Policy Event: Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas

	Time: 09/02/2008 - 00:00 - 09/06/2008 - 00:00 In Banff, Canada. See http://www.cdma2008.ca/ By Adam Isacson at 05/29/2008 - 09:43	Recent News January 5 Entire Region - Region may escape worst of recession Jerry Haar, The Miami Herald Argentina - Preocupante desanimo de militares, La Nacion (Argentina) Colombia - The Truth About Plan Colombia Adam B. Kushner, Newsweek Ecuador - FF.AA., terrorismo y DD.HH., El Comercio (Ecuador) Mexico - Kidnappings in Mexico Send Shivers Across Border Sam Dillon, The New York Times Peru - ¿Se puede mejorar el gasto militar?, El Comercio (Peru) View all links from January 5. December 31 Bolivia - La aprobacion de Evo cae seis puntos en diciembre , La Razon (Bolivia) Colombia - Colombia's Leader Digs In David Luhnow, The Wall Street Journal - Colombia: FARC to name place for hostage release, Associated Press, USA Today Cuba - A new approach to Cuba, The Los Angeles Times Ecuador - Ecuador marca la Nochevieja quemando a Chavez y Bush Fernando Arroyo Leon, EFE, El Nuevo Herald Mexico - Mexico hands over record number of fugitives to U.S., Reuters - Mexico, el mas peligroso, BBC Mundo Nicaragua - Tenso fin de ano en Nicaragua Arturo Wallace, BBC Mundo View all links from December 31. December 30 Chile - Pinochet-era 'disappeared' found, BBC (UK) Colombia - Ga. court upholds verdict in Colombian killings, Associated Press, WTVM 9 Georgia Colombia, Ecuador - Ecuador pide a Colombia que deje de vincularlo con las FARC, El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) Cuba - The Department of Commerce: An Opportunity for Bill Richardson to Shine Once Again Daniel Bruno Sanz, The Huffington Post - After 50 Years of Castro's Cuba, an End to the Cold War? Tim Padgett, Time Ecuador - Texaco Toxic Past Haunts Chevron as $27 Billion Judgment Looms Michael Smith, Karen Gullo, Bloomberg Mexico - Strategies for Mexico's drug war, The Los Angeles Times Peru - Peru rebels hit again in deadliest year since 1990s, Reuters View all links from December 30. December 22 Argentina - La Argentina, cerca de la indefension Daniel Gallo, La Nacion (Argentina) Brazil - Hundreds of Brazil's eco-warriors at risk of assassination Tom Phillips, The Guardian (UK) - Brasil compra armas a Francia para obtener tecnologia Michel Leclercq, Agence France Presse, El Nuevo Herald Colombia - Afro-Colombians fight biodiesel producers Jane Monahan, BBC (UK) - Colombia's FARC rebels offer to free 6 hostages Vivian Sequera, Associated Press, The Houston Chronicle - Falsos positivos, lo mas monstruoso que nos pudo haber pasado: general Freddy Padillla De Leon , El Tiempo (Colombia) Ecuador - USD 631 millones ha gastado el Gobierno en equipos y armas, El Comercio (Ecuador) Mexico - Oficiales del Ejercito vendian armas a bandas rivales Ricardo Ravelo, Proceso (Mexico) Peru - FF.AA. esperan ofensiva de Sendero en selva de Vizcatan Óscar Castilla, El Comercio (Peru) View all links from December 22. December 19 Entire Region - U.S. Congress and Latin America Update: The 110th Comes to a Close Brian Wanko, Americas Society / Council Of The Americas Argentina - Argentine officers freed on bail , BBC (UK) Brazil - President of Brazil Unveils Plan to Upgrade Military Alexei Barrionuevo, The New York Times Colombia - New Meaning in Life for Young Shantytown Dwellers Mario Osava, Inter-Press Service - Ex-Colombia hostage tells her tale Santiago Fourcade With Mark Walsh, The San Francisco Chronicle Cuba - Castro offers to exchange dissidents for 'Cuban 5' Marco Sibaja, Associated Press Mexico - New target for Mexico's drug cartels: schools Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor Venezuela - Mr. Chavez Tries Again, The Washington Post View all links from December 19. 3 articles tagged "U.S. Policy" in the past 7 days
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