Colombia
ECUADOR: Manta Air Base Tied to Colombian Raid on FARC Camp (U.S. use base)
MANTA, Ecuador – Military and diplomatic sources see a link between the Manta air base, operated by the United States in Ecuadorean territory, and this month’s bombing raid by Colombia …
Cuba’s Fidel Castro censures Colombia’s FARC for hostage-taking
HAVANA — Fidel Castro offers both praise and criticism for late Colombian rebel leader Manuel “Sureshot” Marulanda in a new book published Thursday. “La paz en Colombia” (Peace in Colombia) …
Castro devela nexos con FARC y gobiernos colombianos
El libro “La Paz en Colombia”, en el cual Castro invirtió 400 horas de trabajo, fue presentado esta semana acompañado de la transcripción de conversaciones con líderes rebeldes, fotos e …
Just how much help has Hugo Chávez given to Colombia’s guerrillas?
Contacts intensified last September after Mr Uribe asked Mr Chávez to mediate with the FARC to release the guerrillas’ hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt, a politician with French and Colombian nationality. …
Venezuela plans military bases for Colombia border
CARACAS — Venezuela plans to build five military bases along its border with Colombia. Justice Minister Tarek El Aissami said the bases will help President Hugo Chávez’s government fight drug …