Category Archives: Colombia

America de Pie: 5/25/11: Out of Exile: Exclusive Report on Ousted Honduran President Zelaya’s Return Home 23 Months After U.S.-Backed Coup

Posted on June 1, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

INDEX The WikiLeaks News & Views Blog for Tuesday, Day 184 from The Nation Blogs: Media Fix by Greg Mitchell “Harvest of Empire”: New Book Exposes Latino History in America as Obama Campaigns For Latino Vote from Democracy Now! | Healthcare Reform by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) Obama … Continue reading →

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America de Pie: 3/26/11: WikiLeaks and ‘US media war’ in South America

Posted on March 27, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

INDEX WikiLeaks and ‘US media war’ in South America Diplomatic cables show the struggle for public opinion between Telesur and Voice of America. Nikolas Kozloff Last Modified: 26 Mar 2011 13:06 Fidel Castro condemned Obama disinterest against drug problems in Central … Continue reading →

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Drummond paid Colombian paramilitaries: WikiLeaks

Posted on March 17, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Drummond paid Colombian paramilitaries: WikiLeaks WEDNESDAY, 16 MARCH 2011 10:27 HANNAH ARONOWITZ Tweet U.S. coal giant Drummond paid paramilitaries for protection of its Colombian operations, according to diplomatic cables sent between 2006-2010 released by WikiLeaks to newspaper El Espectador. An October … Continue reading →

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January Reports Indicate Dismal Times Ahead for Colombia’s 7,500 Political Prisoners

Posted on March 9, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

January Reports Indicate Dismal Times Ahead for Colombia’s 7,500 Political Prisoners Written by James Jordan Tuesday, 08 February 2011 22:39 The first month of 2011 has not fared well for political prisoners and prison conditions in Colombia. Already at least two … Continue reading →

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Multinational Banana Corporation Displaces Afro-Colombian Peace Communities

Posted on March 5, 2011 by anewworldsinbirth

Multinational Banana Corporation Displaces Afro-Colombian Peace Communities Written by Megan Felt Wednesday, 02 February 2011 20:24   Since early December, hundreds of private contractors of multinational banana corporation Banacol have illegally invaded and occupied Afro-Colombian peace communities in the Curvaradó … Continue reading →

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