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	Link to our RSS feed / Link to our podcast feed	Have blog entries sent to you Tags aid Argentina arms transfers Bolivia Brazil civil-military relations Colombia congress Counter-Narcotics Counternarcotics diplomatic relations Ecuador Elections El Salvador Entire Region Haiti Honduras human rights Mexico Narcotrafficking Nicaragua Peru Podcast Politics and Security public security Recent Violence U.S. Aid U.S. Policy Venezuela Week in Review more tags Recent blog posts Week's Top Articles: May 4-11, 2012 French journalist captured in Colombian town at the center of 2004 U.S-backed offensive Defense Department drones at the border Iran in Latin America: views from the Defense Department Leaders at the Summit of the Americas: Protect Your Human Rights Defenders Week's Top Articles on Mexico: Mar. 23-30, 2012 Week's Top Articles on Mexico: Mar. 16-22, 2012 Week's Top Articles on Mexico: Mar. 9-15, 2012 Week's Top Articles on Mexico: Mar. 2-8, 2012 Week's Top Articles on Mexico: Feb. 24-Mar. 1st, 2012 more Recent News May 16 Brazil - Brazil rocked by corruption scandal Nicolas Bourcier, The Guardian (UK) Colombia - Colombia bomb injures ex-minister, kills 2 as new trade era dawns Chris Kraul, Jenny Carolina Gonzalez, The Los Angeles Times - El de Chivolo no fue el unico pacto entre las AUC y los politicos, Arco Iris (Colombia) Guatemala - Guatemala Sees 6 Taxi Drivers Murdered in a Week Christopher Looft, InSight - Gobierno aracnofobico Martin Rodriguez Pellecer, Plaza Publica (Guatemala) Mexico - Poll Suggests Calderon's Drug War Hurt by Lack of Coherent Strategy Elyssa Pachico, InSight - Official in north Mexico says banners signed by Zetas deny responsibility for massacre of 49, Associated Press, The Washington Post - Mexico: UN and regional experts urge government to take action to protect journalists, UN News Centre Venezuela - Victimas piden que Venezuela siga al amparo de la OEA Humberto Marquez, Inter-Press Service, Plaza Publica (Guatemala) View all links from May 16. May 15 Argentina - Amado Boudou, Argentina Vice President, Accused Of Illegal Enrichment, Money Laundering, Influence Peddling Michael Warren, Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press, The Huffington Post Bolivia - Evo pacta con la COB, Pagina/12 (Argentina) Brazil - Brazil military police occupies favelas in Rio to prevent full fledged drugs war, MercoPress Colombia - 7 Colombian rebels surrender with 1.2 tons of explosives, EFE, Fox News Latino - Piedad Cordoba acepta pedido de las FARC y solicita al Gobierno pronunciarse, EFE, El Nuevo Herald Ecuador - Large amount of cash on crashed plane in Ecuador, Associated Press, The Boston Globe Mexico - Mexican drug cartel massacres have method in their brutal madness Jo Tuckman, The Guardian (UK) - EU lanza licitacion para que SSP aumente capacidad de espionaje Fernando Santillanes, Roberto Lopez, Milenio (Mexico) Peru - Humala busca superar crisis en Defensa e Interior con un nacionalista y un militar Ana Nunez, Martin Hidalgo, La Republica (Peru) Uruguay - Uruguay: marcha por la inseguridad Nelson Fernandez, La Nacion (Argentina) Venezuela - Venezuela exige extradicion de Aponte Antonio Maria Delgado, El Nuevo Herald View all links from May 15. May 14 Entire Region - Report Sheds Light on Troubled Latin American Prisons Geoffrey Ramsey, InSight Bolivia - American on hunger strike after 11 months in Bolivian prison Mariano Castillo, CNN Brazil - Brasil lanza programa para erradicar miseria en familias con hijos pequenos, El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) Colombia - Colombia's Farc rebels to free French reporter, Reuters, The Guardian (UK) - Colombia espera prudente por regreso de periodista frances en poder de FARC, El Nuevo Diario (Nicaragua) Cuba - Daughter of Cuban president leads gay rights march Anne-Marie Garcia, Associated Press, The San Francisco Chronicle El Salvador - El Salvador gears up for 2014 presidential elections Mike Allison, Al Jazeera Mexico - Police Find 49 Bodies by a Highway in Mexico Karla Zabludovsky, The New York Times - Un grupo armado ataca las instalaciones de 'El Manana' en Tamaulipas, CNN - Exigen en Guanajuato aclarar crimen de Regina Martinez Veronica Espinosa, Proceso (Mexico) South America Regional - Unasur defence spending one of the lowest in the world: average 0.91% of GDP, MercoPress Venezuela - Crossword Plot? Probe Ridiculed in Venezuela Jorge Rueda, Associated Press, ABC News View all links from May 14. May 11 Chile - Chile approves hate-crime law after gay bashing Eva Vergara, Associated Press, The Miami Herald Colombia - The Retention of Romeo Langlois Chris Gilbert, CounterPunch - Colombia oil pipeline down after attack, exports OK Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters - Ataque guerrillero durante evento cultural en El Retorno, Guavire, El Tiempo (Colombia) Cuba - Cuba embargo could threaten oil-drilling safety, expert says Erika Bolstad, The Miami Herald Ecuador - Plymouth DA tells 'corrupt' Ecuador to return suspect O'Ryan Johnson, Boston Herald Haiti, Uruguay - Haitian who alleges abuse testifies in Uruguay, Associated Press, Google Honduras - 28 arrested, charged for roles in smuggling cocaine from Honduras to northern Virginia, Associated Press, The Washington Post Mexico - ACLU alleges abuse at US-Mexico border crossings Elliot Spagat, Associated Press, Google - Asesinan a oficial de transito en Monterrey, Notimex, El Universal (Mexico) Nicaragua - US lawmakers urge Nicaragua to review jailed American's case, Agence France Presse, Google Peru - Peru ministers resign over antidrug sweep Chris Kraul, Adriana Leon, The Los Angeles Times View all links from May 11. May 10 Entire Region - 'Narco-Lawyer' Killings Highlight Risks of the Trade Christopher Looft, Elyssa Pachico, InSight - Secretario General de la OEA inauguro reunion de la Comision Interamericana para el Control de Abuso de Drogas, Organization Of American States Bolivia - Video: Riot police and demonstrators clash in Bolivia Margarita Rodriguez, BBC (UK) Central America Regional - Central America's gangs: A meeting of the maras, The Economist (UK) El Salvador - Insulza viajara a El Salvador para conocer proceso de paz entre pandillas, La Prensa Grafica (El Salvador) Guatemala - Guatemala to Deploy Controversial Force to Mex Border Edward Fox, InSight Honduras - Honduran radio journalist Alfredo Villatoro kidnapped, BBC (UK) Mexico - Mexico Nabs 17 Suspected Gulf Cartel Members, Cuban Trainer, EFE, Fox News Latino - The man to beat in Mexico's presidential race Ken Ellingwood, The Los Angeles Times - Propone Pena Nieto una "gendarmeria nacional" para combatir crimen organizado, Notimex, Animal Politico (Mexico) - Incrementan a 18 los cuerpos hallados en Jalisco Ulises Zamarroni, El Universal (Mexico) Venezuela - Former Officials Allege 'Cartel War' in Venezuelan Military Geoffrey Ramsey, InSight View all links from May 10. 21 articles tagged "U.S. Policy" in the past 7 days
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