Last Sunday, the Sixth Summit of the Americas ended without a formal declaration but with the United States chastised and isolated by its regional allies. Nearly everything has been said about the Summit – setting aside for a moment the Secret Service scandal – and nearly everyone has said it. … read more »
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Tag Archives: Colombia
March 9, 2012
The U.S. rarely has a kind word for Cuba or its government. So, it was noteworthy this week when our State Department released its 2011 annual reports on drug trafficking and money laundering and Cuba received good marks for its counter-narcotic efforts. The brief section on Cuba in the report,… read more »
November 29, 2011
Venezuela catches major Colombian drug dealer and is ready to hand him to US
MercoPress - The arrest of Maximiliano Bonilla-Orozco at his home in Venezuela’s third largest city of Valencia on Sunday was announced, perhaps not coincidentally, during a visit by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. After a five-hour meeting at the presidential palace, Santos thanked Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez for the “welcome gift”… read more »
September 20, 2011
New Fields May Propel Americas to Top of Oil Companies’ Lists
Simon Romero, New York Times, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil has begun building its first nuclear submarine to protect its vast, new offshore oil discoveries. Colombia’s oil production is climbing so fast that it is closing in on Algeria’s and could hit Libya’s prewar levels in a few years. ExxonMobil is striking… read more »
May 10, 2011
Hemispheric Brief: Makled Extradited to Venezuela with “Guarantees”
Joshua Frens-String, The Hemispheric Brief — Colombian authorities handed over Walid Makled (aka “el Turk”) to Venezuela early Monday morning, ending months of speculation about whether the accused drug kingpin would be sent to the US or back to his native Venezuela. The reasons for the extradition to Venezuela are many,… read more »
January 27, 2011
Venezuela, Colombia sign drug cooperation pact
Canaima – Venezuelan and Colombian ministers signed an agreement here Wednesday to jointly fight drug trafficking, in a sign of warming relations between the two nations often at odds with one another, AFP reported. Venezuela’s Interior Minister Tarek El Aissami and Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera said the pact provides… read more »
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