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Friday, May 24, 2013
| Location: | Argentina |
| Category: | Human Rights |
| Title: | Former Ford executives charged in Argentina for human rights crimes |
| Author/Source: | MercoPress |
| Brief: | All three men are in their 80s now, and their case is part of a new wave of prosecutions focusing on corporate support for the dictators who ran Argentina from 1976-1983 |
| Location: | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
| Category: | Exercises, News Email, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Pages: Southern Partnership Station 13 Mission Concludes |
| Author/Source: | Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Stagner SOUTHCOM |
| Brief: | U.S. Marine Corps and Seabee detachments remained in Honduras as the Swift successfully tested an Aerostat inflatable aircraft and Puma UAV that could possibly serve as future platforms to conduct Operation Martillo counter drug operations in the Caribbea |
| Location: | Bolivia |
| Category: | Drug Policy, News Email, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | NAS se va del pais; en el MAS lo minimizan |
| Author/Source: | El Deber (Bolivia) |
| Brief: | El Gobierno de Estados Unidos anuncio ayer que cerrara su oficina de asuntos antinarcoticos (NAS, por sus siglas en ingles) en La Paz y que suspendera el financiamiento para la lucha contra las drogas en el pais hasta 2015 |
| Location: | Bolivia |
| Category: | Drug Policy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Sin la DEA Bolivia mejoro resultados en lucha antidrogas |
| Author/Source: | |
| Brief: | 'Sin la DEA Bolivia digna y soberana obtiene mejores resultados en la lucha contra las drogas y sin violar los derechos humanos', apostillo |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Brazilian Foreign Policy, News Email |
| Title: | Brazil's Rousseff one of the main speakers at the African Union 50 year celebration |
| Author/Source: | MercoPress |
| Brief: | Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff will be attending next Saturday in Ethiopia the fiftieth celebration of the African Unions Organization that preceded the African Union, (AU) and will be one of the main speakers |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | In Brazil, Let the Lay-offs Begin |
| Author/Source: | Kenneth Rapoza Forbes |
| Brief: | The Brazilian Institute for Statistics, known as IBGE, showed that the April unemployment rate rose to 5.8% from around 5.5% |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Human Rights, Public Security |
| Title: | Rio Academia Discusses Influence of UPP Pacification on Favela Youth |
| Author/Source: | Rio On Watch |
| Brief: | While the reduced number of homicides can be attributed to pacification and should be celebrated, the critique of UPP methods and intrusion on rights and sociability must continue to be questioned |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Public Security |
| Title: | Drug trafficker in Rio challenge authorities and the pacifying campaign in favelas |
| Author/Source: | MercoPress |
| Brief: | Although Thursday's events were limited to the area around the Complexo do Alemao, a huge series of shanties between the city centre and its international airport, they came as Brazil is grappling with a resurgence of crime in other cities |
| Location: | Caribbean |
| Category: | Exercises, News Email, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Pages: Tradewinds 2013 |
| Author/Source: | SOUTHCOM |
| Brief: | Tradewinds 2013 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored training exercise conducted in the Caribbean Basin focused on improving cooperation and security in the region. This year’s joint and interagency exercise is in St. Lucia from May 20 – June 6. |
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Sen. Robert Menendez: How to deal with the growing security crisis in Central America |
| Author/Source: | Senator Robert Menendez The Miami Herald |
| Brief: | I will be introducing a bill to clarify our policy and objectives in this region and create new incentives for instituting policy reforms and meeting our shared responsibilities |
| Location: | Central America, El Salvador |
| Category: | Defense Budgets, News Email |
| Title: | El Salvador invierte mas en seguridad y justicia |
| Author/Source: | El Banco Mundial |
| Brief: | En 2010 el gasto represento el 2.4 por ciento del PIB. En ese mismo ano, Costa Rica, Nicaragua y Panama dedicaron 2.3 por ciento cada uno, Honduras invirtio 2 por ciento y Guatemala, 1.7 por ciento |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Costa Rica and Guatemala move closer to joining Pacific Alliance bloc Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3413506/costa-rica-and-guatemala-move.html#storylink=cpy |
| Author/Source: | Jim Wyss The Miami Herald |
| Brief: | One of the prerequisites to joining the two-year-old Alliance is to have free-trade agreements with all members |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Costa Rica, Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Costa Rica se incorpora a la Alianza del pacifico como miembro pleno |
| Author/Source: | Univision Noticias |
| Brief: | Costa Rica se incorporo hoy a la Alianza del Pacifico, hasta ahora conformada por Colombia, Chile, Mexico y Peru, anuncio el jefe del estado colombiano y presidente pro tempore del organismo, Juan Manuel Santos, al termino de la cumbre |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Latam 'gang of four'agree to scrap trade tariffs |
| Author/Source: | Gideon Long BBC (UK) |
| Brief: | The countries also agreed to abolish the need for tourist and business visas, allowing their citizens, which have a combined population of 210 million people, to travel more easily |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | 'La Alianza es el motor de desarrollo de America Latina' |
| Author/Source: | Daniel Valero Portafolio (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Entusiasmados se mostraron los presidentes y delegados de los nueve paises que asistieron como observadores a la cumbre de la Alianza del Pacifico |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade, News Email |
| Title: | Latin America's free trade bloc lifts tariffs, eyes Asian markets |
| Author/Source: | Eduardo Garcia Reuters |
| Brief: | At a meeting in the city of Cali, Colombia, the presidents of the four member countries agreed to remove tariffs on 90 percent of the goods traded between them |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Economy And Security, Free Trade |
| Title: | Pacific Alliance: the most exciting thing going on in LatAm these days |
| Author/Source: | Andres Schipani Beyondbrics |
| Brief: | "We are four economies that are growing above Latin America's average, and Latin America is growing above the world’s average; that puts us in a very privileged position," Santos said |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Emerging Criminal Groups |
| Title: | Revelan mapa de bandas criminales en Barrancabermeja |
| Author/Source: | El Tiempo (Colombia) |
| Brief: | El informe precisa que los grupos serian responsables de asesinatos selectivos, desplazamiento forzado, desapariciones, amenazas individuales y colectivas, estrategias usadas por los paramilitares |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | FARC Talks, Kidnapping, Recent Violence, Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | La Guajira |
| Title: | Colombia esta en permanente contacto con Espana y Canada por sus rehenes |
| Author/Source: | AFP |
| Brief: | Inicialmente se manejo la hipotesis de que fueron tomados como rehenes con fines extorsivos por una supuesta faccion de la guerrilla comunista de las FARC, version que el miercoles este grupo rebelde nego categoricamente desde La Habana |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Human Rights |
| Title: | Informe Especial sobre la situacion de DDHH y DIH en Colombia durante 2012 |
| Author/Source: | CINEP |
| Brief: | Los casos de ejecuciones extrajudiciales siguen ocurriendo en Colombia. En 2012 se presentaron 20 casos con 52 victimas en contraste con 2011 donde se presentaron 17 casos con 85 victimas |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Kidnapping, Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | La Guajira |
| Title: | Autoridades indigenas ayudaran a buscar a espanoles secuestrados en Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Univision Noticias |
| Brief: | Las autoridades indigenas del pueblo Wayuu, del departamento colombiano de La Guajira, se comprometieron hoy con las locales a ayudar en la busqueda y recabar informacion para dar con el paradero de dos ciudadanos espanoles secuestrados |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | La Guajira |
| Title: | Las Farc matan a cuatro policias |
| Author/Source: | El Colombiano (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Segun el general Ricardo Restrepo, comandante de la Regional 8 de la Policia Nacional, una patrulla fue emboscada por el frente 59 de las Farc en la via que conduce de Maicao a Paraguashon |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | La Guajira |
| Title: | Cuatro muertos, entre ellos dos policias, en atentado en La Guajira |
| Author/Source: | El Tiempo (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Dos funcionarios de Migracion Colombia y dos policias de la direccion de Transito y Transporte fueron asesinados este jueves en La Guajira, en un ataque del que aun no se conoce la autoria |
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations |
| Title: | Las Fuerzas Armadas seran reestructuradas |
| Author/Source: | El Universo (Ecuador) |
| Brief: | Entre los retos que tienen con la milicia estan articular el rol de la defensa de la soberania con la participacion activa en la defensa de los derechos y garantias ciudadanas, participar tambien en los temas de seguridad interna |
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | News Email, Politics And Security |
| Title: | South America re-election rash: Ecuador's Correa takes office for the third consecutive time |
| Author/Source: | MercoPress |
| Brief: | Correa pledged this week he will not run for re-election and trusts that some candidate will emerge from the ruling party or cadres to continue in 2017 |
| Location: | Ecuador |
| Category: | Politics And Security |
| Title: | Rafael Correa sume lo que asegura sera su ultimo periodo |
| Author/Source: | |
| Brief: | Correa asumio por primera vez el poder el 15 de enero del 2007, y al culminar esta gestion de cuatro anos mas sumara diez en el ejercicio politico |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Human Rights, News Email |
| Title: | Was there genocide in Guatemala? |
| Author/Source: | Will Grant BBC (UK) |
| Brief: | Barely two weeks ago, a court agreed. There had been genocide in Guatemala, the presiding Judge Jazmin Barrios said, and the then-President Rios Montt was guilty |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Human Rights, News Email, Video |
| Title: | Rios Montt genocide case stirs Guatemala tensions |
| Author/Source: | BBC (UK) |
| Brief: | Just days after he was sentenced to 80 years in prison, the decision was overturned by a higher court |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Human Rights, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Convocan a protestas por anulacion de la sentencia a Rios Montt |
| Author/Source: | El Nuevo Herald |
| Brief: | Grupos de indigenas, mujeres y de derechos humanos convocaron a realizar protestas este viernes en al menos siete paises de Latinoamerica en repudio a la anulacion de la sentencia de 80 anos de prision por genocidio contra el ex dictador guatemalteco Efra |
| Location: | Honduras |
| Category: | Elections, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Honduras celebrara por primera vez elecciones con nueve partidos en contienda |
| Author/Source: | Grupo Milenio |
| Brief: | Nueve partidos participaran en las elecciones generales del 24 de noviembre proximo, a las que el Tribunal Supremo Electoral (TSE) convoco hoy |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Arms Transfers, Defense Budgets |
| Title: | Jets y offsets: Como convertir el gasto en inversion |
| Author/Source: | Ínigo Guevara Y Moyano MexicoSeguridad |
| Brief: | 12 aviones supersonicos, 55 jets subsonicos y 88 turbohelice- de aviones con tecnologia actual que permita operar y crecer durante los siguientes 30 a 40 anos, supondria al pais una inversion de 3 mil 700 millones de dolares |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, News Email, Public Security |
| Title: | Mexico drug war, rebooted |
| Author/Source: | Dudley Althaus Global Post |
| Brief: | Outside experts smirk at official clams of a double-digit decrease in mob murders compared with last year |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Public Security |
| Title: | Mexico's Self-Defense Squads Refuse To Disarm Despite Army Presence In Michoacan |
| Author/Source: | Leticia Pineda |
| Brief: | The government deployed thousands of troops to the western state of Michoacan this week, but in some towns like Coalcoman, population 10,000, vigilantes are wary of putting down their weapons |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Drug Policy |
| Title: | "Legalizar drogas, via falsa para combate al crimen" |
| Author/Source: | Miriam Castillo Grupo Milenio |
| Brief: | En entrevista con Radio Blu, un medio local de Cali, Colombia, el mandatario federal dijo que su postura contra la despenalizacion de los estupefacientes siempre ha sido la misma, pero se dijo dispuesto a discutir el tema |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death |
| Author/Source: | The Economist |
| Brief: | In December, just as President Enrique Pena Nieto came to power promising to increase Mexico’s growth potential, the country’s strong recovery from the 2008-09 global financial crisis hit the skids |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Justice System, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fiscales de EE.UU recomiendan mantener la figura de testigos protegidos |
| Author/Source: | Mexico Seguridad |
| Brief: | En reunion con la Comision de Justicia y ante los senadores Roberto Gil Zuarth, del PAN, y Veronica Martinez Espinoza, del PRI, expusieron temas relacionados con las tecnicas de investigacion policial, la licitud de la prueba y los servicios periciales |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Despite 'zero-tolerance' policy, many who cross border are repeat offenders |
| Author/Source: | |
| Brief: | In more than 21,000 cases last year, agents apprehended border crossers who already had been caught six or more times |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | News Email, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death |
| Author/Source: | Ricardo A. Serrano Los Angeles Times |
| Brief: | A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Mexico drug cartel commander pleads guilty in murder of U.S. official |
| Author/Source: | Chris Francescani Reuters |
| Brief: | When the agents refused, identifying themselves as American diplomats from the U.S. embassy, Espinoza ordered the gunmen to fire on the vehicle |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Testimony of Clare Seelke, Specialist in Latin American Affairs: "U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-Present" |
| Author/Source: | Clare Seelke Congressional Research Service |
| Brief: | While bilateral efforts have yielded some positive results, the apparent weakness of Mexico's criminal justice system seems to have limited the effectiveness of anti-crime efforts. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Testimony - Elizabeth Hogan, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean:"U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-Present" |
| Author/Source: | Elizabeth Hogan U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | USAID considers insecurity related to high levels of crime and violence in Mexico to be a grave threat to the remarkable development advances of recent decades. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Testimony of John F. Feely Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs: "U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-Present" |
| Author/Source: | John F. Feeley U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | At the federal level, Merida has delivered training to nearly 19,000 federal law enforcement officers. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Testimony of Ambassador William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs: "U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative, 2008-Present" |
| Author/Source: | Ambassador William R. Brownfield U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | President Pena Nieto and his Administration are committed to continuing our close collaboration on security issues under the four-pillar Merida framework, with a sharper focus on crime prevention and rule of law. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Testimony - Steven Dudley, Director InSight Crime:“US-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008- Present” |
| Author/Source: | Steven Dudley U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | The challenges the Pena Nieto administration faces are tremendous. But there has been progress, and continued cooperation by the United States of Mexico's effort is warranted. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Pendientes de entrega fondos por 500 mdd de la Iniciativa Merida |
| Author/Source: | Mexico Seguridad |
| Brief: | Fondos por 500 millones de dolares (mdd) aprobados en el esquema de la Iniciativa Merida aun no se han entregado a Mexico, informo el Gobierno estadounidense a la Camara de Representantes; otros 95 millones de dolares estan "congelados" en el Se |
| Location: | Peru, Venezuela |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Errores y Aciertos |
| Author/Source: | Luis F. Jimenez Caretas (Peru) |
| Brief: | Dos puntos sirven para trazar una linea; la impresion es que Humala dejo caer a Roncagliolo. ¿Que sabra Maduro? |
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, News Email |
| Title: | Presidente Maduro ordena la creacion de la Milicia Obrera Bolivariana |
| Author/Source: | Sistema Bolivariano De Comunicacion E Informacion |
| Brief: | Precisa el jefe de Estado que es importante fortalecer la alianza entre la clase obrera organizada |
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Toilet paper shortage is because 'Venezuelans are eating more'argues the government |
| Author/Source: | MercoPress |
| Brief: | After the Venezuelan congress voted a 79 million dollars credit for the import of 39 million rolls of toilet paper and other personal hygiene items, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said this was because "Venezuelans are eating more" |
Thursday, May 23, 2013
| Location: | Entire Region, Cuba, Venezuela |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Daily Press Briefing |
| Author/Source: | Patrick Ventrell U.S. State Department |
| Brief: | Indigenous issues are something that we very much discuss with our counterparts across the Americas. |
| Location: | Bolivia |
| Category: | Politics And Security |
| Title: | El MAS va a las calles en defensa de Evo Morales |
| Author/Source: | Leopoldo Vegas El Deber (Bolivia) |
| Brief: | Masistas de todo el pais se concentraran hoy en la plaza Villarroel, de La Paz. Aseguran que es en respaldo al proceso de cambio. La oposicion asegura que es un acto de proclamacion |
| Location: | Bolivia, Brazil |
| Category: | Border Security, Defense Cooperation, News Email |
| Title: | Brazil, Bolivia focus on border |
| Author/Source: | Neiza Oliveira InfoSurHoy.com |
| Brief: | Representatives from the two countries met in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on May 15-16 to plan their joint fight against organized crime along their shared border |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Education woes seen as Achilles' heel of Brazil |
| Author/Source: | Kxan.com |
| Brief: | Long the domain of the country's tiny ruling elite, Brazil's universities have become more inclusive in recent years thanks in large part to affirmative action programs aimed at boosting enrollment of poor and nonwhite students |
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Defense Cooperation |
| Title: | Militares de la CFAC se reunen con el Parlacen |
| Author/Source: | Leonor Alvarez El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) |
| Brief: | Seis representantes de la Conferencia de las Fuerzas Armadas Centroamericanas, CFAC, se reunieron ayer con los diputados ante el Parlamento Centroamericano, Parlacen, como parte de su estancia en Nicaragua |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | In bloc-happy Latin America, the Pacific Alliance hopes to stand out |
| Author/Source: | Jim Wyss Miami Herald |
| Brief: | The group is hoping to tear down business barriers and allow the free flow of goods, services and labor. It also wants to be the regional nexus for trade with Asia |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Leaders of Latin America’s 4-nation Pacific Alliance trade bloc meet to discuss final form |
| Author/Source: | The Washington Post |
| Brief: | The presidents of Colombia, Peru, Chile and Mexico meet in the western city of Cali on Thursday in hopes of completing a nascent trade bloc that looks to the European Union as a model |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | 23 preguntas clave para entender para que sirve la Alianza del Pacifico |
| Author/Source: | El Pais (Colombia) |
| Brief: | La Alianza del Pacifico es la integracion politica, economica y de cooperacion entre Chile, Colombia, Mexico y Peru. Fue establecida en abril de 2011 y constituida formal y juridicamente el 6 de junio de 2012 |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Editorial: Alianza para el progreso |
| Author/Source: | El Tiempo (Colombia) |
| Brief: | El entusiasmo generado por la Cumbre del Pacifico refleja las posibilidades que tiene un esquema de integracion profunda que hoy incluye a Colombia, Chile, Peru y Mexico |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade |
| Title: | Viaja Ollanta a cumbre de la Alianza del Pacifico |
| Author/Source: | El Universal (Mexico) |
| Brief: | El viernes se trasladara a Ecuador para participar en la toma de mando del presidente, Rafael Correa |
| Location: | Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Free Trade, News Email |
| Title: | 'Gang of four' aims to shake up Latam trade |
| Author/Source: | Gideon Long BBC (UK) |
| Brief: | All four countries are outward-looking, with a particular interest in Asian markets. Chile has more free trade agreements in place than any other country in the world, and Mexico is not far behind |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | FARC Talks |
| Title: | El top 10 del proceso de paz |
| Author/Source: | Marta Ruiz Arco Iris (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Quise hacer este top 10 de documentos y libros para darle un mejor contexto al actual proceso |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Kidnapping, Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | La Guajira |
| Title: | Policia apunta fines de extorsion en secuestro de dos espanoles en Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Univision Noticias |
| Brief: | "Ya hay requerimientos de los secuestradores. Hay varios elementos que apuntan a que pueden ser las FARC o delincuencia comun", dijo hoy el director de la Policia Nacional de Colombia, general Jose Roberto Leon Riano |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | La Guajira |
| Title: | Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards |
| Author/Source: | Chicago Tribune |
| Brief: | "We categorically reject this new absurdity of accusing the FARC of actions of common crime," Andres Paris, a senior rebel leader, said in Havana |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | Norte de Santander |
| Title: | Colombia says 10 soldiers killed in attack by rebels who hold Canadian mining executive |
| Author/Source: | The Washington Post |
| Brief: | At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country’s second-largest leftist rebel band |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | Norte de Santander |
| Title: | Golpe del Eln a las tropas intenta mostrar fortaleza |
| Author/Source: | Juan Carlos Monroy G. El Colombiano (Colombia) |
| Brief: | El ataque en el que murieron 10 militares, en Norte de Santander, se interpreta como forma de presionar un proceso de dialogo con el Gobierno |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Colombia Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | EE. UU. reitero su apoyo a Colombia en esfuerzos de paz y guerra |
| Author/Source: | Sergio Gomez Maseri El Tiempo (Colombia) |
| Brief: | El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos llegara a Bogota el domingo en la tarde y estara hasta el lunes, cuando saldra rumbo a Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | News Email |
| Colombia Category: | FARC Talks |
| Title: | Cinco dias definitivos para el proceso de paz |
| Author/Source: | Marisol Gomez Giraldo El Tiempo (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Dentro del Gobierno piensan que si despues de estos cinco dias no se ven resultados, "el proceso de paz se queda sin oxigeno" |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | News Email |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | Norte de Santander |
| Title: | 10 Colombian Soldiers Killed in Rebel Ambush -Army |
| Author/Source: | The Wall Street Journal |
| Brief: | The Colombian army blamed the country's second-largest rebel group for killing 10 soldiers Wednesday in an attack that underscores the challenges that lie ahead for Bogota |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | News Email |
| Colombia Category: | Recent Violence |
| Colombia Region: | Norte de Santander |
| Title: | Relato de militar que sobrevivio a ataque de Eln en Norte de Santander |
| Author/Source: | El Tiempo (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Las estadisticas del Ejercito, que coinciden con las del Cerac, evidencian un incremento de las acciones armadas, principalmente despues de diciembre del ano pasado en Bolivar, Arauca, Norte de Santander, Antioquia y Choco |
| Location: | Colombia, Costa Rica |
| Category: | Free Trade |
| Colombia Category: | Relations with Neighbors |
| Title: | Video: Alianza Pacifico abre puertas a Costa Rica tras firma de TLC con Colombia |
| Author/Source: | Albert Traver Univision Noticias |
| Brief: | Colombia y Costa Rica firmaron hoy un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) tras casi un ano de negociaciones y que le permite al pais centroamericano ser parte de la Alianza del Pacifico |
| Location: | Colombia, Paraguay |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations |
| Colombia Category: | Civil-military Relations, Relations with Neighbors |
| Title: | Embajador de Colombia fue militar y combatio a las FARC |
| Author/Source: | ABC Color (Paraguay) |
| Brief: | Fue comandante de las Fuerzas Militares de su pais y durante su mando resulto muerto en un enfrentamiento el cabecilla de las FARC, Victor Suarez Rojas, alias Mono Jojoy |
| Location: | Costa Rica |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, News Email, Public Security |
| Title: | La colonizacion de los mexicanos |
| Author/Source: | Pablo Ferri, Jose Luis Pardo El Universal (Mexico) |
| Brief: | El unico pais del continente sin Ejercito se ha convertido en sala de operaciones y punto clave del corredor de la droga. Hoy, dicen las autoridades, es una colonia mexicana |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Human Rights, Justice System, News Email |
| Title: | Justice Interrupted in Guatemala |
| Author/Source: | The Editorial Board The New York Times |
| Brief: | The United States, which supported the general and his regime during the war and apologized for that in 1999, provides aid for the justice system. It should urge that the case be pursued through an independent process |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Accountable border security helps build public trust |
| Author/Source: | Edward Alden, Bryan Roberts, John Whitley Politico |
| Brief: | Despite an enormous buildup of Border Patrol agents, fencing and technology over the past two decades, the U.S. government has yet to assess whether these expenditures have actually been effective in reducing illegal immigration |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, News Email, Public Security |
| Title: | Imponen autodefensas al Ejercito trueque de detenidos |
| Author/Source: | Laura Castellanos, Alberto Torres Enviados El Universal (Mexico) |
| Brief: | En el segundo dia del operativo federal para pacificar Michoacan, grupos de autodefensa mantuvieron retenidos durante casi siete horas a 24 militares en protesta por la detencion de cuatro integrantes de la policia comunitaria |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Public Security |
| Title: | Liberan a militares retenidos por autodefensas en Michoacan |
| Author/Source: | Mexico Seguridad (Mexico) |
| Brief: | Los 25 militares fueron retenidos por pobladores y miembros de autodefensas en el municipio de Buenavista Tomatlan, en Michoacan, fueron liberados tras la entrega de los cuatro guardias comunitarios detenidos por autoridades federales |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Civil-Military Relations, Public Security |
| Title: | Fin a crisis con canje de civiles por militares |
| Author/Source: | Juan Pablo Bercerra Milenio (Mexico) |
| Brief: | La captura de cuatro integrantes de la autodefensa de esa comunidad de Michoacan genero enojo entre los pobladores, lo que propicio que un general y 28 soldados permanecieran horas en la comandancia local |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Corruption, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Boxes of Cash Seized in Mexico Corruption Probe |
| Author/Source: | E. Eduardo Castillo ABC News |
| Brief: | He denied Granier is getting preferential treatment for being a member of the PRI |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | News Email, Public Security |
| Title: | Mexico Cartel Dominates, Torches Western State |
| Author/Source: | Mark Stevenson ABC News |
| Brief: | A drug cartel that takes its name from an ancient monastic order has set fire to lumber yards, packing plants and passenger buses in a medieval-like reign of terror |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Politics And Security |
| Title: | La necesidad de una estrategia de Estado para America del Norte |
| Author/Source: | Abelardo Rodriguez Sumano Mexico Seguridad (Mexico) |
| Brief: | El sistema de seguridad nacional, inteligencia, defensa maritima, territorial, aerea y de politica exterior se encuentran desarticulados |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Politics And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Participating in Ambush Murder and Attempted Murder of Ice Agents in Mexico |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of Justice |
| Brief: | As part of their guilty pleas, Espinoza, Rivera and Villagran admitted to being members of a Los Zetas hit squad and to participating directly in the Feb. 15, 2011, ambush of the two Special Agents. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security |
| Title: | El ecanto del Mando Unico |
| Author/Source: | Liliana Juarez Gonzalez Mexico Seguridad (Mexico) |
| Brief: | Hoy cada municipio, de acuerdo con su realidad, decide si hace o no un pacto con el Gobierno estatal para coordinarse con los tres niveles de Gobierno y tener mayor efectividad en seguridad. "No se les obliga" |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Prepared Statement of: Ambassador William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics & Law Enforcement Affairs |
| Author/Source: | William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary Of State For Inte U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | Our support to Mexico over the past six years has achieved positive results, and I am confident that our collaborative efforts can continue. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Issues of the Day |
| Author/Source: | Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) U.S. House Of Representatives |
| Brief: | And we have a President that goes down to Mexico in the last 2 or 3 weeks and tells them about how outrageous it is that America has been selling guns to criminals that are using them in Mexico. |
| Location: | Nicaragua, Venezuela |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Impiden ingreso a venezolanos |
| Author/Source: | El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) |
| Brief: | La Direccion de Migracion y Extranjeria de Nicaragua impidio ayer el ingreso de una delegacion de tres miembros de la oposicion venezolana |
| Location: | Peru |
| Category: | Public Security |
| Title: | Censo desnuda deficiencias en lucha contra la delincuencia |
| Author/Source: | Doris Aguirre La Republica (Peru) |
| Brief: | Segun informacion del censo de la Policia Nacional, el 92 por ciento de las dependencias policiales no puede recurrir a la informacion judicial con el proposito de identificar a procesados y sentenciados |
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | Economy And Security |
| Title: | Escasez de productos en Venezuela ha alcanzado niveles alarmantes |
| Author/Source: | |
| Brief: | La escasez en el ultimo trimestre fue del 20 por ciento promedio |
| Location: | Venezuela |
| Category: | Elections, News Email, Politics And Security |
| Title: | Maduro dice auditoria de elecciones demuestra que obtuvo 'victoria heroica' |
| Author/Source: | El Nuevo Herald |
| Brief: | "Se obtuvo una victoria heroica, limpia como se esta demostrando en el proceso de la auditoria", senalo Maduro durante un acto de Gobierno transmitido en cadena obligatoria |
| Location: | Western Hemisphere Regional |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, News Email, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Spending Cuts Devastate Cocaine Interdiction, Admiral Says |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | "It breaks my heart to see multi-metric-ton cocaine shipments go by that we know are there and we don’t have a ship to target it," he said |