Colombia extradites top militia bosses to U.S
                   
reuters.com     May 13, 2008            

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia on Tuesday extradited more than a dozen former paramilitary leaders to face U.S. justice in the toughest measure against the warlords who are accused of drug trafficking and massacres, a government official said. The move came as President Alvaro Uribe, a key... [read full story]                    


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Close ally of Colombia's president freed from jail

iht.com     11 hrs ago   8 related          

A former senator close to President Alvaro Uribe was freed from prison on Wednesday, four months after his arrest on charges of colluding with far-right death squads. Mario Uribe was released after Colombia's No. 2 prosecutor...                    

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U.S. extraditions raise concerns in Colombia

msn.com     yesterday   2 related          

Country's 'Justice and Peace' process may be imperiled by legal proceedings John Watson - Riley / EPA file Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers walk with a former paramilitary commander Edwin Gómez in Opa Locka,...                    

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Poor in Peru fail to understand economic growth

dailyestimate.com     Aug 19, 2008   2 related          

Some Latin countries are now ruled (yet again) by despotic leftist and popu­list caudillos (strongmen) by James M. Roberts and Edwar Enrique Escalante Monday, August 18, 2008 In Peru, hard-won economic and political freedom is...                    

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Relax trade barriers and reap rewards, Prentice tells Americans

820cham.com     Aug 18, 2008   9 related          

By: Steve Rennie, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Industry Minister Jim Prentice touted Canada's "stable" supply of oil and gas to an audience of American politicians and heads of industry Monday as he called for a relaxing of...                    

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