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By Patrick Markey BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia extradited 14 former paramilitary leaders to the United States on Tuesday to face drug-trafficking and other charges after authorities said the warlords violated terms of a peace deal with the government. The mass extradition came as President Alvaro...
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Colombian paramilitary pleads not guilty to US drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Right-wing Colombian paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso has pleaded not guilty to a U.S. drug trafficking indictment. Mancuso is among 14 paramilitary leaders extradited to the U.S. this week. While Mancuso was being held by U.S. officials, Colombian police seized $25 million...
Right-wing Colombia paramilitary leader pleads not guilty to US drug charges
WASHINGTON - Right-wing Colombian paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso has pleaded not guilty to a U.S. drug trafficking indictment. Mancuso is among 14 paramilitary leaders extradited to the U.S. this week. While Mancuso was being held by U.S. officials, Colombian police seized $25 million in...
Colombian extraditions aimed at covering up Uribe’s death squad ties
In a deal worked out between Washington and its principal ally in Latin America—Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe—14 leaders of the country’s right-wing paramilitary militias were suddenly extradited to the US on Tuesday to face drug trafficking charges.
Colombian News - 14 Colombian paramilitary warlords to extradited U.S. - Miami Herald
14 Colombian paramilitary warlords to extradited U.S. - Miami HeraldThe surprise move by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to authorize the extradition of 14 notorious paramilitary warlords early Tuesday morning to the United States won applause from the Bush administration and was expected to...
Free trade in thugs
Getting tougher with right-wing warlordsIN A surprise move on May 13th, President Alvaro Uribe announced the extradition to the United States of 14 of Colombia's most notorious paramilitary warlords on drug-trafficking charges. As well as sending a warning to other right-wing paramilitaries, the...
Uribe Acts In Good Faith- Unfortunately He's Dealing With Nancy Pelosi
American ally Colombia has taken extraordinary steps in working towards a free trade agreement with America.Unfortunately, the Pelosi Democrats have taken extraordinary steps to block this trade agreement with America's closest ally in South America.Colombian former paramilitary commanders (L-R)...
Colombian Warlords Appear in U.S. Court
By CURT ANDERSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI | The 14 Colombian paramilitary warlords extradited to the U.S. began appearing Wednesday in federal courts around the country to face drug trafficking and other charges that could land them lengthy prison sentences. In Miami, prosecutors and defense...
Colombian extraditions aimed at covering up Uribe's death squad ties
By Bill Van Auken 15 May 2008 In a deal worked out between Washington and its principal ally in Latin America—Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe—14 leaders of the country’s right-wing paramilitary militias were suddenly extradited to the US on Tuesday to face drug trafficking charges. In reality,...
Colombian News - UPDATE 1-US House Democratic leader praises Colombia gov’t - Reuters
UPDATE 1-US House Democratic leader praises Colombia gov't - ReutersWASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Colombia's decision to extradite 14 former paramilitary leaders to the United States to face drug-trafficking and other charges was praised on Wednesday by a leading Democrat in the U.S. House of...
Mr. Uribe's Send-Off
WHEN COLOMBIA'S democratically elected Congress approved a plan by President Ã_lvaro Uribe in 2005 to demobilize right-wing paramilitary groups and bring their top leaders to justice, human rights groups and some congressional Democrats in the United States declared themselves outraged. Though...
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