de Mexico Notimex La Secretaria de Seguridad Publica (SSP) federal confirmo el arresto en el municipio de Lerma y agrego que la detencion es resultado de un trabajo de inteligencia que inicio en junio de 2009.
Captura de La Barbie, golpe de alto impacto: Poire Jose Gerardo Mejia El Universal El vocero en materia de seguridad nacional Alejandro Poire afirmo que Édgar Valdez Villarreal, alias La Barbie, es un "criminal de alta peligrosidad"
Civil-Military Relations, Demobilization And Reintegration
Retirados del Ejercito tocan puerta a Presidente Leyla Jarquin El Nuevo Diario El capitan en retiro Ronald Zeledon, de Matagalpa, denuncio que "gorilas" y "caimanes" que rodean a Ortega les impiden hablar con el.
Elections, Politics And Security
Montealegre a Aleman: “Usted es un obstaculo” Ludwin Loaisiga Lopez La Prensa (Nicaragua) El diputado liberal Eduardo Montealegre hizo a un lado las medias tintas en su discurso y emplazo ayer al ex mandatario Arnoldo Aleman a deponer su aspiracion presidencial, a cambio de endosar a Fabio Gadea Mantilla como el candidato de consenso entre los
EU descuenta demagogia habitual de Ortega Matilde Cordoba Las acusaciones del presidente Daniel Ortega contra Estados Unidos, sobre supuestos planes para promover golpes de Estado en Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador y Nicaragua no repercutiran negativamente en las relaciones entre ambos gobiernos, pues son tomadas co
Venezuela
Diplomatic Relations
Relations With Ecuador
Revocada orden de prision al Presidente EFE El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia) Un juez ecuatoriano revoco la orden de prision preventiva contra el presidente de la Republica, Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, como parte del proceso que se sigue en el vecino pais por el bombardeo del primero de marzo de 2008 a un campamento de las Farc en
Elections, Politics And Security
Will Chavez steal parliamentary elections? Carlos Alberto Montaner Firmas Press The Miami Herald Possibly, Hugo Chavez could lose, so he's looking for a way to tamper with the results
Los muertos que esconde Chavez Humberto Montero El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia) Desde 2009 a mayo de 2010, el pais caribeno acumula una media de mas de 70 homicidios por 100.000 habitantes, por los 10,8 que padece Mexico
Serra in disarray “campaigns” for Lula da Silva’s protege Dilma MercoPress While the Brazilian ruling coalition presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff consolidates her lead in opinion polls and is almost certain to win in the first round October 3, her main rival Jose Serra’s campaign seems to have fallen in disarray
Colombia
Economy and Security, Politics And Security
La agenda de Santos Hernando Gomez Buendia El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia) Prosperidad minero-financiera si, para los ricos. Limosnas y Familias en Accion si, para los pobres. Pero: ¿empleo masivo y bien pagado?
Un dictador en la puerta Natalia Springer El Tiempo (Colombia) Colombia es un Estado en formacion, que hasta hoy no ha conseguido integrar el Pacifico al centro del pais y aun tiene la Orinoquia y la Amazonia por descubrir
Editorial: Justicia: camino a la Prosperidad El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia) Se necesita una Reforma Judicial estructural que acerque la justicia al ciudadano, combata la violencia y la impunidad, e imponga practicas para erradicar la morosidad
Peace Prospects
"No se puede negociar con terroristas" Rodrigo Guerrero El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia) Si alias Alfonso Cano y las Farc, disminuidas por los golpes militares, ofrecen unilateralmente iniciar un dialogo sobre temas concretos, -destaco entre ellos el de la tierra, porque el actual Gobierno esta comprometido en abordar el tema- lo sensato es a
‘Colombia acepto el dialogo, y sin condicionamientos’ Leonardo Arizaga El Universo (Guayaquil Ecuador) El subsecretario de Relaciones Bilaterales de la Cancilleria y designado embajador de Ecuador en China, Leonardo Arizaga, resalto los avances con Colombia en la ultima reunion de cancilleres, el pasado jueves en Ipiales
Diplomatic Relations, Economy And Security
Economy and Security, Indigenous Communities, Relations with Ecuador
El Corredor del Sur: un eslabon de la reconciliacion con Ecuador Laura Rico Pineres La Silla Vacia (Colombia) Uno de los proyectos mas importantes para conectar ambos paises es el del Corredor del Sur, una carretera que promete convertir al Putumayo en un importante punto de intercambio comercial de Colombia hacia el sur
Cuba: Damas de Blanco denuncian encarcelaciones BBC (UK) Las Damas de Blanco, movimiento que agrupa a esposas de disidentes cubanos presos, denunciaron el reciente encarcelamiento en La Habana de tres activistas
Dominican Republic
Corruption, Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy
Vincho revela EU liga 17 oficiales al narcotrafico Ramon Perez Reyes Listin Diario (Dominican Republic) El asesor del Poder Ejecutivo en asuntos de narcotrafico, Marino Vinicio Castillo, revelo ayer que un analista de inteligencia de Estados Unidos identifico al menos 17 oficiales importantes dominicanos, entre ellos generales, que tienen vinculos con el na
Ecuador, Peru
Diplomatic Relations
Relacion entre Ecuador y Peru pasa por "el mejor momento" La Republica (Peru) El vicecanciller destaco la reciente reunion que mantuvieron delegados de ambos paises en la ciudad ecuatoriana de Guayaquil, donde, segun dijo, se avanzo en el desarrollo de planes sobre el regimen fronterizo
El Salvador, Mexico
Diplomatic Relations, Migration, Public Security
Funes pide reunion con Calderon para analizar masacre Diego Mendez Associated Press El Nuevo Herald El presidente salvadoreno Mauricio Funes condeno la matanza de 72 migrantes centro y sudamericanos en el noreste de Mexico y solicito un encuentro con su colega mexicano Felipe Calderon
Massacre in Tamaulipas The New York Times We have delegated to drug lords the job of managing our immigrant supply, just as they manage our supply of narcotics. The results are clear.
Narcotrafficking, Public Security
Hitmen kill Mexican mayor in drug war state Reuters Suspected drug hitmen killed the mayor of a small town in northern Mexico on Sunday in a region where two car bombs exploded last week and the bodies of 72 murdered migrant workers were found
Mayor killed in Mexican border state CNN Marco Antonio Leal Garcia, mayor of the city of Hidalgo, was driving a truck around 4:30 p.m. when he was killed
Drug War on the Poor Laura Carlsen CounterPunch In Mexico, the drug war strategy has set off a no-holds-barred battle for routes and markets among competing cartels that has broken through the boundaries of crime-on-crime and now affects daily life
Drug war intensifies in Mexico Agence France Presse Google Mexico's blood-soaked drug war intensified in northeastern Tamaulipas state over the weekend, with fresh violence attributed to the Zetas
A New Spate of Violence Roils Mexico David Luhnow And Jose De Cordoba The Wall Street Journal Car Bombs Hit Tamaulipas, Prosecutor in Migrant Massacre Disappears; U.S. to Pull Envoys' Children From Monterrey
The Mexican Massacre That Shook All of Latin America Ioan Grillo Time How, newspapers asked, had the situation gotten so out of control that a heavily armed gang could commit such a massacre, comparable to some of the worst atrocities in wars, in one of the country's most developed regions?
Mexico needs U.S. help -- but not troops Andres Oppenheimer The Miami Herald Washington should provide Mexico with more helicopters, intelligence and -- above all -- technical assistance and training to create police academies
Una mujer podria ganar la alcaldia de Lima Carlos Noriega Pagina12 (Argentina) La candidata izquierdista Susana Villaran le disputa el gobierno de la capital peruana a Lourdes Flores, de la derechista Unidad Nacional
Human Rights
Scarf of Hope to remember Peru's missing Dan Collyns BBC (UK) Each one is knitting a message or epitaph to their loved one the size of an A4 sheet of page which will form part of an enormous scarf which, it is hoped, will reach a kilometre in length
Soldados balean a candidatos Elias Navarro La Republica (Peru) En Ayacucho. Los confundieron con terroristas. Patrulla abrio fuego sobre aspirantes a alcalde y regidores cuando regresaban
de acto proselitista
Venezolanos marchan contra ola de violencia Associated Press El Universo (Guayaquil Ecuador) Opositores del presidente Hugo Chavez marcharon por las calles de Caracas para protestar contra la violencia que cuesta miles de vidas cada ano
Friday, August 27, 2010
Entire Region
U.S. Policy
SOUTHCOM commander visits U.S. 4th Fleet during PANAMAX 2010 U.S. Southern Command Commander, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and director of operations for USSOUTHCOM visited U.S. 4th Fleet (C4F) headquarters in Mayport, Fla., Aug. 25.
Entire Region, Brazil
Economy And Security
Reshuffling the geopolitical order Jorge G. Castaneda The Los Angeles Times Granting emerging economic powers a greater role on the world stage too soon could weaken the international system that upholds democracy, human rights, nuclear nonproliferation and environmental protection.
U.S. Marines, Sailors conduct basic martial arts training for Barbados forces Kim Williams U.S. Southern Command U.S. Marines and Sailors from the High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) held a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) session Aug. 24 with members of the Barbados Defense Force (BDF) during Southern Partnership Station (SPS) 2010 in Barbados.
Bolivia
Politics And Security
Evo Morales concluye su visita a Corea del Sur EFE Prensa.com El presidente de Bolivia, Evo Morales, concluyo hoy su primer viaje oficial a Corea del Sur con un compromiso para trabajar conjuntamente en el desarrollo de las ricas reservas de litio bolivianas.
Central America Regional, Mexico
Narcotrafficking, Public Security
Mexican drug cartels expand reach in Central America Sarah Grainger Reuters Central America is struggling to contain rising violence as powerful Mexican drug cartels, facing an escalating government crackdown at home, expand southward and intensify operations in neighboring nations.
U.S.-Colombia base pact on the rocks Edward Schumacher-Matos The Washington Post The new military agreement was one of the more ham-handed misfires of United States policy in Latin America.
Ecuador, Mexico
Public Security
Mexico: familiares del sobreviviente ecuatoriano, amenazados Paul Mena Erazo BBC Mundo El gobierno ecuatoriano anuncio este jueves que ha adoptado medidas para proteger a los familiares de Freddy, el ecuatoriano que sobrevivio a la masacre de 72 inmigrantes indocumentados.
Honduras
Press Freedom, Public Security
Stop killings of Honduran journalists
The Miami Herald If past killings are any guide, his murder will go unsolved. A Committee to Protect Journalists' examination of the cases shows a "pattern of botched and negligent investigative work."
Mexico
Economy And Security, Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security
Mexico's Calderon says will target drug cash Reuters President Felipe Calderon said he would send proposals to Congress that would ban cash purchases of real estate and make it easier for officials to seize property from drug cartels and their front companies.
Narcotrafficking, Politics And Security, Public Security
Calderon anuncia medidas contra el lavado de dinero
Agence France Presse El Nuevo Herald El presidente mexicano Felipe Calderon presento el jueves un plan para combatir el lavado de dinero del crimen organizado y el terrorismo, que incluye una limitacion a las transacciones en efectivo que superen los 100,000 pesos (unos $7,600).
Public Security
Mexican TV network: car explodes next to office Associated Press A major Mexican television network says a car has exploded in front of its offices in a northern state where officials are investigating the massacre of 72 Central and South American migrants.
Mexico: safer than Canada The Economist Yucatan, where tourists flock to swim with whale sharks and clamber over Chichen Itza, has a murder rate of 1.7—slightly lower than Canada’s average of 2.1
Migrant misery, in Mexico The Los Angeles Times The illegal trek north through Mexico is treacherous, and those who undertake it put themselves at the mercy of vicious predators.
Mexico, Uruguay
U.S. Policy
CHDS selects Galvin, Bayardi and CESNAV for prestigious award Center For Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) U.S. Southern Command The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) has selected U.S. Army Gen. John Galvin and former Uruguayan Defense Minister Dr. Jose Bayardi in the individual category and the Mexican Center for Superior Naval Studies (CESNAV) in the institutional cat
Mexico, Venezuela
Diplomatic Relations, Politics And Security
Venezuela, Mexico agree to tighten ties El Universal (Venezuela) The governments of Mexico and Venezuela will meet in Mexico City early next year in furtherance of bilateral relations and to complete agreements in the fields of energy, economy, trade, science and environment.
Paraguay
Politics And Security
Paraguay: ¿sigue activo el EPP? Eduardo Arce BBC Mundo El Ejercito del Pueblo Paraguayo (EPP), un elusivo grupo armado al que se le atribuyen algunos secuestros y asesinatos, no ha tenido aparicion publica desde abril de este ano.
Suriname
Politics And Security
Suriname president falls ill, cedes power to No. 2 Associated Press Houston Chronicle Suriname's newly elected president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, is ailing from an undisclosed illness and has temporarily ceded power to his vice president.
Venezuela
Drug Seizures, Human Rights Cases, Narcotrafficking
Venezuela finds big cocaine haul, bound for Mexico Reuters Venezuelan authorities found four tonnes of cocaine buried on a ranch on Thursday after stopping a plane presumably on its way from Mexico to pick up the illegal drug haul.
US terms unexplainable Venezuela's arms purchases El Universal (Venezuela) In South America there is no arms race, "but it is unexplainable that Venezuela has engaged in an accelerated process of arms purchase," said Frank O. Mora, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense.
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