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The Blog of Walker (Free subscription) | 03/01/2009
By David Luhnow, via the Wall Street Journal: BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- Álvaro Uribe was 7 years old when he announced to his family that he intended to become president of Colombia. Fifty years later, in the eyes of many, he is the man who rescued his beleaguered nation from collapse. When he was inaugurated in 2002, Latin America's oldest and largest Communist insurgency, the Revolutionary Armed Forces...
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War News Updates (Free subscription) | 01/01/2009
Members of the U.S. trained Colombian Army's 3rd counter narcotics battalion salute during their graduation ceremony at the Larandia military base in southern Colombia, Thursday, May 24, 2001. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan) From The Wall Street Journal: BOGOTÁ, Colombia -- Álvaro Uribe was 7 years old when he announced to his family that he intended to become president of Colombia. Fifty years later, in...
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Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
Álvaro Uribe was only 7 when he told his family he intended to become president of Colombia. Fifty years later, in the eyes of many, he rescued his nation from collapse.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said Monday he will not let other nations act as mediators during the pending release of some hostages held by rebels. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced on Sunday that in January it would release former Governor Alan Jara, former Regional Deputy Sigifredo Lopez and thee policemen and soldiers. "We are not going to let them to harm the country,...
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France24 (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Following the FARC's recent offer to release six hostages, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe rejected foreign help in negotiating their release in a comment apparently aimed at Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Monday rejected involvement of any foreign government in a planned release of hostages held by FARC guerrillas after the rebels offered to free six captives from their jungle camps.
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
Colombia thanked Venezuela on Sunday for its humanitarian aid for the victims of the heavy rains in Colombia. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said it was a "gesture of a lot of humanity" that the Venezuelan government sent a military plane of aid. The plane took off Saturday in Caracas, Venezuela and transported 14 tons of food and drinking water to the 1.1. million people affected by the rain season...
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The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
Relations between Colombian president Alvaro Uribe (image) and the country’s indigenous community have been uneasy for quite a while now. Unfortunately, things have worsened with an eye-raising murder several days ago. On Tuesday the husband of a prominent indigenous leader was killed by the army. Edwin Legarda died hours after his vehicle was fired upon by soldiers near an indigenous reservation....
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JURIST (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
[JURIST] Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Wednesday called for Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas to abandon arms and release political hostages, promising those who respond to the call a reward and freedom. Uribe likened the offered terms to a "humanitarian exchange". He specified that he was not promising amnesty or an official pardon, but he did promise that defecting guerrillas...
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Latin America News Review (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Forrest Hylton: Uribe is now no longer able to create the illusion that he is in control The Real News Network November 26, 2008 With Colombia in the midst of an economic crisis, highlighted by the fall of several pyramid schemes, Colombian president Alvaro Uribe has vowed to stamp out corruption arresting 52 employees and declaring a state of emergency. Bio Forrest Hylton is the author of Evil Hour...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Once one of South America's most popular leaders, President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia has become embroiled in a hugely damaging scandal concerning a pyramid scam. The affair is denting his support and threatening his campaign to change the constitution so he can seek re-election for a third term. The collapse of a series of pyramid schemes involving perhaps as many as 4 million out of 44 million Colombians...
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Council on Hemispheric Affairs (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
BOGOTA, Colombia (CNN) — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe enjoys one of the highest popularity ratings of any leader in South America, so much that his supporters are pushing for a third presidential term for him. But the constitution would have to be changed to allow that, and recent global issues have even some supporters [...]
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Diplodemocracia (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Several Colombian congressmen want President Álvaro Uribe to take neighbor Venezuela to an international court for spying on Colombia's consul in Maracaibo ( full information )/ Varios miembros del Congreso colombianos quisieran que el presidente Álvaro Uribe llevara Venezuela vecina una corte internacional por espiar al su cónsul en Maracaibo
