News Topic - Colombia
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Ch¿vez Praises Rebels In Colombian Conflict As Being 'True Armies'
CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 11 -- President Hugo Ch¿vez took the side of rebels in neighboring Colombia's decades-old civil conflict Friday, calling the guerrillas "true armies" and urging the international community to stop considering them terrorists.
Washington Post – Jan 12, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 11 -- President Hugo Ch¿vez took the side of rebels in neighboring Colombia's decades-old civil conflict Friday, calling the guerrillas "true armies" and urging the international community to stop considering them terrorists.
Washington Post – Jan 12, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Colombian Rebels Release Two Hostages to Venezuela
BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Two women held captive by Colombian rebels for most of this decade were handed over to the Venezuelan government Thursday, triggering euphoria among their friends and family and raising hopes that other hostages could soon be released.
Washington Post – Jan 11, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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BOGOTA, Colombia, Jan. 10 -- Two women held captive by Colombian rebels for most of this decade were handed over to the Venezuelan government Thursday, triggering euphoria among their friends and family and raising hopes that other hostages could soon be released.
Washington Post – Jan 11, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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U.S. Anti-Drug Aid Would Target Mexican Cartels
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 -- The Bush administration is close to sealing a major, multiyear aid deal to combat drug cartels in Mexico that would be the biggest U.S. anti-narcotics effort abroad since a seven-year, $5 billion program in Colombia, according to U.S. lawmakers, congressional aides and Mexican ... more »
Washington Post – Aug 8, 2007 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 -- The Bush administration is close to sealing a major, multiyear aid deal to combat drug cartels in Mexico that would be the biggest U.S. anti-narcotics effort abroad since a seven-year, $5 billion program in Colombia, according to U.S. lawmakers, congressional aides and Mexican ... more »
Washington Post – Aug 8, 2007 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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