The past week's news links about security in the Americas
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La amistad con EEUU
Alberto Zuazo Nathes
La Razon (Bolivia)
Evo Morales esta actuando en politica exterior como si estuviera en los sindicatos cocaleros, en los que se habla con la rudeza y la tosquedad propias de esos medios.
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Betancourt to meet Sarkozy in France
USA Today
Rescued hostage Ingrid Betancourt said she will travel to France on Thursday and meet President Nicolas Sarkozy now that she is free after more than six years of captivity among Colombian rebels.
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Betancourt’s children rejoice after her release
MSNBC
For Ingrid Betancourt's children, her release Wednesday after being held hostage for six years in the Colombian jungle filled an immeasurable void they had lived with as they grew into adulthood
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Hijos de Betancourt expresan alivio por su liberacion
Associated Press
El Universal (Mexico)
Enormes retratos de la ex candidato presidencial colombiana Ingrid Betancourt han adornado durante anos las alcaldias francesas en recuerdo de su cautiverio a manos de guerrilleros.
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Y ahora que va a hacer Cano?
Semana (Colombia)
i en lo militar, ni en lo politico, ni siquiera en la moral de sus propios hombres, las Farc tienen posibilidad para reaccionar a la embestida del Estado.
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Betancourt hails 'perfect' rescue
BBC (UK)
French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt has hailed as a "miracle" her release from more than six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle.
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Rescued hostages arrive in United States
CNN
Three Americans held hostage by Colombian rebels for more than five years were to undergo medical tests Thursday after returning to the U.S. late Wednesday following a daring rescue.
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Betancourt, U.S. contractors rescued from FARC
CNN
In a secret operation a U.S. official called "brilliant," the Colombian military infiltrated rebel group FARC and deceived its members into giving up 15 hostages including former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt, Colombia's def
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Few willing to declare Farc’s demise
Naomi Mapstone, Anastasia Moloney
Financial Times (UK)
We are the armed forces of Colombia. You are free,” said a tearful Ms Betancourt, recalling the words that marked the end of more than six years of captivity in remote Colombian jungle.
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Video: Colombian troops rescue Betancourt
Financial Times (UK)
Álvaro Uribe, Colombia’s president, secured one of the most significant triumphs of his political career on Wednesday when troops freed Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages held by leftwing Farc guerrillas.
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3 rescued US hostages arrive safely in Texas
Elizabeth White
Associated Press
Google
With little fanfare, three American hostages rescued from leftist guerillas in Colombia returned safely to the United States, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-held jungle.
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Bienvenida, Ingrid!
V. Salazar
IndyMedia Colombia
Ingrid Betancourt puede ser la alternativa para enfrentar la segunda reeleccion del mesias.
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A mortal blow for Farc
Allegra Stratton
The Guardian (UK)
What now for Farc? It has been weakened from within by the loss of a charismatic leader and is now thoroughly infiltrated by the government.
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Hostages Freed in Colombia Return Home
Simon Romero, Anahad O'Connor
The New York Times
Hours after Colombian commandos in disguise infiltrated the FARC terrorist group in a daring rescue operation, three American hostages were flown to safety in the United States
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Colombia Plucks Hostages From Rebels’ Grasp
Simon Romero
The New York Times
“I never expected to get out of there alive,” said Ms. Betancourt, 46, her voice sounding frail but charged with excitement, in comments broadcast on the radio.
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Colombia: “Operacion Jaque”... ¿y “Mate”?
Lucy Roessler
IndyMedia Colombia
No puede menos que respirarse con alivio luego que la “Operacion Jaque” realizada por las FFMM colombianas y que condujera a la liberacion de Ingrid y demas secuestrados lograra ser realizada incruentamente.
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Colombia: “Operacion Jaque”... ¿y “Mate”?
Lucy Roessler
IndyMedia Colombia
No puede menos que respirarse con alivio luego que la “Operacion Jaque” realizada por las FFMM colombianas y que condujera a la liberacion de Ingrid y demas secuestrados lograra ser realizada incruentamente.
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Resucita el rescate
Semana (Colombia)
Tras muchos rescates militares fracasados, el mas recordado de ellos es el del gobernador de Antioquia y el ex ministro de defensa, el exito de la operacion 'Jaque' reivindica esta estrategia.
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Un golpe con impacto en varios paises
Juan Gabriel Tokatlian
La Nacion (Argentina), La Universidad De San Andres
La Nacion (Argentina)
Distintos actores internos y externos podrian, o deberian, cambiar sus comportamientos y objetivos despues de lo sucedido.
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Un rescate "de pelicula" en la selva
ANSA, Associated Press, DPA, Reuters
La Nacion (Argentina)
"Fue un rescate de pelicula, que le dio la libertad a 15 personas que habian sido torturadas".
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Un triunfo sonado para Uribe
Leandro Uria
La Nacion (Argentina)
La Nacion (Argentina)
Con el rescate tras mas de seis anos de cautiverio de la ex secuestrada, simbolo mundial del sufrimiento de los cautivos de las FARC, su archienemigo, el presidente colombiano, Alvaro Uribe, parece haberse aduenado de la foto que esperaba sacarse Chavez
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"Gritamos, lloramos y no lo podiamos creer"
La Nacion (Argentina)
La Nacion (Argentina)
"El jefe de la operacion dijo: «Somos del ejercito nacional y estan en libertad». El helicoptero casi se cae porque todos saltamos, gritamos, lloramos, y no lo podiamos creer."
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Colombia rescata a Ingrid
La Razon (Bolivia)
La ex candidata presidencial agradecio a Dios y a las autoridades que trabajaron para liberarla.
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McCain talks up free trade
Associated Press
Baltimore Sun
John McCain hailed the economic benefits of free trade to Colombians yesterday, raising the possibility of an eventual hemispheric-wide agreement even though a weak economy at home has soured many U.S. voters on trade agreements.
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El rescate de los rehenes debilita a Chavez
Casto Ocando
El Nuevo Herald
La liberacion de la ex candidata presidencial colombiana Ingrid Betancourt podria tener un efecto debilitador en el proyecto de revolucion bolivariana continental promovida por el presidente venezolano Hugo Chavez, estimaron ayer expertos y observado
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Chavez quedo al margen de la liberacion
La Razon (Bolivia)
El presidente venezolano, Hugo Chavez, logro la liberacion de seis rehenes de las FARC, pero quedo totalmente al margen del rescate de la secuestrada mas valiosa de la guerrilla: Ingrid Betancourt, liberada por el Ejercito colombiano.
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Visita McCain la Basilica de Guadalupe
Natalia Gomez
El Universal (Mexico)
En punto de las 7:55 horas el candidato a la presidencia por el partido Republicano de EU fue recibido por el rector del recinto mariano
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Seguridad fronteriza, sello de McCain
Jose Carreno Figueras
El Universal (Mexico)
El aspirante republicano a la Casa Blanca, John McCain, llega a Mexico con la bandera que lo ha marcado en su campana: “asegurar la frontera comun”
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Editorial: Not Winning the War on Drugs
The New York Times
Over all, drug abuse must be seen more as a public health concern and not primarily a law enforcement problem. Until demand is curbed at home, there is no chance of winning the war on drugs
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Un gesto para Lula y sintonia fina con Chavez
La Nacion (Argentina)
Sin demasiados compromisos, su paso por la cumbre del Mercosur transcurrio entre apurados encuentros con el brasileno Luis Inacio Lula da Silva y el venezolano Hugo Chavez
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Chavez, la estrella del acto que no fue
El Diario De Hoy, La Nacion (Argentina)
La Nacion (Argentina)
A las tres de la madrugada desde su comitiva llamaron al gobernador de Tucuman, Jose Alperovich, para avisarle que cancelaban la celebracion
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Embajador de EEUU regresa a Bolivia
Carlos Valdez
Associated Press
El Nuevo Herald
El embajador de Estados Unidos, Philip Goldberg, regreso a Bolivia el miercoles pidiendo "respeto mutuo" al gobierno del presidente Evo Morales para mejorar las relaciones entre los dos paises.
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Dos paises
Mauricio Saenz
Semana (Colombia)
Dicen reportes no confirmados que un comando militar venezolano compuesto por dos helicopteros se encuentra emplazado en la ciudad boliviana de El Alto. Su mision: esperar ordenes para sacar al presidente Evo Morales del pais
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Evo Morales quiere mejorar relaciones con Washington
Carlos Valdez
El Nuevo Herald
Evo Morales "esta dispuesto a mejorar las conversaciones" con Estados Unidos poco despues que un portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Heide Bronke, anunciara en Washington el regreso de Goldberg
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Guzman dice que Bolivia no acepta condiciones de EEUU
La Razon (Bolivia)
Bolivia no acepta condicionamientos para cambiar su politica frente a Estados Unidos con la finalidad de acceder a los recursos de la Cuenta del Milenio, senalo ayer desde Washington el embajador
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Peru leader rebukes Bolivia head
Dan Collyns
BBC (UK)
Peruvian President Alan Garcia has told his Bolivian counterpart, Evo Morales, to "shut up" and stop meddling in Peru's internal affairs
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Wanted: Skilled Workers for a Growing Economy in Brazil
Andrew Downie
The New York Times
After years of boom and bust, the administration of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is projecting a period of sustained growth, with the gross domestic product increasing 5 percent a year, from now to 2010
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Plan Merida busca mejor nexo entre agencias de seguridad
Juan Fernando Lara S.
La Nacion (Costa Rica)
Shannon, con el director de politica antidrogas de la Casa Blanca, John Walters, y el secretario adjunto contra el Narcotrafico del Departamento de Estado, David Johnson, expresaron en teleconferencia a medios latinoamericanos la urgencia del plan
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McCain in Colombia to Emphasize Trade, Security Link
Lorraine Woellert And Mark Drajem
Bloomberg
While McCain said the visits aren't political, the issues involved -- trade, security and immigration -- fit in the theme's of the Arizona senator's presidential campaign
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McCain talks human rights, trade in Colombia visit
Jeff Mason
Reuters
Republican John McCain, in an unusual trip to Colombia as a U.S. presidential candidate, called on President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday to make further progress on human rights while pushing the U.S. Congress to vote on a trade pact
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McCain urges Colombia trade deal
BBC (UK)
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has used a visit to Colombia to urge the US Congress to pass a free trade deal between the two nations
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Why Colombia?
Julia E. Sweig,
Council On Foreign Relations
Put yourself in Sen. John McCain's shoes. You want to flash your war-on-terror and free-trade bona fides, expose your rival's vulnerabilities and change the conversation from Iraq. Just three hours from Miami is the place to be: Colombia.
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Colombia poll crisis drives down peso
Naomi Mapstone
Financial Times (UK)
Supporters of the president are divided over whether he should seek a third term – something that would require a further constitutional amendment
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Rebels desert as Colombia army advances
Frank Bajak
Associated Press
Google
Colombia's U.S.-trained and advised armed forces are squeezing the leftist rebel group as never before, bearing down on a half-dozen guerrilla concentrations after decimating several of the more than 50 rebel fronts last year
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McCain lauds Bogota's fight against drug trafficking
Agence France Presse
Google
McCain, in a tough battle against Democrat Barack Obama to win the White House in the November 4 election, arrived in Colombia Tuesday afternoon, hoping to use the trip to score points over Obama in the arenas of trade and foreign policy
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McCain to tour Colombian drug interdiction efforts
Beth Fouhy
Associated Press
Google
McCain met with Uribe Tuesday night at the Colombian leader's seaside retreat here. The two talked for nearly two hours and addressed the country's problematic human rights record, McCain said
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McCain pays visit to Latin America
Chris Hawley
The Arizona Republic
“I want to urge you to continue your efforts, as I know you will, to free those people who are being held by the FARC, including … the three American citizens who have been held for a number of years,” McCain told Uribe
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Colombian military rescues hostages, including Betancourt
Associated Press
The Guardian (UK)
Colombia rescued Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors from leftist guerrillas today after military spies tricked rebels into giving them up without a single injury, the defence minister said.
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In Colombia, McCain backs free trade
Chris Kraul
The Los Angeles Times
He says U.S. businesses benefit from the exchange. He also supports that country's war on drugs. He will visit Mexico on Wednesday
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Improve Human Rights, McCain Tells Colombian
Elisabeth Bumiller And Simon Romero
The New York Times
Senator John McCain pressed President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia to do more to improve human rights in a meeting on Tuesday evening here. Earlier in the day, he criticized his Democratic competitor, Senator Barack Obama, for opposing a trade agreemen
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McCain Addresses Rights, Trade in Colombia Visit
Laura Meckler
The Wall Street Journal
The Republican presidential candidate repeatedly praised efforts by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to gain control over left-wing guerillas and right-wing paramilitary groups
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In Colombia, Cindy McCain Speaks Out Against Mines
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
“I saw first hand today what land mines can do to the human body,” said Mrs. McCain, who sits on the board of the anti-mine organization Halo Trust. “And also what land mines do to the future economy of a struggling country.”
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McCain Receives Warm Welcome to Colombia
Juliet Eilperin
The Washington Post
Sen. John McCain showered praise on Colombian President Alvaro Uribe tonight for his efforts to curb drug trafficking and guerrilla activity
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Colombians Briefed McCain Before Rescue
The Washington Post
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe and his aides had briefed McCain Tuesday evening about the plan to rescue the Americans, along with 12 other captives.
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Colombia's Stunning Hostage Rescue
Time
The rescue operation was dubbed Jaque — which means "check," as in checkmate, in Spanish — and was indicative of how deeply Colombia's military intelligence has been able to infiltrate the FARC's top hierarchy, the secretariat, in recent mon
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U.S. Soldiers Help Colombia Transform its Enlisted Ranks
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Wimbish
U.S. Southern Command Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
As the Colombian military pressed on with its bloody war against drug-funded, illegally armed groups like the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the nation’s military leaders saw a need to remake a senior enlisted force entrusted with little
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U.S. Air Force F-15s Perform at Colombian Air Show
Capt. Nathan D. Broshear
Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
RIO NEGRO, or “Black River” in Spanish, is the premier air and trade show in Colombia. During the last weekend of June, the event also served as the stage for the F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team’s spectacular display in front of a Latin American
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U.S. Airmen visit Colombian orphanage during RIO NEGRO air show
Capt. Nathan D. Broshear
Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
ALDEAS SOS, an international non-profit organization devoted to caring for orphaned and abandoned children, welcomed the group of more than 25 Airmen for a lunchtime visit inside the 13 dedicated casitas (or ‘little homes’ in English).
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U.S. Airman Reunites with Family at Colombian Air Show
Capt. Nathan D. Broshear
Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern) Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
Air Forces Southern air shows in Central, South America and the Caribbean are always opportunities for Airmen to connect with local communities and showcase American aviation technology. But for one Airman, the opportunity to be a part of the F-15 West C
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Video: Video: McCain y sus dos horas con Uribe
Lourdes Heredia
BBC (UK)
John McCain elogio los esfuerzos del presidente colombiano, Alvaro Uribe, para estabilizar el pais y disminuir el narcotrafico, pero tambien advirtio que se necesita avanzar mas en temas de derechos humanos
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¿Que hubiera hecho usted con Yidis?
Leon Valencia
El Colombiano (Medellin Colombia)
Alguien viene y le confiesa un delito y le entrega todas las pruebas de que lo ha cometido y le pide un veredicto. ¿Se puede inventar la inocencia? ¿Es posible construir un relato logico para absolver una persona en estas condiciones?
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FARC se canibaliza?
Eduardo Marenco
El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua)
El rescate ayer, mediante un operativo militar, de la ciudadana franco-colombiana, Ingrid Betancourt, de tres estadounidenses y once soldados colombianos, es el punto culminante de una serie de golpes de la administracion de Álvaro Uribe en contra
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Una incomoda visita para el presidente Uribe
Cesar Sabogal
Agence France Presse
El Nuevo Herald
Se trata de un claro mensaje de respaldo al compromiso del actual mandatario, George W. Bush, hacia su principal aliado en la region: Uribe
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Bienvenida ¡Libertad!
REDEPAZ
Con beneplacito, la Red Nacional de Iniciativas Ciudadanas por la Paz y contra la Guerra –REDEPAZ- saluda la libertad de la ex candidata presidencial Ingrid Betancourt y de los tres ciudadanos norteamericanos Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell y Thomas Home
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Venezuelan migrants seek the stable life in Colombia
Anastasia Moloney
Financial Times (UK)
In addition to seeking better economic opportunities, increasing numbers of Venezuelans say they are are driven by a growing disappointment with President Hugo Chavez's regime
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Posada may face extradition to Panama
Tal Abbady
Associated Press
Sun Sentinel
Luis Posada Carriles, a former CIA operative hailed as a hero in Miami and reviled as a terrorist in Cuba and Venezuela, could face extradition to Panama
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Videos of Violent Police Training Appear as Mexico Awaits U.S. Aid
Manuel Roig-Franzia
Washington Post Foreign Service
The Washington Post
Videos showing Mexican police learning torture methods appeared on the Internet this week as the country, soon to receive hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. anti-drug aid, is seeking to improve its human rights record
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Mexico: Police 'Torture' Videos
Traci Carl
Associated Press
Time
Videos showing Leon police practicing torture techniques on a fellow officer and dragging another through vomit at the instruction of a U.S. adviser created an uproar Tuesday in Mexico
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Preve McCain abordar tema de inmigracion indocumentada
Associated Press
El Universal (Mexico)
El virtual candidato republicano, quien se reunio con el presidente colombiano Álvaro Urube, ha manifestado que felicitaria a las autoridades de Mexico y Colombia por sus acciones para erradicar a los carteles de la droga
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Arriba McCain a la ciudad de Mexico
Natalia Gomez
El Universal (Mexico)
El candidato republicano fue recibido por los embajadores de Mexico, Arturo Sarukan, y de Estados Unidos, Antonio Garza, quines lo aguardaban desde una hora antes
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McCain denies roughing up Sandinista
Beth Fouhy
Associated Press
The Chicago Tribune
John McCain denied a Republican colleague's claim that he roughed up an associate of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on a diplomatic mission in 1987, saying the allegation was "simply not true."
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US ambassador on song in Paraguay
BBC (UK)
The US ambassador to Paraguay has become a music sensation in the country after recording an album of folk songs in the indigenous Guarani language
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Duarte defiende su gestion
BBC Mundo
El presidente de Paraguay, Nicanor Duarte, defendio su gestion al frente del gobierno durante la presentacion de su ultimo informe anual al Parlamento antes de que concluya
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Peru: Califican sin valor testimonio de Montesinos
Associated Press
El Nuevo Herald
El testimonio de Vladimiro Montesinos, que fue jefe de inteligencia de Alberto Fujimori, mediante el cual eximio de responsabilidad al ex gobernante en dos matanzas, no tiene "valor" ni "efecto alguno", determino el miercoles el tribun
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USS Kaufman Visits Peru
Ensign B. C. Caldwell
U.S. Southern Command
Guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) conducted a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) visit in Callao, Peru June 20-24 in support of Partnership of the Americas 2008 (POA 08).
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Anti-Chavez Venezuelan General is Released
Fabiola Sanchez
Associated Press
The Boston Globe
CARACAS, Venezuela—An army general protesting the "socialism or death" motto of President Hugo Chavez has been released from military detention, but still could be charged with a crime, his attorney said Wednesday.
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¿Armarse para la guerra?
David Mayorga
El Espectador (Colombia)
Aunque estan descartados un conflicto regional o una invasion extranjera, la region latinoamericana continua armandose
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Kirchner frena el envio
de armas a Tarija
La Razon (Bolivia)
Empresas privadas bolivianas y argentinas habrian cerrado un pedido de exportacion de armamento (revolveres, armas cortas y municiones) cuyo destino era Tarija
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EEUU dara su ayuda
si hay mejor relacion
La Razon (Bolivia)
El Gobierno de Estados Unidos aclaro ayer que hizo una pausa tecnica —en diciembre del 2007— al proceso de evaluacion de la propuesta boliviana para acceder a una donacion de 657 millones de dolares de la Cuenta del Milenio
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Diplomatic fur flying in S. American feud
Carla Salazar
The Houston Chronicle
Peru President Alan Garcia said Tuesday that he's sick of Bolivian President Evo Morales criticizing Peru's trade pact with the United States, spreading false rumors about American military bases and urging Peruvians to protest
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Peru, Bolivia Leaders not so Neighborly
Carla Salazar
Associated Press
The Boston Globe
LIMA, Peru—Peru's president said Tuesday that he's sick of Bolivian President Evo Morales criticizing Peru's trade pact with the United States, spreading false rumors about American military bases and urging Peruvians to protest in the street. Things re
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Elite Police Squad Courts Controversy in Brazil
Stuart Grudgings
Reuters
The Boston Globe
For many in Brazil the highly trained BOPE unit is a source of pride, with a reputation for being efficient, incorruptible and the only force able to strike fear into the drug gangs that control Rio's violent slums, or favelas. Its profile was raised furt
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Life terms for Chile ex-spy chief
BBC (UK)
A judge gave Manuel Contreras two consecutive life terms for the murder of retired army chief Carlos Prats and his wife in Buenos Aires in 1974
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Caso Prats: doble perpetua a Contreras
Andrea Henriquez
BBC Mundo
El maximo jefe de la disuelta Direccion de Inteligencia Nacional (DINA) de Chile, Manuel Contreras, fue condenado este lunes a doble cadena perpetua por el asesinato del ex comandante en jefe del Ejercito
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Envoys Seek Colombia Rebel Talks
BBC (UK)
The Colombian government says two European envoys are in the country to seek talks with Farc rebel leaders and broker a possible release of hostages.
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A hulking drug problem
The Los Angeles Times
After 8 years and billions spent, cocaine production in South America appears bulletproof
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John McCain's JFK Opportunity
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The choice is stark. Mr. Obama is on record as saying he would meet with Mr. Chavez – a declared enemy of the U.S. In sharp contrast, this week Mr. McCain will be standing with Mr. Uribe – a proven friend
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EL debate por el reconocimiento de las victimas
Paula Andrea Ila, Florian Huber
La Corporacion Nuevo Arco Iris
Actualidad Colombiana
Cabe senalar que la aprobacion del proyecto se produjo en una especial coyuntura: el hundimiento en el Senado del proyecto de la “reforma politica”, a traves del cual se pretendia imponer una sancion con la “silla vacia” a aquellos partidos politi
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Audio: San Miguel: un punto de frontera en medio del olvido
Johanna Cardenas Beltran
Actualidad Colombiana
Actualidad Colombiana realizo entrevistas a diferentes personas del municipio de San Miguel, departamento de Putumayo, frontera con Ecuador, para visibilizar temas como el conflicto armado y la crisis diplomatica.
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Uribe: Alquimista de la ilegitimidad
Hernando Llano Ángel
La Universidad Javeriana De Cali
Actualidad Colombiana
Todo parece indicar que Uribe ha empezado a ejecutar la hecatombe por el anunciada. La hecatombe de la ilegitimidad politica.
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"Encuentro directo con las FARC"
BBC Mundo
El gobierno de Colombia confirmo este lunes que autorizo el ingreso de dos delegados europeos para que sostuvieran un "encuentro directo con el secretariado de las FARC"
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La carta latina de McCain
Juan Camilo Maldonado
El Espectador (Colombia)
El candidato republicano a la Casa Blanca, John McCain, decidio jugarse una arriesgada carta con su visita a Colombia y a Mexico
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McCain pasa por Cartagena
El Espectador (Colombia)
Su presencia alli ha servido para estimular el debate en Colombia sobre el presente y futuro de nuestras relaciones
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Colombia recibe como amigo a John McCain
Presidencia De La Republica Colombia
El Canciller Fernando Araujo recordo que la politica de Colombia con Estados Unidos es bipartidista, por lo que tambien las puertas estan abiertas para el candidato democrata Barack Obama, si el decide visitar el pais.
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El FMLN ofrecio a FARC ir contra socialdemocratas
El Diario de Hoy (El Salvador)
Representantes del FMLN ofrecieron a las FARC bloquear a la socialdemocracia en el Foro de Sao Paulo, promover a la narcoguerrilla y permitirle que abriera una oficina en El Salvador si ganaban las elecciones de 2004, segun nuevas revelaciones
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Police Find 20 Cubans at Mexico Home
Associated Press
The Boston Globe
CANCUN, Mexico—Police found 20 Cuban migrants hidden at two safe houses in the Mexican resort city of Cancun on Tuesday.
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Panama Court Overturns Posada's Pardon
The Miami Herald
The Panamanian Supreme Court Monday night reversed 183 criminal pardons issued by former President Mireya Moscoso -- among them accused Cuban-American anti-Castro terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who had been accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro in Pan
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Comparte Mexico con Mercosur preocupacion por crisis
Notimex
El Universal (Mexico)
La canciller mexicana Patricia Espinosa manifesto hoy aqui la coincidencia de su pais con los esfuerzos de integracion realizados por el Mercosur y las preocupaciones vertidas en torno a las crisis alimentaria, energetica y migratoria.
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UNITAS Pacific Exercise Concludes off Coast of Peru
Lt. Rebecca Rebarich
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
The maritime exercise UNITAS Pacific 2008 concluded off the coast of Peru July 1 after navies from seven countries participated in anti-submarine warfare exercises against live submarine targets, anti-aircraft warfare events, gunnery exercises, and mariti
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Chavez: Agreement Near on Sidor Takeover
Associated Press
The Boston Globe
SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMAN, Argentina—Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Tuesday his government is close to a compensation deal for the nationalization of Venezuela's largest steelmaker, Sidor.
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US Imports Less Oil from Venezuela
Rachel Jones
Associated Press
The Boston Globe
CARACAS, Venezuela—U.S. imports of Venezuelan oil and oil products fell by 11.7 percent to a five-year low in the first four months of the year, the U.S. government said Monday, while Venezuela boosted oil shipments to its budding ally, China, instead.
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Preven mas inhabilitaciones en Venezuela
Agence France Presse
El Nuevo Herald
Nuevas inhabilitaciones contra politicos venezolanos podrian ocurrir antes de las elecciones regionales de noviembre, en las que ya no pueden participar unos 400 aspirantes
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USNS Grasp Begins Maritime Engagement Mission to Latin America, Caribbean
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alan Gragg
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
Global Fleet Station’s mission to maintain strong multi-lateral partnerships supports the U.S. Maritime Strategy’s goals of enhancing regional stability and security by promoting multi-national working relationships.
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Kirchner estrena un nuevo rol, sin agenda
La Nacion (Argentina)
La Nacion (Argentina)
El ex presidente y titular del PJ acompanara a Cristina Kirchner en la cumbre del Mercosur. Y lo hara, segun una fuente oficial, por pedido del resto de los presidentes que llegaran hoy
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Football match evokes Dirty War
Daniel Schweimler
BBC (UK)
Members of the team that lifted the trophy in 1978 have taken part in a commemorative match for the victims
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Football Match Evokes Dirty War
Daniel Schweimler
BBC (UK)
Argentina has been celebrating 30 years since it won its first football World Cup, on home soil.
But it has not forgotten that the victory took place under a military government that kidnapped, tortured and killed tens of thousands of Argentines. Membe
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Garre Abrira Seminario Sobre Derechos Humanos en Las Fuerzas Armadas
Minsterio De Defensa Argentina
La ministra de Defensa, Nilda Garre, abrira manana el Seminario sobre Reformas Democraticas y Derechos Humanos en America Latina organizado por el CELS (Centro de Estudios Legales y Sociales), junto a la presidenta de la Comision de Defensa del Senado, Ma
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Frenan una venta de armas a Bolivia
Lucas Colonna
La Nacion (Argentina)
La Nacion (Argentina)
Ante el temor de que se pudiera contribuir a una escalada de violencia en la convulsionada Bolivia, el gobierno de Cristina Kirchner desactivo tres semanas atras una controvertida operacion de exportacion de armamento entre empresarios privados argentinos
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Morales pierde ficha importante
Mery Vaca
BBC (UK)
El presidente boliviano, Evo Morales, perdio este domingo el control de la region de Chuquisaca, que eligio a la opositora Savina Cuellar como prefecta del departamento
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La oposicion cierra el cerco regional a Morales
Agence France Presse
El Nuevo Herald
La indigena quechua Savina Cuellar, firme adversaria del presidente izquierdista Evo Morales, gano la prefectura de Chuquisaca en unas cruciales elecciones regionales
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Bush convierte en ley el Plan Merida
Nestor Ikeda
Associated Press
El Nuevo Herald
La iniciativa "es otra de nuestras prioridades nacionales criticas", dijo Bush al firmar la llamada ley de apropiaciones suplementarias
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Merida Initiative Will Help Battle Drug Trafficking
Merle D. Kellerhals Jr.
U.S. Department Of State
Recognizing that illegal drug trafficking is not just a Mexican and Central American problem but also a problem for the United States, Congress and President Bush have launched a multiyear partnership to provide equipment and training to support law enfor
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Double Life Term for Pinochet Secret Police Chief
Erik Lopez
Reuters
The Boston Globe
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean judge on Monday added two life terms to the jail time of Augusto Pinochet's secret police chief for the murder of a former army chief and his wife in Argentina, the toughest penalty for dictatorship-era abuses to date.
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Colombia: McCain’s Visit Should Focus on Democracy and Rights
Human Rights Watch
During his upcoming visit to Colombia, Senator John McCain should not be blinded by the government?s spin that human rights and democracy are on the right track, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to McCain made public today.
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Tierras ociosas
Semana (Colombia)
Una de las consideraciones es que el 0,04 por ciento de la poblacion es dueno del 64 por ciento de las tierras del pais
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“Nuestro hombre en la redaccion”
Semana (Colombia)
Otros correos parecen confirmar los vinculos estrechos de la agencia de noticias Anncol con las Farc, algo que sus directivos siempre han negado
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Colombia's ex-rebels face hardships
Chris Hawley
The Arizona Republic
As they worry about finding jobs and supporting their families, the rebel defectors at the Quinta Ramos Peace House say the poverty and discontent that fueled Colombia's civil war continue to boil
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Colombia Polarized by Uribe's Battle with Courts
Hugh Bronstein
Reuters
The Boston Globe
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe deepened his feud with the courts on Monday by going ahead with plans for a referendum aimed at rerunning the 2006 election in which he won a second term.
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McCain Aims to Score Points Globally
Laura Meckler
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
John McCain heads south this week -- all the way to South America, where there are no votes to win but perhaps a few points to score
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¿Mas de 30.000 desaparecidos?
Hernando Salazar
BBC Mundo
La desaparicion forzada de personas ha saltado a los titulares de la prensa colombiana en los ultimos meses porque los numeros crecieron considerablemente
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‘Los Rastrojos’ siguen en guerra
El Espectador (Colombia)
El ejercito privado de Wilber Varela se reacomodo y ejerce control territorial y poblacional en el norte del departamento
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Punto de quiebre
Álvaro Forero Tascon
El Espectador (Colombia)
La institucional, con la lucha de la Corte Suprema de Justicia por salvaguardar la maltrecha legitimidad de la democracia, frente al comportamiento “laxo” del Presidente y el Congreso en esa materia
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Íngrid, al rescate de Francia
Santiago Montenegro
El Espectador (Colombia)
PESE A QUE SE HA MODERADO EN LOS ultimos meses, la movilizacion de Francia por la liberacion de Íngrid Betancourt ha sido un hecho sobrecogedor, una verdadera cruzada nacional
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La popularidad como chantaje moral
Mario Morales
El Espectador (Colombia)
Como cortina de humo funciona, no solo porque desvia las corrientes de opinion, sino porque traslada un fallo juridico especifico e indiscutible en ese ambito y ademas de obligatorio acatamiento, a un debate politico
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Dictadura institucional
Cesar Rodriguez Garavito
El Espectador (Colombia)
Se trata del riesgo claro de una “dictadura institucional”, es decir, “el control por parte de una sola persona de las instituciones y los poderes del Estado, ejercido tambien de manera arbitraria”
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Uribe defiende un nuevo llamado a elecciones
Associated Press
El Nuevo Herald
Ante la crisis politica desatada entre un fallo judicial y la convocatoria del mandatario Alvaro Uribe a un referendo que decida sobre una nueva eleccion presidencial, el Gobierno no tiene ''otro remedio'' sino defender ''a capa y espada'' la consulta ppa
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Cuestionan un viaje de McCain a la region
ANSA, Associated Press, EFE
La Nacion (Argentina)
Visitara Colombia y Mexico para mostrar su interes por America latina; los republicanos quieren que se concentre en la economia
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El poder soy yo
Semana (Colombia)
Al proponer un referendo para repetir las elecciones, Uribe pone en jaque la institucionalidad del pais
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El costo de ser sapo
Semana (Colombia)
Mientras el capo colaboraba con la justicia, 25 miembros de su familia fueron beneficiados con visas especiales por el gobierno norteamericano para permanecer en Estados Unidos
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Cartagena en la ruina
Semana (Colombia)
El intento de tumbar a la alcaldesa Judith Pinedo no es casual: quieren evitar que destape una olla podrida de grandes proporciones en la Ciudad Heroica
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La catarsis
Semana (Colombia)
En un ano y medio de audiencias de justicia y paz, se han visto dramaticas escenas de dolor cuando las victimas conocen la verdad sobre los crimenes de los paramilitares
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La mala hora de Sabas
Semana (Colombia)
Los dos logros del ex ministro del Interior, que brillo en el gabinete de Uribe, se le han convertido en un problema: la reforma de la reeleccion y la Ley de Justicia y Paz
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“Si todo sigue igual, Obama no apoyara el TLC”
Semana (Colombia)
Dan Restrepo, jefe de politicas para Latinoamerica de la campana de Barack Obama, y de origen colombiano, hablo con SEMANA sobre lo que piensa el candidato sobre las relaciones con el subcontinente
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El ‘boomerang’ de Tasmania
Semana (Colombia)
Va a tener algo de comico ver al gobierno en la tarea de destruir al mismo testigo que quisieron acreditar, y que con su retractacion se vuelve contra ellos
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Mi voto por la Corte
Semana (Colombia)
Es hora de que nos demos cuenta: en el pais esta a punto de producirse una ruptura en el regimen politico que hasta ahora imperaba en la vida nacional
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Una corte abusiva
Alfredo Rangel
Semana (Colombia)
La corte ha adoptado una decision judicial al condenar a Yidis, y una decision politica que excede sus facultades al poner en entredicho al Gobierno
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El lado positivo
Antonio Caballero
Semana (Colombia)
A los muchachos que recogen las firmas el partido de la U les paga 200 pesos por cada una. ¿Estara penada con multa la peticion en el espacio publico?
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McCain visiting Colombia and Mexico this week
John Otis, Dudley Althaus
The Houston Chronicle
Seeking to burnish his credentials as a friend of trade and a foe of drug traffickers, John McCain is embarking on a three-day trip to Colombia and Mexico
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Uribe invita a Ortega a visitar Colombia
El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua)
El presidente colombiano, Alvaro Uribe, invito a su homologo Daniel Ortega a visitar el pais pese a la tensa relacion que ambos mantienen
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Agencies file lawsuit against state law on Cuba travel
Tal Abbady
Sun Sentinel
The Florida Sellers of Travel Act, effective today, requires companies that arrange travel to Cuba and other federally designated "terrorist states" to post bonds of up to $150,000 and pay thousands of dollars in registration and administrative
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Guantanamo Detainee Charged for Role in USS Cole Attack
Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
U.S. Southern Command
A Saudi Arabian national being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been charged with planning and preparing for the attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 U.S. sailors and wounded 47 others, the Defense Department announced today.
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New Commander Takes Reins of Honduras-based JTF-Bravo
Tech. Sgt. John Asselin
Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs
U.S. Southern Command
Army Col. Richard Juergens took command of Joint Task Force-Bravo from Army Col. Marcus De Oliveira during a ceremony here June 27.
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Video: Strict Safety Guidelines Enforced as Produce Travels from Mexico
Alfredo Corchado
Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
SAN JOSÉ ITURBIDE, Mexico – Glenn Fry helps run Taylor Farms de Mexico's new $14 million plant here. He picked the land where it sits and designed just about every facet of it, down to the statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe at the entrance and th
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In case you hadn't noticed, Mexico's in ugly drug war
Clarence Page
The Houston Chronicle
Mexico's government cheered the bill, because it waters down proposed restrictions that would have required Mexico to change the way it handles allegations of human rights abuses by its military
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US warns on Mexico drugs war
Daniel Dombey And Adam Thomson
Financial Times (UK)
Mr Johnson, head of the department’s bureau of international narcotics and law enforcement affairs, described the violence as “an extraordinary burden on the Mexican people”