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Daily Chart: A Drugs Racket

From The Economist: http://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11731248&fsrc=nwl

Cuestion de Madera

Despues de un buen rato de esperar que desea usted señor que voy a querer pense una mesa cerca del balcon solo se puede pasar si va ud a comer Pobre camarero en realidad su reflejo ve mi piel y pierdo valor Es la vieja historia de este mundo colonial: siga Ud patron que le sirvo hoy Y asi van tantos años Y asi tanta mediocridad haciendo nuestras vidas al modelo confundido de una Europa que aqui nunca pudo ser. Es cuestion de madera Oh Oh La fibra del corazon de las gan ...

Uribe's Popularity at a Record High- 91.42%

I'm sure Colombiareports will be on later on to post this himself, but this number is stagering. (http://colombiareports.com/2008/07/04/uribes-popularity-hits-record-high/) Though I have my doubts of RCN, the number is still indicative of increased support. (http://www.canalrcn.com/noticias/index.php/la-cosa-poltica/la-cosa-poltica-03-de-julio-10pm-/) I hope to God I'm wrong about U, for the better of the people of Colombia. On a sidenote, U might cancel the referendum, which can only m ...

Who was worse for Colombia, Tirofijo or Pablo Escobar?

http://www.semana.com/wf_InfoArticulo.aspx?idArt=112693

Colombian Head Chef at Calgary Hot Spot

I wanted to mention here of a Colombian that has become very successful after many years of hard work... I finally gave in to checking out a fairly new place called Alloy in Calgary last night and it was unbelievable. The menu is designed by Colombian head chef (co-owner) Rogelio Herrera that has a bit of a fusion cuisine going on as he has blended in many tastes with a very noticeable Colombian flair. Actually the inside decoration is very similar to Quijotes in Cali, so I'm thinking Rogelio ...

Uribe meets student dissent

http://www.abn.info.ve/go_news5.php?articulo=135900&lee=18

Harold and Kumar- Escape from Guantanamo

Just got home from watching this... it is unreal!! I can't believe I laughed so much. Nobody escaped getting made fun of, truly comedic genius.

Colombia vs. France

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=721284

Democracy?

Very interesting documentary ...

Corruptos from 3 countries and a football pitch

http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/web/gen/20080602/noticia_53469553647.html

Peace in Colombia?

http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11465250

Juanes negociaría con la guerrilla si fuera presidente

http://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/noticias/internacional/Juanes_negociaria_con_la_guerrilla_si_fuera_presidente.html?siteSect=143&sid=9123972&cKey=1211484388000&ty=ti

36 Hours in Cartagena, Colombia

http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/travel/25hours.html?ref=travel

Colombia investigates foreigners for alleged rebel ties

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/news/Colombia-Rebel-Laptops.php

Colombia's True Crime

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/5C1D8645-FB9D-4EBF-B2E5-112C064A7D91.htm

Hostage Release

Colombian authorities have came out saying that other countries should not be negotiating with the FARC for hostage release without consent from Colombia. In a sense I agree with this because just like I expected sovereignty of Ecuador to be respected, more so I care for Colombia's sovereignty. However, Colombia should allow these processes to proceed as the hostages need to be released. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90852/6412360.html Colombia rejects other countries' arrangement ...

La Mejor Seleccion Colombia de Todos Los Tiempos- Top Colombian National Team of All-time (Footy)

http://www.revistadonjuan.com/revist...&articulo=1040

Chavez- Is there reason for the paranoia?

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news/3424 Uribe Would Be Involved in the “Final Offensive�? Against Venezuela May 8th 2008, by Últimas Noticias First published April 25, 2008 The so-called “final offensive" against Venezuela (the purpose of which is to take President Chávez out of power) is being planned presumably from Colombia, and would be executed by that country’s army, according to agreements between Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and “the known agent of the intelligenc ...

On Democracy in Colombia... "Mark Him on the Ballot - The One Wearing Glasses"

This is a must read if you care about Colombia. Please if you disagree with this article make a reasonable argument. It is not sponsored by FARC, FARC has nothing to do with it. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42290 COLOMBIA: "Mark Him on the Ballot - The One Wearing Glasses" By Constanza Vieira Credit:Procuraduría General BOGOTA, May 8 (IPS) - "With Uribe, we thought: this is the guy who is going to change the country," the 41-year-old fisherwoman told IPS. That is why her fi ...

La Rumba Express: bachelorette parties on a Colombian 'chiva'

http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/2008/05/08/2008-05-08_la_rumba_express_bachelorette_parties_on.html?print=1&page=all La Rumba Express: bachelorette parties on a Colombian 'chiva' By Erasmo Guerra Wednesday, May 7th 2008, 4:00 AM A school bus driver by day, Daniel Bernal drives a Colombian chiva by night. By day, Daniel Bernal drives a school bus in Syosset, L.I., but when the weekend comes and night falls, he puts on a poncho and a sombrero and gets behind the wheel of his party bu ...

13 cocaine labs destroyed in Colombia

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/08/content_8127309.htm 13 cocaine labs destroyed in Colombia www.chinaview.cn 2008-05-08 10:39:09 BOGOTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen cocaine processing laboratories apparently belonging to Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) have been destroyed, Colombian police said Wednesday. The labs, with a capacity to produce 16 tons of illicit drugs per month, were found in the central Meta province as well as the eastern Vichada province in a ...

Supreme court rules that music downloading is legal in Colombia

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g985QDmxVSFxFysA2W760zZ2H3GQ El Supremo dice que en Colombia bajar música de internet no es delito Hace 8 horas BOGOT� (AFP) — La Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia determinó que bajar música de internet no constituye delito, siempre y cuando de esta actividad no se obtenga ningún provecho económico, en una sentencia divulgada este lunes. El fallo, cuyos apartes fueron reproducidos por la prensa, señala que cuando no se obtiene lucro respec ...

$1,000,000,000 Tax on U.S. Exports to Colombia

http://7thspace.com/headlines/280400/1000000000_tax_on_us_exports_to_colombia.html $1,000,000,000 Tax on U.S. Exports to Colombia WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement regarding the estimated tariffs imposed on American-made goods exported to Colombia. Since the signing of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA), American goods have faced more than an estimated $1 billion in Colombian tariffs. Tariffs are taxes that make Amer ...

Colombia's popular president hovers above scandal

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hlOFs7LbJ6rTaFCHXDEyFwN5-o3AD90EVU381 Colombia's popular president hovers above scandal By FRANK BAJAK – 36 minutes ago BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — These are trying days for President Alvaro Uribe, Washington's closest ally in a region dominated by leftist leaders. Opposition lawmakers are seeking his impeachment on charges that aides offered political favors for votes. His longtime confidante has joined dozens of allies jailed for alleged ties to ille ...

¿Por qué los colombianos somos pobres?

Me llego copia de esta nota y me parecio de interes para este foro. Le envié un Mail con una pregunta a un amigo colombiano, que radica en los EE.UU. ¿Por qué los colombianos somos pobres?. Respuesta de mi amigo que vive en EE.UU.: Hey viejo man, cómo se ve que los árboles no te dejan ver el bosque. Cómo puedes llamarte pobre, cuando eres capaz de pagar por un galon de gasolina más del triple de lo que pago yo. Cuando te das el lujo de pagar tarifas de electricidad, de telà ...

Colombia at the Olympics

http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=587904 Colombia llega a 60 deportistas clasificados a los Olímpicos Caracol | Abril 30 de 2008 Los boxeadores Eleider Alvarez y Oscar Rivas alcanzaron 2 cupos más para Colombia a los Juegos Olímpicos, durante el clasificatorio que se disputa en Guatemala. Alvarez venció en la división semipesada por decisión al haitiano Azea Austinama 8-3 y disputará este miércoles la medalla de oro de su categoría frente a Julius Jackson, de Islas Vírge ...

University disturbances: 4 Police Officers Burnt in Neiva

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/colombia_policias_resultan_quemados_disturbios_2435810.htm Cuatro policías resultan quemados en disturbios en una universidad del sur de Colombia Cuatro policías colombianos, de un grupo antidisturbios que intentaba controlar desórdenes en la Universidad Surcolombiana de la ciudad de Neiva (sur), resultaron gravemente quemados cuando los estudiantes les rociaron gasolina y les prendieron fuego. Los policías, que sufrieron quemaduras de segu ...

Colombia not immune to rising food costs- Poor are hit hardest

http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/ElFinanciero/Portal/cfpages/contentmgr.cfm?docId=117947&docTipo=1&orderby=docid&sortby=ASC Golpea el hambre a los más pobres de Colombia Internacional - Martes 29 de abril (13:20 hrs.) El Financiero en línea Bogotá, 29 de abril.- Valdrina Murcia, que atiende un humilde restaurante en la localidad colombiana de Fusagasuga, ve con preocupación día a día el alza de precios de los alimentos y ahora "cada vez le alcanza para menos". Desde el modesto loc ...

Venezuelan Army completes anti-paramilitary operation

http://english.eluniversal.com/2008/04/29/en_pol_art_venezuelan-army-comp_29A1546439.shtml Venezuelan Army completes anti-paramilitary operation The Venezuelan army completed drug-fighting Operation Sierra after sweeping a training camp attributed to the Colombia's United Defense (AUC). "We think that it belongs to the AUC because their patches were there," said General Jesús González, the commander of the army's Special Strategic Taskforce. The military gave the news near the presum ...

Colombian prostitutes tell magistrate of hardships

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_news?id=161316837 Colombian prostitutes tell magistrate of hardships Nikita Braxton South Bureau Wednesday, April 30th 2008 FIVE women yesterday told a magistrate they came to Trinidad from Colombia to work as prostitutes to support their families back home. The women were held at Hawaii Hotel on Agnes Street, Vistabella, two weeks ago and were handed over to the immigration office on Monday. They pleaded guilty to entering the country t ...

Colombia arrests 15 soldiers for peasant killings

http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN29341843 Colombia arrests 15 soldiers for peasant killings Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:14pm EDT By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, April 29 (Reuters) - Fifteen Colombian soldiers were arrested on suspicion of killing two farmers in 2005 and passing their bodies off as leftist guerrillas killed in battle, prosecutors said on Tuesday. The arrests were announced as Colombia tries to convince the U.S. Congress to pass a free trade deal and continue military ai ...

Colombia’s guerrilla commander killed

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/colombias-guerrilla-commander-killed_10043283.html Colombia’s guerrilla commander killed April 29th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by admin Bogota, April 29 (IANS) One of the top leaders of Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, accused of staging numerous attacks on the police, has been killed in the northern province of Sucre, Spain’s EFE news agency reported Tuesday. Antonio Lopera Usuga, second-in-command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colom ...

Gran estreno del documental colombiano ...Y como para qué de arte de qué...

http://www.estereofonica.com/article.php?sid=7969 Gran estreno del documental colombiano ...Y como para qué de arte de qué... (Se ha leido: 51 veces) El próximo 29 de abril a las 7:00 PM en el edificio del Fondo de Cultura Económico, Centro Cultural Gabriel García Márquez (barrio la Candelaria, detrás del Teatro Colón en Bogotá), se estrena con entrada libre el más reciente documental de Diego García Moreno, ...Y como para qué de arte de qué..., una producción que comenzó ...

Hate Crimes in Colombia

http://agmagazine.com.ar/index.php?IdNot=2438 2008-04-27 Crímenes de odio a minorías sexuales en Colombia Por MANUEL VELANDIA (GaiPress) para AG Magazine | Un informe sobre la homofobia en Colombia. Asesinatos, vulneración al derecho a la educación y de otros derechos fundamentales de las estudiantes, exclusión social, negativa de reconocer el derecho a que algunos hombres puedan practicar profesionalmente el deporte que más les gusta, promoción del odio y la discriminación, so ...

International Opinion Tribunal accuses Colombia of State Crimes

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/tribunal_internacional_opinion_colombia_estado_2432693.htm Un Tribunal Internacional de Opinión acusa a Colombia por crímenes de Estado Un Tribunal Internacional de Opinión sobre la Desaparición Forzada en Colombia consideró que en este país andino se cometen crímenes de Estado al incumplir el deber de proteger a la población expuesta al conflicto. El veredicto del tribunal, constituido por cuatro juristas de Estados Unidos, Bélgica, C ...

Big Hit on Kidnappings- Biggest Kidnapper is Captured according to Police

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/detienen_colombia_rebelde_considerado_secuestrador_2432750.htm Detienen a un rebelde considerado el mayor secuestrador de Colombia, dice la policía La policía colombiana detuvo hoy en una localidad vecina a Venezuela a un guerrillero del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) considerado el mayor secuestrador del país, informaron fuentes oficiales. El detenido, Vidal Manosalva Niño, alias 'Ernesto', fue hallado después de más de un año ...

Richardson sees Chavez's help with U.S. hostages

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/28/colombia.hostages/# Richardson sees Chavez's help with U.S. hostages Story Highlights Venezuela's leader agrees to help with the hostages' release, Bill Richardson says Colombian rebels have held three Americans hostage for more than five years New Mexico governor travels to South America at request of three hostages' families The Americans are among an estimated 750 hostages of the FARC rebels (CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez h ...

Madrid Set For Bogota Friendly

http://goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=673319 Madrid Set For Bogota Friendly Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe have announced that they have reached a verbal agreement to play a friendly against Real Madrid in Bogota on the 6th August this year. The date marks 470 years since the city of Bogota was founded and as part of the celebrations, Santa Fe will play a friendly against the Spanish champions, as announced by club president Armando Farfán on Friday evening. "It is a great ...

Pandora's Box- Alleged information (links) from Reyes' computer is discredited by 'Leftist' Academics

The letter by 'Leftist' academics is here in English and Spanish http://www.abn.info.ve/go_news5.php?articulo=130480&lee=18 Interpol descredita a Colombia en el caso del computador de Raúl Reyes ABN 25/04/2008 Caracas, Caracas 25 Abr. ABN.- La interpretación que en Colombia se hizo de los documentos encontrados en el computador personal del miembro de las FARC, Raúl Reyes, fueron desacreditados por analistas de la Secretaría General de la OEA. Un análisis de Autenticidad hecho p ...

Paramilitaries threaten priest who runs community radio station

http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=26711 Paramilitaries threaten priest who runs community radio station Reporters Without Borders is worried about death threats made in the past 10 days against Catholic priest Rafael Gallego, the manager of Ecos de Tiquisio, a community radio station in Tiquisio, in the northern department of Bolívar, and the leaders of other civil society organisations in the region. The threats were made in two email messages signed by the Black Eagles, a bran ...

The Adventure of Going to School in Colombia

http://www.telecinco.es/informativos/internacional/noticia/34698/La+aventura+de+ir+al+colegio+en+Colombia La aventura de ir al colegio en Colombia A diario, 300 niños cruzan a pie un río que les cubre hasta el cuello 25.04.08 InformativosTelecinco.com Doce años llevan los alumnos de una escuela colombiana para que el Gobierno les construya un puente sobre el río que, a diario tienen que cruzar, para llegar a clase. Cada mañana 300 niños se mojan hasta el cuello en su camino al col ...

Soccer Youth World Cup in colombia 2011?

http://www.unionradio.com.ve/Noticias/Noticia.aspx?noticiaid=239206 Venezuela y Colombia buscan con otros tres países sede del Mundial sub'20 EFE - El Comité Olímpico de Venezuela confía en una elección de la FIFA su favor para organizar el mundial de fútbol sub'20 previsto para 2011 y que también interesa a Colombia, República Checa, Portugal y Mozambique, informaron hoy autoridades en Caracas. "Nos vemos con muchas posibilidades y vamos a seguir haciendo todo lo posible por tr ...

Colombia anunció nómina para amistoso contra Venezuela

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ibIt-06FcpK4wzk8Nx_Jq6HHKLYg Colombia anunció nómina para amistoso contra Venezuela Hace 4 horas BOGOTA (AFP) — El seleccionador de fútbol de Colombia, Jorge Luis Pinto, anunció este jueves la nómina cafetera para el amistoso contra Venezuela el 30 de abril en la ciudad de Bucaramanga (noreste), con miras a la reanudación de las eliminatorias sudamericanas al Mundial de Sudáfrica-2010. Pinto convocó a 18 futbolistas, entre los cuales destacan ...

Colombia's Uribe under probe over 1997 massacre

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gBZjOvIOi6hYtaE3zHlhgwMMr_oQ Colombia's Uribe under probe over 1997 massacre 19 hours ago BOGOTA (AFP) — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe denied Wednesday charges he helped plan a 1997 massacre by right-wing paramilitaries, while confirming that his role was being examined in an official investigation. Uribe said the charges were lodged by a former member of the paramilitary, whom he described as a disgruntled convict with an axe to grind. "He sai ...

Uribe disregards recognizing the political status of FARC

http://lta.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idLTAN2432853020080424?sp=true Uribe descarta reconocer estatus político a FARC en Colombia jueves 24 de abril de 2008 12:50 GYT Por Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - El presidente de Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, descartó el jueves otorgar estatus político a la guerrilla de las FARC, luego de que su homólogo de Ecuador dijo que reconocería al grupo rebelde como fuerza beligerante si deja los secuestros y ataques considerados terroristas. Bo ...

New Conditions on Paramilitary Extraditions from Colombia to the US

http://lta.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idLTAN2230146620080422?sp=true Condicionan extradición paramilitar Colombia a EEUU martes 22 de abril de 2008 12:58 GYT Por Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Un tribunal colombiano postergó el martes la extradición a Estados Unidos de un ex jefe paramilitar hasta que sea juzgado en el país, confiese sus crímenes y repare a sus víctimas, ante lo que el Gobierno pidió a la justicia reflexionar y permitir la entrega. La decisión del ...

Colombian Accesories for the World: Women snapping up crocodile handbags

http://newsok.com/women-snapping-up-crocodile-handbags/article/3231496/ Sun April 20, 2008 Women snapping up crocodile handbags By Kathryn Wexler McClatchy-Tribune Information Service MIAMI, Fla. — There is a universe in a single scale of a crocodile, if the scale belongs to Nancy Gonzalez. It ripples and glistens, melting into tiny slivers of gold, silver, salmon or scarlet. The Colombian designer can work wonders with a reptile. It's not for nothing that they call her the queen of ...

Colombia: Rebels tried to kill Uribe

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hVQ5CCgZmk3pD4yfO8o9Q8oez19QD906I7D81 Colombia: Rebels tried to kill Uribe By VIVIAN SEQUERA – 54 minutes ago BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Leftist rebels tried to kill President Alvaro Uribe several times while he was running for office, including with a bomb that badly battered his armored car, according to documents the government released Monday. The electronic documents were found in a laptop belonging to rebel leader Raul Reyes, who was slain March ...

Colombian government to 'repair' (lives) of 200k victims and 2.2m displaced individuals

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/gobierno_colombia_reparara_victimas_desplazados_2415517.htm El Gobierno de Colombia reparará a 200.000 víctimas y a 2,2 millones desplazados El Gobierno colombiano presentó hoy al cuerpo diplomático acreditado y a delegados de organismos internacionales un decreto de reparación que beneficiará a unas 200.000 víctimas y a cerca de 2,2 millones de desplazados por el conflicto armado interno. El proyecto puede llegar a costar cerca de 4 ...

Deaths of Union workers

http://actualidad.terra.es/nacional/articulo/central_colombia_obrera_denuncia_muerte_2415342.htm Central obrera denuncia la muerte de 22 sindicalistas este año en Colombia La Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), el principal sindicato colombiano, denunció hoy que en lo corrido de 2008 fueron asesinados 22 sindicalistas, siete de ellos dirigentes, un incremento del 77 por ciento en comparación con el mismo período de 2007. El presidente de la CUT, Carlos Rodríguez, señaló hoy a ...

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