Colombia…

From Socialist Worker…
Colombia’s government is not just a vicious regime that targets trade unionists and civil activists. It is also George Bush’s key ally in Latin America and on the front line of his intervention in that region.
Bush recently declared uncritical support for Colombian president Alvaro Uribe.
He sees Uribe as a bulwark against the [...]

From Socialist Worker…
George Bush waded into the growing inter-governmental crisis in Latin America earlier this week by expressing the US’s unqualified support for the Colombian president Alvaro Uribe.
The Colombian army last Saturday attacked and killed a group of Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrillas camped in Ecuador. One of those killed was Raul [...]

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A report by AP…
Interpol issued an international arrest warrant Tuesday for three Israelis accused of training private armies of Colombian drug cartels and right-wing death squads.
Yair Klein, Melnik Ferri and Tzedaka Abraham were being sought on charges of criminal conspiracy and instruction in terrorism and face nearly 11 years in prison if convicted, a spokesman [...]

From the BBC…
US President George W Bush has thanked Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe for his support in the anti-drugs war.
Mr Bush was in Colombia’s capital, Bogota, for a six-hour visit as part of his five-nation Latin American tour.
Nearby, at least 25 people were arrested as riot police using tear gas clashed with demonstrators protesting against [...]