US media’s reliance on DC pundits is helping neither Venezuela nor Colombia
US media’s failure to seek expert opinions outside of Washington DC has aggravated the crisis in Venezuela and is increasing regional instability. I have no reason to doubt the good intentions of...
View ArticleUribe’s fixer leaves Colombia after prosecution announces ‘decisions’ in...
The fixer of former President Alvaro Uribe’s fixer left Colombia days on Thursday, one day after the prosecution announced steps in criminal investigations against the self-proclaimed “gangstattorney.”...
View ArticleUS refusing to cooperate with Colombia in Uribe investigation: report
The US government is refusing to cooperate with Colombia’s Supreme Court that is investigating former President Alvaro Uribe on fraud and bribery charges, according to weekly Semana. Supreme Court...
View ArticleColombia’s ambassador to Washington recorded badmouthing ministers and US
Colombia’s ambassador to Washington DC is in trouble again after being recorded badmouthing ministers and the administration of US President Donald Trump. Ambassador Francisco Santos, a cousin of...
View ArticleDuque summons Colombia’s ambassador to Washington over hardly diplomatic leak
President Ivan Duque ordered Colombia’s ambassador to the United States to come to Bogota after a recording was leaked in which the diplomat was being hardly diplomatic about the government. Duque...
View Article’20 students missing’, 1 injured after US endorsement triggers brutal...
Colombia’s police returned to brutal repression on Wednesday after the US government expressed its support for President Ivan Duque, who has been facing mass anti-government protests for a week....
View ArticleUS aid to Colombia will grow to $448 million in 2020, largest amount in 9 years
The US will spend $448 million in aid to Colombia in fiscal year 2020, $30 million more than last year. The aid package is the largest since 2011 and the second year in a row that Congress has...
View ArticleUS vows to invest ‘billions’ in Colombia’s countryside to combat drug...
The United States government will invest “billions of dollars” in rural development as part of its counternarcotics strategy in Colombia, a top official said Thursday. During a visit to Tumaco,...
View ArticleColombia’s ambassador to Washington DC resigns
Colombia’s ambassador to Washington DC resigned two months after a recording was leaked in which he criticized ministers and said the State Department was “destroyed,” local media reported Friday....
View ArticlePompeo ‘applauds’ Colombia’s violent response to peaceful protests
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “applauded” Colombia’s President Ivan Duque’s response to anti-government protests on Monday despite mass reports of human rights violations. Pompeo made the...
View ArticleHow US attempt to prop up Colombia’s weakened president could backfire
The US government has embarked on a propaganda offensive in Colombia, apparently trying to prop up President Ivan Duque, whose sagging power is endangering Washington’s interests. The Trump...
View ArticleUS backs Uber in dispute with Colombia
The United States’ ambassador implied Tuesday that recent taxi app Uber’s recent departure from Colombia could negatively affect foreign investment in the South American country. Speaking at the...
View ArticleTrump wants big boost in security aid and big cut in economic aid to Colombia
US President Donald Trump’s new budget proposal would slash economic aid to Colombia by $67 million compared with this year while increasing support for narcotics control by $112 million. While the US...
View ArticleColombia vows to eradicate a record 130,000 hectares of coca this year
Colombia’s defense minister said Tuesday that he his US counterpart agreed to dramatically increase the forced eradication of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, to 130,000 hectares. Defense Minister...
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Colombia’s ambassador to Uruguay returns over cocaine labs found on family...
Despite his “completely impeccable” pedigree, Colombia’s ambassador to Uruguay hired five defense attorneys after three cocaine labs were found on one of his properties. Ambassador Fernando Sanclemente...
View ArticleColombia’s cocaine production reaches all-time high: US
Cocaine production in Colombia went up 8% in 2019 and reached an all-time high, according to the US government. The estimated increase from 879 to 951 tons is a major punch in the gut for President...
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Colombia cannot afford mafia taking US for another ride
US ambassador Philip Goldberg better not be as gullible as his predecessor William Brownfield and consider Colombia’s government may be aligned with the mafia, not Washington DC. The US embassy has...
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US ties FARC dissidents to ‘narco-terrorism’ charges against Venezuela’s...
The United States government linked two prominent FARC dissidents to confusing “narco-terrorism” charges against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday. The indictment against Maduro was...
View ArticleTurns out the US Department of Justice is also run by imbeciles
The “narco-terrorism” charges filed by the US government against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro are so utterly ridiculous they can only have been fabricated by imbeciles. If I understand the...
View Article‘Top Colombia radio host bribed to favor Medellin Cartel founder’
Julio Sanchez, one of Colombia’s most influential radio personalities, allegedly took bribes from the Ochoa crime family to favor an arrested Medellin Cartel founder, news website La Nueva Prensa...
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