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Colombia: whither FARC’s future?
While Colombia's right fears incorporation of the FARC into a new rural police force, rebel leaders protest that the army continues offensives against them—despite peace talks.
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Colombia: peasants detain soldiers… again
Residents of La Emboscada hamlet, Cauca, detained 36 army troops for several hours after a local resident was shot when he tried to run an army checkpoint.
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Venezuela approves use of force against protesters
Venezuelan authorities issued new regulations allowing soldiers to use deadly force against demonstrators—drawing protest even from sectors traditionally close to the government.
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Venezuela to nuke New York… Not!
Once again, a nuclear scientist is caught on tape agreeing to sell secrets to a foreign government. Except Venezuela wasn't involved at all—the whole things is an FBI scam.
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Peru: youth protest labor law
Thousands of youth marched on Peru's Congress to demand repeal of a new labor law cutting benefits to young workers. Street clashes with police left 20 detained.
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Are the FARC narco-traffickers?
Amid peace talks in Havana, Colombia's FARC issued an angry communique insisting "We are not narco-traffickers." But major coke busts supposedly linked to the guerillas continue.
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Ecuador: Correa blinks in stand-off with CONAIE
The government of Rafael Correa postponed a decision on eviction of indigenous organization CONAIE from its Quito offices, but lines are drawn for a confrontation.
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Colombia: will government answer FARC ceasefire?
With peace talks set to resume, Colombia’s FARC rebels charge that the military is continuing “offensive operations” despite a unilateral ceasefire declared by the guerillas.
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Peru: Fujimori sentenced for tabloid bribery
The former president was once hailed for his ruthless neoliberal programs and his defeat of two rebel groups. Now he's serving 25 years for murder and corruption.
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Colombia: OAS court rules on Palace of Justice case
After 29 years Colombia's government is being told to face up to its responsibility for a bloody assault that killed scores of rebels and hostages, and 11 Supreme Court justices.
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Colombia: rights suits against US firms dismissed
Three losses in suits by Colombian victims suggest that US courts may have given US corporations total immunity for any rights violations they commit abroad.
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Ecuador: CIA justifies Reyes ‘targeting’ in 2008
The CIA admits targeted assassinations might be ineffective at times, but claims that they can "work"—as in Colombia's killing of a rebel group's head negotiator.