- Plan Colombia and Beyond -

CIP's running commentary about U.S. policy toward Colombia and Latin America, with a focus on peace, security and ...

Last Update: Mon Feb 5 23:02:57 2007

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- Interesting poll numbers - Invamer-Gallup in Colombia put out a new poll last week of 1,000 Colombians in 4 cities. (See a summary of its [...] that Colombia's much-maligned human-rights groups are now one of the most favorably viewed entities in the country.

- On the road again... - Between tomorrow and Monday the 13th, I'm going to be in Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, with an 18-hour [...] allow, but there may be several periods of silence over the next twelve days or so. Thanks for your understanding.

- New CIP report: "Plan Colombia - Six Years Later" - We have just released a new twenty-page "International Policy Report" on Colombia. Plan Colombia - Six [...] Colombia operations began. He also went to Medellín, Colombia's second-largest city which, due to its sharpl

- Not quite an arms race, but still troubling - Arms transfers are a frequent topic in Latin America's news lately, much more than we've seen during the past ten [...] Assistance Agency notes big sales to Chile ( PDF ), Colombia ( PDF ), and Brazil ( PDF ) since late September.

- Oliver North helping Ortega? - Perhaps someone more expert in Nicaraguan politics - especially Nicaraguan right-wing politics - can explain this [...] A right-winger funded by Venezuela and splitting the opposition to Daniel Ortega? Sounds bizarre, but

- Counter-drug military construction projects in 2005 - Here, thanks to a FOIA request, is a list of US-funded base construction projects paid for in 2005 with Defense [...] (PC9201) Total FY05 Funding: $0.04M. Colomi Army Camp Utilities Upgrade. Project provided water treat

- 10,393 Colombian military trainees in 2005 - The State and Defense Departments have finally released, and posted to State's website, the Foreign Military [...] courses given and recipient military units is available here by clicking on "Western Hemisphere."

- Nicholas Burns: No cut in aid - but less "cheerleading" - In a sit-down last week with reporters, the outgoing head of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. John Craddock, said that [...] aid next year have been shelved for now. That, at least, was the message of Nicholas Burns, the acting number-two o

- Why Paraguay? - It has been interesting to see much recent speculation about Paraguay, a country that usually gets absolutely no [...] a denial that the United States - as was widely rumored - planned to establish a military base there.

- Build your Spanish vocabulary with President Uribe - If Spanish is your second language, President Uribe's recent rants against the FARC - who may or may not [...] they are liars, they do not look you in the eye, and they are boastful nincompoops and mansalveros." )

- Was it the FARC? - Yesterday morning, someone wearing a military uniform set off a car bomb near the Colombian military's Nueva Granada [...] it is unlikely that elements in the army would repeat the same type of stunt. Even if they were to plant a ne

- A preposterous - but perfectly legal - scenario - It could happen so easily. While in Medellín in July, I met with a representative of the ELN [...] at all hours, kept unclothed in a 50-degree room with cold water thrown on me, anything that is not "a substantial

- Next steps for talks with the FARC - Over the past few days, following my return to Washington, I've gathered and read through more than 130 [...] step toward a larger peace process. The FARC laid out conditions for a cease-fire, while Uribe spoke of meeting per

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