U.S. Military and Police Trainees Listed By Country, All Programs, Entire Region, 1999-2011

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Trainees by Country, All Programs, Entire Region, 1999-2011

Country	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	TOTAL
Colombia	2,476	1,241	6,300	6,477	12,947	8,801	10,393	7,729	14,460	1,977	2,702	4,249	3,054	82,806
Mexico	622	564	857	600	520	892	835	633	695	1,074	5,724	1,020	2,206	16,242
Bolivia	3,012	528	708	961	2,045	1,975	186	141	202	329	56	55	39	10,237
Peru	983	291	427	507	680	402	481	336	2,405	1,017	1,002	730	614	9,875
El Salvador	355	309	1,082	607	488	415	479	502	656	817	562	806	451	7,529
Argentina	450	282	302	368	430	679	363	476	973	586	688	929	167	6,693
Ecuador	681	150	899	1,267	662	186	673	428	456	364	415	271	213	6,665
Chile	336	425	590	268	345	369	362	523	742	575	491	743	517	6,286
Honduras	325	540	475	967	439	282	587	294	663	805	411	191	299	6,278
Brazil	49	329	259	285	258	66	88	120	1,231	295	271	427	659	4,337
Dominican Republic	421	105	308	340	412	186	265	293	478	397	412	491	182	4,290
Guatemala	190	29	152	205	92	190	167	124	693	616	594	503	194	3,749
Paraguay	288	136	297	213	210	237	525	353	345	249	116	291	205	3,465
Panama	75	41	40	25	914	217	301	349	379	276	177	203	274	3,271
Uruguay	620	94	259	300	226	66	66	141	211	319	282	368	231	3,183
Jamaica	159	259	316	239	259	89	255	150	145	354	332	177	197	2,931
Venezuela	926	340	557	445	256	85	33	15	5	20	16		20	2,718
Costa Rica	402	170	258	286	297	21	17	34	45	149	243	222	151	2,295
Nicaragua	71	144	85	97	250	111	167	150	263	549	112	181	59	2,239
Trinidad and Tobago	257	61	390	109	186	106	148	57	81	103	182	119	129	1,928
Belize	436	45	55	91	260	34	133	58	105	169	187	167	75	1,815
Guyana	23	23	176	94	230	50	106	37	67	212	96	124	42	1,280
Bahamas	42	12	40	135	46	79	177	150	101	82	69	97	142	1,172
Haiti	122	189	7	8	90	57	42	111	192	102	40	33	21	1,014
Suriname	89	154	89	27	139	50	55	24	26	41	48	142	17	901
Antigua and Barbuda	158	51	67	22	72	98	18	32	22	49	42	20	17	668
Barbados	47	18	65	13	20	2	6	4	95	33	33	21	57	414
Dominica	28	44	5	9	11	40	14	41	24	17	11	4	22	270
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	35	63	9	41	12		2	5	12	33	13	34	10	269
Grenada	63	44	7	9	11	11	15	20	20	20	30	10	9	269
St. Lucia	33	46	5	11	13	16	22	22	22	27	14	15	13	259
St. Kitts and Nevis	11	46	11	12	10	30	20	26	22	23	23	10	9	253
Netherlands Antilles						2	40	48				56		146
Turks and Caicos											50	1	6	57
Cayman Islands			2											2
Bermuda						1								1
TOTAL	13,785	6,773	15,099	15,038	22,830	15,845	17,041	13,426	25,836	11,679	15,444	12,710	10,301	195,807

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June 19

Brazil
- Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders
Simon Romero, The New York Times

- Another big protest as Brazilians lament high cost of living, lack of good public services, Associated Press, The Washington Post

Colombia
- Campesinos colombianos preparan reclamos al Gobierno tras 8 dias de protestas, EFE, Univision Noticias

Dominican Republic
- Dominican Military Patrol Streets To Fight Crime
Marguerite Cawley, Insight Crime

El Salvador
- El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives and Negatives

Honduras
- US senators urge Kerry to review Honduras aid, Associated Press

Mexico
- Confirman 30 migrantes detenidos en Huehuetoca, Animal Politico (Mexico)

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June 18

Brazil
- Protests Expand in Brazil, Fueled by Video of Police Brutality
Todd Benson, Asher Levine, Reuters

- Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil
Todd Benson, Asher Levine, Reuters

Colombia
- Nuevas reglas de juego para las FF.AA., El Espectador (Colombia)

El Salvador
- US Funds El Salvador Security, Not Gang Truce
Miriam Wells, Insight Crime

- Los dias mas dificiles de la tregua
Carlos Martinez, Jose Luis Sanchez, El Faro (El Salvador)

Mexico
- As U.S. Plugs Border in Arizona, Crossings Shift to South Texas
Eric Lipton, Julia Preston, The New York Times

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June 17

Brazil
- Video: Brazil Maracana stadium protest ends in clashes , BBC (UK)

Colombia
- Colombia's Long-Elusive Goal: Land Reform
Vivian Sequera, Frank Bajak, Associated Press, ABC News

- Colombian police rescue two kidnapped Spanish tourists
Helen Murphy, Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters, Chicago Tribune

- Puntos claves en debate final del fuero militar, El Tiempo (Colombia)

- Historica caida de los cultivos de coca, El Tiempo (Colombia)

- La Constituyente es el gran pulso, Semana (Colombia)

- Las FARC aspiran a aplicar en Colombia un modelo de paz como el de Irlanda, EFE, Univision Noticias

Ecuador
- Periodicos de Ecuador alertan por ley que busca "asfixiarlos", EFE, El Salvador

Guatemala
- Assault on Police Station Leaves 8 Dead in Guatemala
James Bargent, InSight Crime

Honduras
- Xiomara Castro lanza candidatura en Honduras, Associated Press, El Nuevo Herald

Mexico
- Madres de desaparecidas en Juarez instalan planton en Segob
Paris Martinez, Animal Politico (Mexico)

Paraguay
- Alta impunidad en casos de robos de armas en las FF.AA., ABC Color (Paraguay)

Peru
- El Nuevo Consenso, Caretas (Peru)

Venezuela
- Court in Venezuela Orders Release of a Judge Once Scorned and Jailed by Chavez
William Neuman, Maria Eugenia Diaz, The New York Times

View all links from June 17.

June 14

Argentina
- Condenan al expresidente Menem por trafico de armas, AFP, El Faro (El Salvador)

Bolivia
- More Bolivia Coca Growers Push to Classify Crops as 'Legal'
James Bargent, InSight Crime

Central America Regional, Mexico
- Perils en route to US mean more Central Americans now pin hopes on Mexico
Lauren Villagran, The Christian Science Monitor

Colombia
- A former murder capital cleans up, but gains prove fleeting
Juan Forero, The Washington Post

- La paradoja del nuevo fuero penal militar
Juanita Leon, La Silla Vacia (Colombia)

Colombia, Ecuador
- No FARC In Ecuador: Foreign Minister
Miriam Wells, InSight Crime

Colombia, Venezuela
- Q & A on Venezuela Colombia Relations
David Smilde, Venezuelan Politics And Human Rights

Mexico
- The new face of Mexican policing, The Economist

Venezuela
- Venezuela has a pretty big corruption problem
Benedict Mander, Financial Times

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June 13

Brazil
- Brazilian journalist slain in apparent effort to silence coverage
Vincent Bevins, Los Angeles Times

- Crime doubts persist in Brazil ahead of events
Jenny Barchfield, Associated Press, The Kansas City Star

Guatemala
- Guatemalan Officials Identify 54 Drug Trafficking Groups
Claire O'Neill McCleskey, InSight Crime

Haiti
- Haiti: UN warns 1.5 million people face severe hunger following weather shocks, UN News Centre

Honduras
- Honduras Expands Armed Forces as Police Reform Flounders
Claire O'Neill McCleskey, InSight Crime

Mexico
- Las policias comunitarias se consolidan en Guerrero
Pablo Perez, Animal Politico (Mexico)

- En 2012, 144 muertes por secuestro; segunda cifra mas alta en Mexico, Animal Politico (Mexico)

Peru
- Defense Secretary Hosts Peruvian Leaders at Pentagon, American Forces Press Service, U.S. Southern Command

Venezuela
- EE.UU. y Venezuela preparan agenda de dialogo, Voz De America

View all links from June 13.

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