Colombia: cooking up the US base accord
Cables from the US embassy in Bogotá, released by Wikileaks, give an insight into the negotiations in 2009 over the use by the USA of Colombian military bases.
Interview with Adam Isacson – Obama and Colombia
Despite the current talk about peace negotiations in Colombia, Adam Isacson, from WOLA, is pessimistic about the future, predicting a bloodbath.
Colombia holds ‘Peace Congress’
Peasant famers, indigenous groups and Afro-Colombians meet to demand new policies from the government.
Latin America: Carlos Mesa looks at political transition
In a talk at the London School of Economics (available as a podcast), former Bolivian President Carlos Mesa looks at political transitions in Latin America.
Central American Nations Seek ‘Plan Central America’
The US is trying to institute a Plan Central America which is expected to be announded this week. This will seek to address security issues across the region as the war on drugs continues.
Colombia’s Elections: Under the Gun
Laura Carsen says that parliamenatary elections in Colombia were not as clean as the UN claims.
The Chief of the Nicaraguan Army Denies involvement in irregular armed...
Nicaragua has today denied all involvement in irregular forces operating in the Caribbean region of Honduras. (in Spanish / en Espanol)
Colombia: A Congress for the People
Some 20,000 people met in Bogotá to draw up their own agenda for the country's future. Gearóid Ó Loingsigh sent this special report for LAB.
Colombia’s indigenous peoples in the crossfire
The Nasa people's desire for autonomy places them in conflict with the national army, the FARC and the paramilitaries.
Obama in Colombia
By far the most entertaining account of President Barack Obama's visit to Colombia for the Summit of the Americas came from a Colombian writer, Juan Gossaín. He tells us that Obama wore extraordinary bullet-proof clothes and scarcely touched his food.