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Venezuela Begins Investigation of Assassination Plot
The Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office has formally started an investigation into an alleged assassination plot against President Hugo Chavez, following recently publicized declarations by a former paramilitary hitman and a former Colombian intelligence...
Abusing Terminology in the Name of the Abused
I first heard Dave Lee’s story, now posted on the BBC NEWS Web site under the headline “Smart tech reconnects Colombians,” on the radio last night on World Service Radio’s Digital Planet program. I do not listen to this program...
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez Ready for War with Colombia
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has said that the armed forces are ready for a war with Colombia should the country provoke it. “In case of a provocation on the part of Colombia’s armed forces or infringements on Venezuela’s...
Colombian Consul Withdraws From Venezuela for Supporting the Opposition
Colombia has agreed to withdraw its consul in Maracaibo, Zulia state, after a conversation was aired on Venezuelan state TV that showed Consul Carlos Fajardo to be supportive of the Venezuelan opposition.
Leader of Norte Valle Colombian Drug Cartel Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Luis Hernando Gomez-Bustamante, a/k/a “Rasguno,” one of the leaders of the Norte Valle Colombian Drug Cartel, pleaded guilty this week to charges of leading a racketeering enterprise that engaged in murder, narcotics trafficking, money laundering...
INTERPOL Clarifies It Never Determined Authenticity of Laptops That Implicate Venezuela – Political Opinion
Representatives of the International Police Organization (Interpol) told Ecuadorian Presidential Adviser Fernando Bustamante in a meeting last week that its investigation of laptop computers which Colombia claims belonged to the FARC “does not determine...
Colombia Announces FARC Rebel Leader’s Death
Colombian government officials say they have confirmed the death of Manuel Marulanda – the commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces or FARC.
Venezuela Denounces Illegal Incursion of Colombian Troops
Venezuelan Information Minister Andrés Izarra, confirmed that the government has proof that sixty Colombian troops made an illegal military incursion into Venezuelan territory last Friday. “We have photos and other materials that demonstrate...
