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  • August 2008

    • Red Cross Cries Foul Over Colombia Deception

      BBC  |  Aug 6, 08 3:14 PM CDT

      Red Cross Cries Foul Over Colombia Deception

      (Newser) - The Red Cross chided the Colombian government today for its "deliberate misuse" of the Red Cross symbol during a mission to rescue hostages, the BBC reports. “If authenticated, these images would clearly establish an improper use of the Red Cross emblem, which we deplore,” a spokesman said of footage from the July 2 mission that freed politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others. More »

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      Colombia  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe  • Geneva Conventions  • International Committee of the Red Cross

  • July 2008

    • Military Doc: Contractors In Good Condition

      Washington Post  |  Jul 3, 08 9:30 PM CDT

      Military Doc: Contractors In Good Condition

      (Newser) - The three American hostages rescued after more than five years in captivity in Colombia are in good physical and psychological shape, the Washington Post reports. The defense contractors, who arrived at a military base in Texas last night, were held by Colombian rebels in “very cruel and very spartan” conditions but are doing well and “in great spirits,” military officials said. More »

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      Colombia  • US Army  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe  • contractors

    • Betancourt Hails Release as a 'Miracle'

      BBC  |  Jul 3, 08 9:17 AM CDT

      Betancourt Hails Release as a 'Miracle'

      (Newser) - For Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician freed after more than 6 years in captivity, her release yesterday was a “miracle.” Colombian soldiers, posing as NGO officials, tricked FARC rebels and rescued Betancourt and 14 other hostages without gunfire. “There is no historical precedent for such a perfect operation,” said Betancourt, whose liberation deals a major blow to FARC, the BBC says. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe  • guerrilla groups

    • Contractors' Families Prepare for Joyous Reunions

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Jul 2, 08 9:04 PM CDT

      Contractors' Families Prepare for Joyous Reunions

      (Newser) - The families of three military contractors captured by Colombian rebels more than five years ago had no inkling they were about to be freed, McClatchy Newspapers reports. "It's a miracle today," said Amanda Howes, niece of Thomas Howes. Her uncle and his fellow former captives, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell, were expected to arrive at a military base tonight in Texas. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe

    • 'Mom, You Don't Have to Cry Anymore'

      Washington Post  |  Jul 2, 08 8:10 PM CDT

      'Mom, You Don't Have to Cry Anymore'

      (Newser) - Ingrid Betancourt embraced her family today after six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle, the Washington Post reports. "Mom, you don't have to cry anymore," said Betancourt, one of 15 hostages freed from FARC rebels. "This is a miracle." Betancourt appeared thin but healthy at a Bogota military base and wore an ever-present smile. Meanwhile, three US contractors kidnapped in 2003 were on way their back to the US tonight. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe

    • Trickery Brings Colombia Hostages to Safety

      Reuters  |  Jul 2, 08 5:49 PM CDT

      Trickery Brings Colombia Hostages to Safety

      (Newser) - A simple ruse led to the freedom of the high-profile hostages held for years by Colombia's FARC rebels, Reuters reports. Government soldiers duped guerrillas into believing they were humanitarian aid workers and offered to fly the hostages from their jungle hideaway to meet with FARC boss Alfonso Cano. Instead, they flew Ingrid Betancourt, three US military contractors and 11 others to freedom. More »

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      Colombia  • hostage  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe

  • June 2008

    • Chavez: US Confrontation 'Inevitable'

      New Yorker  |  Jun 23, 08 3:25 AM CDT

      Chavez: US Confrontation 'Inevitable'

      (Newser) - With the US distracted by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been busy amassing a Latin American power bloc to blunt Washington’s influence. But the firebrand leader, who calls President Bush “the devil” and the US “the empire,” is receiving level-headed advice from none other than Fidel Castro, writes Jon Lee Anderson in a New Yorker profile. More »

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      George W. Bush  • United States  • oil  • Colombia  • Venezuela  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Alvaro Uribe  • Hugo Chávez

    • Murder Capital Transforms Into Cultural Haven

      Miami Herald  |  Jun 10, 08 5:50 PM CDT

      Murder Capital Transforms Into Cultural Haven

      (Newser) - Once the world's most dangerous city, Medellin, Colombia, is now a relatively safe and culturally vibrant haven for its 2.1 million residents. In 1991, Medellin recorded 6,349 homicides, or nearly 18 per day; today, thanks to improved security under the administration of president Alvaro Uribe, the rate is barely 2 a day, reports the Miami Herald . More »

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      crime  • Colombia  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe

    • Bookish Past Might Not Help Rebel Leader

      Washington Post  |  Jun 9, 08 2:33 PM CDT

      Bookish Past Might Not Help Rebel Leader

      (Newser) - Though Alfonso Cano, the new commander of Colombia’s FARC rebels, is a bookish intellectual, don’t expect a new push towards government negotiations, sources tell the Washington Post. Cano, who turned to Marx in college after a middle-class upbringing, would be uniquely suited to push peaceful political action—but in its weakened state, the FARC needs its leader to show strength. More »

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      insurgents  • Colombia  • FARC  • Alvaro Uribe  • Colombian rebels  • Marxism  • Manuel Marulanda  • Alfonso Cano

    • Fame Hinders Chance of Freedom

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 7, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Fame Hinders Chance of Freedom

      (Newser) - The daughter of a beauty queen and a diplomat who once enjoyed a charmed existence in fashionable Parisian quarters, Ingrid Betancourt is now a hostage in a Colombian jungle who is sometimes chained by the neck to a tree. The Wall Street Journal profiles the plight of the former Colombian presidential candidate, who was kidnapped in 2002 by rebels. More »

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      France  • kidnapping  • Colombia  • Hugo Chavez  • FARC  • Ingrid Betancourt  • Alvaro Uribe  • Bogota

  • May 2008

    • Sun Setting on FARC Rebellion

      Economist  |  May 29, 08 10:14 PM CDT

      Sun Setting on FARC Rebellion

      (Newser) - FARC chief Manuel Marulanda’s death might not be a fatal blow to Colombia's Marxist rebels, but the Economist sees an organization on the way out anyway. In its mid-'90s heyday, FARC boasted a force of 19,000 soldiers that threatened Bogota, the capital; today, the group is fragmented, with perhaps 9,000 troops, thanks to the strong-arm policies of president Alvaro Uribe. More »

    • Quake-Hit Colombians Hunker Down

      Reuters  |  May 26, 08 5:00 AM CDT

      Quake-Hit Colombians Hunker Down

      (Newser) - After Saturday’s 5.6-magnitude quake which sparked landslides, hundreds of Colombians gathered in temporary shelters yesterday, reluctant to return home for fear of further shake-ups, Reuters reports. Colombia’s Red Cross reported 11 deaths and 54 injuries, with some 5,000 facing damaged homes and other buildings. President Alvaro Uribe visited the hard-hit area. More »

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      Colombia  • earthquake  • Alvaro Uribe  • aftershock

    • Colombian Rebels Confirm Leader's Death

      Associated Press  |  May 25, 08 6:23 PM CDT

      Colombian Rebels Confirm Leader's Death

      (Newser) - A top Colombian rebel confirmed the death of FARC chief Manuel Marulanda in a TV interview today. Marulanda died of a heart attack 2 months ago, at age 78, "in the arms of his companion," he said. With "Sureshot" gone, new rebel leader Alfonso Cano may struggle to keep the Marxist group going, the AP reports. More »

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      obituary  • Colombia  • FARC  • heart attack  • Alvaro Uribe  • Communists  • Manuel Marulanda  • drug trade  • rebel fighters

  • April 2008

    • Bush to Give Congress Colombia Bill

      Washington Post  |  Apr 7, 08 7:51 PM CDT

      Bush to Give Congress Colombia Bill

      (Newser) - President Bush said today he is handing Congress a much-disputed Colombia free trade pact, the Washington Post reports. But with both Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers opposing it, the bill has little chance of passing. Democrats have long blasted Colombia for failing to protect labor advocates and curb violence. "Workers are routinely murdered for seeking to exercise their most basic economic rights," Sen. Harry Reid said. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Democrats  • Colombia  • Latin America  • Alvaro Uribe  • free trade  • Colombia Free Trade Pact

  • March 2008

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