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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) listens as President Álvaro Uribe (right) speaks to a group assembled at the Colombian presidential residence on August 19, 2003. (Photo by TSGT Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force)

Declassified US State Department Cables: “Uribe Almost Certainly Had Dealings With The Paramilitaries”

"The secret US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) list said Alvaro Uribe was 'dedicated to collaboration with the Medellin Cartel at high government levels' & was 'a close personal friend of Pablo Escobar' who had “worked for the Medellin Cartel." Declassified US Government...

Posted On September 2, 2020

, By Michael Evans

Turmoil At EPM Deepens As Colombia’s Human Rights Tribunal Subpoenas General Manager

EPM's General Manager Alvaro Guillermo Rendón has been given 5 days to respond to a subpoena from Colombia's human rights tribunal, which has been seeking information regarding EPM's handling of the remains of conflict victims at its troubled Hidroituango dam.

Posted On August 25, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Venezuela’s Maduro Taunts Colombian President After Navy Loses 3 Fully Armed Gunboats That Floated Unmanned To Venezuela

In a national embarrassment, the Colombian Navy lost control of 3 unattended, fully armed Boston Whaler gunboats that then drifted into possession of the Venezuelan Military

Posted On May 11, 2020

, By Loren Moss

No Joke: Colombian Gang Called “The Swiss” Busted For Smuggling 100 Tons of Cheese

Colombian authorities dismantled a criminal organization in Arauca known as “Los Suizos” (translates to "The Swiss") that had smuggled about 100 tons of cheese across the border.

Posted On March 8, 2020

, By Insight Crime

“Now It’s Worse Than Before” Interview With A Soldier On The Front Lines Of Colombia’s Armed Strike (Combat Footage)

"Now its worse than before." Finance Colombia was able to communicate briefly with a career soldier on the front lines in the troubled region of Tumaco to understand the situation from the point of view of the soldier on the ground.

Posted On February 17, 2020

, By Loren Moss

US and Colombian prosecutors meet in Bogotá Photo credit Federico Barón

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US Prosecutors Visit Colombian Counterparts To Fight Organized Crime

Colombia’s attorney general, Fabio Espitia Garzón, received a delegation of prosecutors from The United Sates led by Zachary Terwilliger, Prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen cooperation in the fight against organized...

Posted On August 19, 2019

, By Loren Moss

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Multinational Executive Captured For Spying For & Funding ELN Terrorist Group In Colombia

In “Operation Poena,” conducted jointly between Colombia’s National Police, Argentina’s Federal Police and Interpol, 74 year old Argentine executive Roberto Jorge Rigoni was captured in Campana, Argentina, 90 kilometers outside of Buenos Aires. According...

Posted On May 24, 2019

, By Loren Moss

León de Greiff Auditorium, National University of Colombia, 7 March 2007. Photo credit Julián Ortega Martinez

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Report: 15,000 Venezuelans Employed By ELN, Other Guerillas Near Colombian Border

Criminal groups from Colombia have become the major source of employment in Venezuelan villages across the border as they recruit victims of the Venezuelan crisis in order to expand and build up their criminal power, according to a report by a human rights organization. Guerrilla...

Posted On April 19, 2019

, By Loren Moss

President Juan Manuel Santos welcomes his successor, Iván Duque, to the Casa de Nariño. (Photo credit: Presidencia de la República / Nelson Cárdenas, SIG)

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Colombian President Iván Duque Takes Office in a Divided Nation with a Recovering Economy

While the peace process and divisive politics in Bogotá will be thornier issues, Duque's management of the fiscal deficit will prove tricky even amid rising GDP growth rates.

Posted On August 8, 2018

, By Jared Wade