El Jefe has written 3 posts

Is Chavez Supporting FARC/ELN?

I recently attended an economic forum in Moscow. As you can imagine, much of the forum was devoted to the oil industry and how countries like Russia are awash with petrodollars. One of the audience members asked the panel what the nations like Russia are doing with all of this money.

During a discussion of what Russia was doing, one of the panelists noted that Hugo Chavez, while pontificating as to how he was spending money on the poor, and making a big show of spitting in the f ...

By El Jefe on 2005-11-16 14:16:19. 3 comments.

Uribe Detractors

I have read a lot of threads on PBH about why President Uribe is horrific human being. I do not agree, especially considering Colombia's recent history. In addition, many of his detractors on this site have poo-pooed the fundamental achievements that have been reached with respect to Colombia's economy during his tenure. People on PBH constantly attack the man, but rarely proffer any concrete, preferable alternatives to Uribe and his program. It is not enough to simply criticize, you have to ...

By El Jefe on 2005-11-01 09:13:44. 18 comments.

Best Books on Colombian History & Culture

I was wondering if anyone could recommend some solid books in English on Colombian history and culture (not literature, although i figure A Hundred Years of Solitude would be a good call, too).

Thanks a bunch!

El Jefe ...

By El Jefe on 2005-09-26 11:59:16. 3 comments.