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Tag: The Andes

The Andes

FARC leaders captured in rescue operation to face extradition?

US authorities could demand the extradition of two FARC guerilla leaders arrested by Colombian commandos during their rescue of 15 hostages, Justice Department officials said July 7. FARC leaders Gerardo Antonio Aguilar Ramírez AKA “César” and Alexander Farfán Suarez AKA… Read moreFARC leaders captured in rescue operation to face extradition?

The Andes

Latin American left reacts to release of FARC captives

Latin American leftists expressed satisfaction at the release of 15 people held captive by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)—including French-Colombian ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three US military contractors—in a Colombian military operation July 2. “Out of a… Read moreLatin American left reacts to release of FARC captives

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Venezuela: bishops bash Bolivarian Catholics

Speaking to the Caracas-based Union Radio, Archbishop Roberto Luckert Leon of Coro, vice president of the Venezuelan bishops’ conference, charged that the newly established Reform Catholic Venezuelan Church is a ploy by the government of President Hugo Chávez to divide… Read moreVenezuela: bishops bash Bolivarian Catholics

The Andes

Evo charges: US plans bases in Peru

The government of Peru issued a statement saying it formally “rejects” recent comments by Bolivia’s President Evo Morales about the supposed installation of US bases on Peruvian territory. Lima has called its ambassador in Bolivia, Fernando Rojas, to discuss the… Read moreEvo charges: US plans bases in Peru

The Andes

Israeli connection emerges in Betancourt release

The New York Times July 3 alluded to an Israeli role in the dramatic rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages in Colombia: “On Colombian television, Ms. Betancourt wept and smiled as she recounted a chain of events… Read moreIsraeli connection emerges in Betancourt release

The Andes

Ransom charges emerge in Betancourt release

Amid generally ebullient news coverage, reports are starting to emerge that the “impeccable” hostage-rescue mission in Colombia was actually a sham to disguise the payment of a ransom. Swiss public radio cited an unidentified source “close to the events, reliable… Read moreRansom charges emerge in Betancourt release

The Andes

Did Uribe piggy-back FARC hostage raid on European talks?

Pascual Serrano, writing for the pan-Latin American radical left online journal Rebelión, raises the possibility that the rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC-held hostages was not the clear-cut tactical victory portrayed by Betancourt and Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe—but… Read moreDid Uribe piggy-back FARC hostage raid on European talks?

The Andes

Uribe calls on FARC to make “peace” after hostage rescue

Colombia’s President Álvaro Uribe, surrounded by Ingrid Betancourt, members of the military and 11 other rescued Colombian hostages, called upon the FARC to make “peace” in a massive press conference July 2 in Bogotá. Boasting that not a single shot… Read moreUribe calls on FARC to make “peace” after hostage rescue

The Andes

Hugo Chávez and Tibet: our readers write

Our June issue featured the story “Enough With the Hugo Chávez Hero Worship” by Nikolas Kozloff, in which he calls out the Venezuelan leader for supporting Beijing’s position on Tibet and dismissing the protests against the Olympic Torch as an… Read moreHugo Chávez and Tibet: our readers write

The Andes

Colombia’s Sen. Piedad Córdoba interrogated by US immigration

Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba was held by US immigration authorities at New York’s JFK airport June 27, to be interrogated about her alleged ties to the FARC—despite her diplomatic visa. “When I left customs, I was retained for two and… Read moreColombia’s Sen. Piedad Córdoba interrogated by US immigration

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Colombia: Uribe consolidating “dictatorship”

In a national broadcast June 27, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe called for a referendum on holding a new presidential election after the country’s Supreme Court of Justice called for a review of the constitutional change that allowed him to run… Read moreColombia: Uribe consolidating “dictatorship”

The Andes

Iran, Venezuela to launch joint development bank

Iran has announced it is reviewing the launch of a joint development bank with Venezuela. “Iran and Venezuela have positive cooperation and are currently reviewing the launch of a joint bank after five meetings held on this issue so far,”… Read moreIran, Venezuela to launch joint development bank

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