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Colombian court blocks witch-hunts

May 25, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The top court issued a writ of prohibition in the case of former Congressman Wilson Borja, ending investigation into allegations he had connections with the FARC.

Obama: No trade deals without help for workers

May 24, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The Obama administration tells congressional Republicans, biggest backers of so-called "free trade" treaties, they must restore trade aid for workers who lost their jobs to imports.

Chavez’s jailing of Colombian political refugee causes outrage

May 2, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

An arrest near Caracas triggered questions about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a socialist and protagonist of continent-wide emancipation knuckling under to Colombia.

Paramilitaries alive and well in Colombia

April 5, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Paramilitary forces have displaced over four million rural people from 16 million acres of land.

World Notes: Cuba, Afghanistan, India – and more

March 7, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

International news about Cuba, Afghanistan, India, Ireland and Colombia.