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5/30/2008 : After Sureshot
Without its veteran leader, the FARC's defeat looks to be only a matter of time...
5/28/2008 : Colombian opposition calls for Uribe bribery probe
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe should be investigated for bribery, an opposition party said on Tuesday, as a former Congress member testified that the government offered her illegal favors in exchange for backing Uribe's re-election.
5/25/2008 : FARC leader Marulanda confirmed dead
The founder and chief commander of Colombia's FARC rebels, Manuel Marulanda, has died after more that 40 years fighting the state from jungle and mountain bases.
5/25/2008 : Colombia says FARC rebel chief dead, hostages could be freed
Colombia made bombshell announcements Saturday that the leader of Latin America's longest-running insurgency was dead, and that some of its leaders were ready to free high-profile hostages such as French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt.
5/25/2008 : Colombia Farc chief 'may be dead'
The Colombian government is investigating a report that the leader of the Farc rebel group is dead, the defence minister has said.
5/23/2008 : Swiss offer best hope for Colombian hostages
Switzerland provides the best prospects for obtaining the peaceful release of hostages held by rebels in Colombia, an observer has said
5/22/2008 : Freed hostage fights for those still in chains
Recently freed hostage Luis Eladio Perez has criticized the low-profile manner in which the Bush administration has dealt with the three American hostages. Neither President Bush nor Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mentioned the hostages on recent trips to Colombia.
5/21/2008 : “The Betancourt Case”: ignorance, misinformation and propaganda by Uribe’s government on MediaPart
On 22 April, the journalist Thomas Cantaloupe published in Media Part an article entitled “The Betancourt Case; six years of omission, manipulation and set-backs” which has had mixed reactions among those who are familiar with the situation in Colombia. Author of the recently published book ”Ingrid” and which many consider to be the most interesting book on this subject, Sergio Coronado gives us ,also on MediaPart, his opinion on the article in question.
5/20/2008 : Top woman rebel surrenders in Colombia
One of the highest ranking women leaders of Colombia's main leftist guerrilla group has turned herself in after eluding capture for decades, officials said Monday.
5/18/2008 : French PM: Andean political spat must not hamper efforts to rescue hostage Betancourt
Tensions over documents allegedly linking Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to a Colombian guerrilla group must not hamper efforts to free hostage Ingrid Betancourt, France's prime minister said.
5/14/2008 : Chavez again to seek hostage release
President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday he will try to re-establish contacts with Colombian rebels to try to win freedom for more hostages held by the guerrillas.
5/14/2008 : Ecuador offers its soil for release of FARC hostages
Ecuador is willing to allow the use of its territory for any release of hostages held by Colombia's main rebel group, President Rafael Correa said Tuesday.
5/13/2008 : Colombia extradites 14 militia bosses to U.S.
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.
5/11/2008 : Astrid Betancourt keeps hoping
The AGM of the International Federation of Ingrid Betancourt committees (FICIB) was held in Evry, near Paris on 10/11 April 08. Ingrid Betancourt's sister Astrid praised the ongoing campaign in the 69 Federation committees, 10 of which are located abroad (outside of France).
5/9/2008 : Ecuador: U.S. supported Colombian cross-border raid
Ecuador's Defense Minister says there are "well-founded" reasons to believe the U.S. aided Colombia's air force in a cross-border raid on a rebel camp in Ecuador's jungle last March.
5/3/2008 : Chavez best hope for Colombia's Betancourt
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is the best hope for successfully negotiating the release of French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages held by leftist Colombian guerrillas, her husband said on Friday.
5/3/2008 : Little optimism over Betancourt
The French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said he is "not very optimistic" about freeing the hostage, Ingrid Betancourt.
5/2/2008 : Interview with FARC no 2, Ivan Marquez
What do FARC want, in exchange for freeing Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages? Why according to FARC are talks not going ahead? What role is there for Chevez, in the opinion of FARC? The Argentinean magazine ‘Perfil’ published an exclusive interview with FARC no 2, Ivan Marquez, last week.
5/1/2008 : Kouchner asks Chavez to negotiate with FARC
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has asked Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to take up the position of mediator between Colombia's government and the FARC rebels.
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