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FARC should release all civillian hostages by Garry Leech (April 2, 2008)

Propagandizing Human Rights in Colombia by Garry Leech (March 31, 2008)

Bush Administration Fails to Acknowledge Existence of New Paramlitary Groups in Colombia by Garry Leech (March 17, 2008)

The Significance of the Deaths of the FARC Leaders by Garry Leech (March 10, 2008)

The March of the Forgotten by Katherine West (March 10, 2008)

FARC Leader's Killing Sabatoges Prisoner Exchange by Garry Leech (March 6, 2008)

The Upside-Down World of Bush and Uribe: Slandering Chávez and the FARC by Garry Leech (March 5, 2008)

The Death of a Colombian Guerrilla Leader: Diplomatic Distractions and the Consolidation of the Para-Military State by Mario A. Murillo (March 5, 2008)

Uribe's Colombia is Destabilizing a New Latin America: a Response to the Murder of FARC Commander Raul Reyes by James J Brittain and R James Sacouman (March 3, 2008)

Colombia Assasinates FARC Commander Raúl Reyes by Justin Podur (March 3, 2008)

The Bush Administration's Hollow Commitment to Colombian Democracy by Michael Walker (January 28, 2008)

FARC Not a Terrorist Group by Paul Wolf (January 12, 2008)

Oil and US Policy Toward Colombia by Michael Walker (January 7, 2008)

Uribe Didn't Want Prisoner Exchange Talk to Succeed by Garry Leech (November 26, 2007)

Colombia's Elections Highlight Democratic Shortcomings by Garry Leech (November 5, 2007)

Women and the Struggle for Social Change in Colombia by Terry Gibbs (October 22,2007)

Seven Years of Plan Colombia...and Little has Changed in Putumayo by Kyle Johnson (September 24, 2007)

Life in a FARC Camp by Garry Leech (August 27, 2007)

Reflections on Mining in Colombia: When "Development" Creates Deprivation by Suzanne MacNeil (August 13, 2007)

Projecting La Memoria in Southwest Colombia by Peter Bearder (July 30, 2007)

Two Perspectives From the Colombian Left by Garry Leech (July 12, 2007)

Interview With FARC Commander Raul Reyes by Garry Leech (July 12, 2007)

The Best-Laid Plans of Presidents and War Criminals: The Unintended Outcome of Colombia’s Demobilization Process by Garry Leech (May 17, 2007)

Colombia's "Watergate" Scandal by Garry Leech (May 15, 2007)

Washington Post Way Out of Line on Colombia's "Supposed" Human Rights Crisis by Garry Leech
(May 7,2007)

Gore's Hypocritical Human Rights Stance Towards Colombia by Garry Leech (April 23, 2007)

The Prospects for Peace in Colombia by Garry Leech (April 15, 2007)

Slap on the Wrist for Corporate Sponsors of Terrorism by Garry Leech (March 19, 2007)

Bush Continues to Support Colombia's Para-State by Garry Leech (March 5, 2007)

Union-Community Solidarity in Colombia: Sintracarbón Takes a Stand by Suzanne MacNeil (February 19, 2007

Colombia’s Conflict and the Lack of a Regional Response: Why the United States is Part of the Problem by Henry Mance (January 8, 2007)

How the EU and Canada Could Work for Peace in Colombia by Garry Leech (December 11, 2006)

Censorship, Hegemony and the Media in Colombia by James J. Brittain (November 27, 2006)

Digging Up Canadian Dirt in Colombia by Chris Arsenault (November 6, 2006)

Abandoning a Negotiated Prisoner Exchange for a Militant Rescue Attempt? Uribe Further Alienates Colombia’s Elite by James J. Brittain (October 23, 2006)

Power and Double Standards in the U.S. Legal System: The Cases of Coca-Cola and the FARC by Terry Gibbs (October 16, 2006)

Drummond Generates Profits and Misery in Colombia by Garry Leech (October 2, 2006)

The Massacre in Ataquer by Garry Leech (September 18, 2006)

Waging War in Colombia’s National Parks by Garry Leech (September 3, 2006)

Uribe’s New Economic Reforms Benefit Corporations, Not Colombians by Garry Leech (July 31, 2006)

The Role of Young IDPs as Child Soldiers by Charles Geisler and Niousha Roshani (July 17, 2006)

Colombia Could Learn from Venezuela’s Social Policies by Garry Leech (June 26, 2006)

Deception at the Heart of Uribe’s Re-Election by Mathew Stein (June 6, 2006)

Putting Uribe’s “Mandate” into Perspective by Garry Leech (June 2, 2006)

Uribe Victory Likely to Lead to Increased Repression by Garry Leech (May 29, 2006)

The Rise of the Colombian Left by Garry Leech (May 22, 2006)

The FARC Indictment by Paul Wolf (May 3, 2006)

Coca Figures Make Evident the Failure of Plan Colombia by Garry Leech (April 17, 2006)

U.S. Willing to Deploy Combat Troops to Colombia by Garry Leech (March 27, 2006)

U.S. Silent on Colombia's Election Irregularities by Garry Leech (March 13, 2006)

U.S. Comes Out on Top in Trade Deal with Colombia by Garry Leech (March 6, 2006)

Who Are the Real Terrorists in Colombia? by Garry Leech (February 20, 2006)

Mainstream Media an Instrument of U.S. Foreign Policy by Garry Leech (February 14, 2006)

Colombia's Failing Democratic Process by Garry Leech (February 6, 2006)

The Dilemma of Armed Struggle in the Global South by Garry Leech (January 23, 2006)

The Media's Drug War Propaganda by Garry Leech (January 23, 2006)

Chemical Warfare in Colombia by Garry Leech (January 9, 2006)

From Coca-Cola to Cocaine: ‘Tis the Season for Hypocrisy in Colombia by Garry Leech (December 19, 2005)

The Successes and Failures of President Uribe by Garry Leech (November 28, 2005)

Despite FTAA Defeat at Americas Summit, Free Trade to Be Imposed on Colombians by Garry Leech (November 7, 2005)

Presidential Re-Election in Colombia Good News for Paramilitaries by Mario A. Murillo (October 24, 2005)

Living in the IMF's World by Garry Leech (October 17, 2005)

Is a Redistributive Political Project Viable in Colombia? by Garry Leech (October 3, 2005)

A Paramilitary Group Demobilizes by Anastasia Moloney (September 19, 2005)

Colombia's Rural Counterinsurgency Propaganda by Eric Fichtl (August 29, 2005)

Democratic Security Has Not Arrived for Colombia's Indigenous Communities by Mario A. Murillo (August 18, 2005)

Armed Blockade Illustrates Failure of Plan Colombia by Garry Leech (August 1, 2005)

ICC Called to Investigate War Crimes in Colombia by Garry Leech (July 18, 2005)

Colombian Government Tries to Woo UK Investors by Sophia Hoffman (July 4, 2005)

An Unjust Demobilization by Garry Leech (June 20, 2005)

Colombia's Challenge from the Left by Garry Leech (June 6, 2005)

Washington's Colombian Habit by Eric Fichtl (May 30, 2005)

The Reactionary Restriction of Justice in Colombia by James J. Brittain (May 2, 2005)

UN Report on the Human Rights Situation in Colombia by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (April 18, 2005)

The Art of Destabilization by Garry Leech (April 4, 2005)

FENSUAGRO: Oranic Class-Consciousness in Rural Colombia by James J. Brittain (February 21, 2005)

Economic Sovereingty: A Prerequisite to Broad-Based Development by Garry Leech (March 7, 2005)

The World's Warmonger by Garry Leech (February 21, 2005)

Colombia's Deteriorating Security Situation by Garry Leech (February 7, 2005)

The Objective Reality of Plan Patriota: A Response to Subjective Propaganda by James J. Brittain (January 24, 2005)

Scared Into Silence by Garry Leech (January 10, 2005)

A Conversation with Luis 'Lucho' Hernandez by John Coventry (December 6, 2004)

Plan Colombia Benefits U.S. Oil Companies by Garry Leech (November 12, 2004)

U.S. Support for War of Terror in Arauca by Dan Kovalik (October 28, 2004)

Colombians Protest Economic Policies by Garry Leech (October 18, 2004)

Colombian Army Selectively Targets Paramilitaries by Garry Leech (October 4, 2004)

Unabashed Media Support for U.S. Drug War by Garry Leech (September 27, 2004)

With Friends Like These... by Nick Dearden (September 20, 2004)

Washington Has Lost Its Way in Colombia by Eric Fichtl (August 30, 2004)

Washington's Paramilitary Game in Colombia by Garry Leech (August 2, 2004)

Coca-Cola in Colombia: Increased Profits, Downsized Workforce by Lesley Gill (July 26, 2004)

Resisting Water Privatization in Bogotá by Sarah Garland (July 19, 2004)

A Different War on Terror, But the Same Old Propaganda by Garry Leech (July 5, 2004)

Newsworthy and Non-Newsworthy Massacres by Garry Leech (June 22, 2004)

Another 40 Years? by Garry Leech (June 7, 2004)

President Uribe's Hidden Past by Tom Feiling (May 24, 2004)

Plan Petroleum in Putumayo by Garry Leech (May 10, 2004)

Unionists Targeted in Cali by Nathan Eisenstadt (April 26, 2004)

State Department Report Delivers a False Positive by Garry Leech (April 12, 2004)

The Ambiguous Nature of Collaboration in Colombia by Eric Fichtl (March 29, 2004)

MEP's Upstage Uribe by John Coventry and Nick Dearden (March 15, 2004)

(Un)Democratic (in)Security in Caquetá by Garry Leech (March 1, 2004)

The Massacre at Alto Naya by Patricia Dahl (February 23, 2004)

Interview with an Assassin by Jason P. Howe (February 9, 2004)

Kidnapped in Arauca by Scott Dalton (January 26, 2004)

Colombia's Winds of Change by Wilson Borja (January 12, 2004)

Reporters Under Fire in Colombia by Carlos Lauría (January 5, 2004)

The Hell of El Modelo by Finian McGrath (December 8, 2003)

Colombia Three Await Verdict in Sham Trial by Garry Leech (November 24, 2003)

The Indigenous Struggle in the Chocó by Terry Gibbs and Garry Leech (November 10, 2003)

Double Defeat for Uribe as Colombia Turns Left by Garry Leech (October 27, 2003)

Displacing Development in the Chocó by Terry Gibbs and Garry Leech (October 12, 2003)

Washington Finally Sees Uribe's True Colors by Garry Leech (September 29, 2003)

Ghosts of the Past by Terry Gibbs and Garry Leech (September 15, 2003)

The Weaknesses of U.S. Human Rights Monitoring in Colombia by Doug Stokes (September 8, 2003)

A Terror State Called Democracy by Nick Dearden (August 18, 2003)

The Massacre at Betoyes by Eric Fichtl (August 4, 2003)

What Cease-fire? by Garry Leech (July 21, 2003)

Blair Hands Blank Check to Uribe by Andy Higginbottom (July 21, 2003)

U.S. Policies Consistently Undermine Human Rights by Garry Leech (July 14, 2003)

The Referendum in Colombia: Democratic Participation or Endorsement of Dictator by Pablo Emilio Alvarez (June 30, 2003)

Women as Heads of Displaced Households in Colombia by Paula Andrea Rossiasco (June 16, 2003)

Bush Places Corporate Interests Over Human Rights by Garry Leech (June 2, 2003)

Politicizing Human Rights in Cuba and Colombia by Garry Leech (May 19, 2003)

Colombia's Other Enemy: Human Rights Workers by Garry Leech (May 5, 2003)

Interview with Alexander Lopez by Garry Leech (April 28,2003)

Escalating U.S. Casualties in Colombia by Nicole Elana Karsin (April 14, 2003)

Informers for a Day by Garry Leech (April 7, 2003)

The SINTRAEMCALI-Uribe Showdown by Andy Higginbottom (March 31, 2003)

Worthy and Unworthy Victims in Colombia's War of Terror by Doug Stokes (March 24, 2003)

How Would Drug Legalization in the United States Affect Colombia? by Justin Podur (March 17, 2003)

The Battle for Saravena by Garry Leech (February 23, 2003)

An Interview with Wilson Borja by Soldepaz-Pahakuti (February 10, 2003)

Media Imbalance Amid Escalated Violence by Simon Helweg-Larson (January 27, 2003)

Colombia's Neoliberal Madness by Garry Leech (January 20, 2003)

A Plea for Peace by Garry Leech (January 6, 2003)

Bush and Uribe Undermine UN Security Council by Garry Leech (December 16, 2002)

Colombia Court Declares Rehabilitation Zones Unconstitutional by Garry Leech (December 9, 2002)

The U.S. War of Terror in Colombia by Doug Stokes (December 2, 2002)

Uribe Administration Impeding Foreign Press by Eric Fichtl (November 25, 2002)

Washington's New Rules of Engagement by Garry Leech (November 18, 2002)

Generating Power and Poverty by Garry Leech (November 11, 2002)

Will Drug Crop Eradication Spark Conflict in Peru? by Cecilia Ramón (November 4, 2002)

Comuna 13: Colombia’s Urban Battleground by Forrest Hylton (October 28, 2002)

Uribe's Dictatorial Rule Suits Oil Companies by Simon Helweg-Larson (October 21, 2002)

Telling Half-Truths by Garry Leech (October 14, 2002)

Venezuelan Ranchers Fear Escalation of Colombian Conflict by Mike Ceaser (October 7, 2002)

Reinventing Carlos Castaño by Garry Leech (September 30, 2002)

Fill the Land With Smoke by Ron Jacobs (September 23, 2002)

Colombia's Deteriorating Human Rights Situation by Garry Leech (September 16, 2002)

Plan Colombia's Killing Fields by Garry Leech (September 9, 2002)

Washington's Mouthpiece in Colombia by Garry Leech (September 9, 2002)

Coal Mines and Communities in Colombia: The Salem Connection by Aviva Chomsky (September 2, 2002)

War is Brewing in Colombia by Oliver Houston (August 26, 2002)

The Changing Contours of Combat by Patricia Dahl (August 19, 2002)

Colombian Official Speaks Out Against Rebel Threats and Plan Colombia by Garry Leech (August 12, 2002)

Washington Targets Colombia's Rebels by Garry Leech (July 29, 2002)

The Spy Game by Garry Leech (July 22, 2002)

Brazil's Escalating Role in the Drug War by Ronald J. Morgan (July 15, 2002)

Another Contra Scandal? by Garry Leech (July 8, 2002)

Colombia's Deadly Profession by Michael Easterbrook (July 1, 2002)

FARC Targets Local Officials by Garry Leech (June 24, 2002)

Journeys Far from Home by Sara Cameron (June 17, 2002)

The Colombian Contras by Garry Leech (June 10, 2002)

From Guerrilla to Candidate by Michael Easterbrook (June 3, 2002)

A Vote for Madness by Garry Leech (May 28, 2002)

Profiting from the Drug Trade by Doug Morris (May 20, 2002)

Turning a Blind Eye by Garry Leech (May 15, 2002)

Documents Show Depth of U.S. Involvement in Anti-Guerrilla Conflict by Michael Evans (May 6, 2002)

Combating Child Prostitution in Colombia by Garry Leech (April 29, 2002)

Colombian Coca-Cola Workers Speak Out by Patrick Keaney (April 22, 2002)

Protesting U.S. Terrorism in Colombia by Garry Leech (April 15, 2002)

Colombia's Hidden Terror by Garry Leech (April 8, 2002)

Reports from the Theater of Operations by Kim Alphandary (April 1, 2002)

Caught in a Colombian Crossfire by Garry Leech (March 25, 2002)

The Politics of Colombia's Violence by Garry Leech (March 18, 2002)

Widening the U.S. Role in Colombia While Narrowing the Debate Dennis Hans (March 11, 2002)

The Hypocrisy of the Peace Process by Garry Leech (March 4, 2002)

Let Us Not Talk Falsely Now by Ron Jacobs (February 25, 2002)

A Bright Shining Lie by Bert Ruiz (February 18, 2002)

Tolerating the Intolerable by Doug Morris (February 11, 2002)

The Drums of War by Bert Ruiz (February 4, 2002)

Workers Protest Privatization in Cali by Mario Novelli (January 28, 2002)

Establishing a Meaningful Peace Process in Colombia by Garry Leech (January 21, 2002)

U.S. Aid Aggravates Human Rights Abuses by Doug Morris (January 14, 2002)

Colombia's Ultimate Challenge by Bert Ruiz (January 7, 2002)

'Tis the Season to Be Killed by Garry Leech (December 17, 2001)

A Tolerance for Paramilitaries? by Martin Dayani (December 10, 2001)

The Tragedy of Alternative Development in Colombia by Adam Isacson (December 3, 2001)

Colombia's Coffee and Oil Crisis by Bert Ruiz (November 26, 2001)

U.S. Shifts Gears: Launches Campaign Against Terrorism Instead of For It by Dennis Hans (November 19, 2001)

The Pastrana Legacy by Bert Ruiz (November 12, 2001)

Losing Sight of Che by Garry Leech (November 5, 2001)

Targeting Colombia's "Evil-doers" by Garry Leech (October 29, 2001)

Bolivia's Zero Coca Program Leaving Hunger in its Wake by Ronald J. Morgan (October 22, 2001)

Colombia's Right-Wing Terror Campaign Easy to Shut Down--If Only the U.S. Had the Will by Dennis Hans (October 15, 2001)

Washington Wages a Selective Drug War by Garry Leech (October 8, 2001)

Washington's Anti-Terrorism Campaign in Colombia by Garry Leech (October 1, 2001)

Alienating the International Community by Garry Leech (September 24, 2001)

Bishops Oppose Neoliberal and Drug War Policies by Luis Angel Saavedra (September 17, 2001)

Colombia and Vietnam: Myth and Reality by Bert Ruiz (September 10, 2001)

Pastrana Shows 'Disdain' for the ELN by Martin Dayani (September 3, 2001)

DynCorp: Beyond the Rule of Law by Robert Lawson (August 27, 2001)

Studies Show Coca Spraying Harms Health and Environment by Luis Angel Saavedra (August 20, 2001)

BP Refuses to Compensate Peasants for Pipeline Damage by Andy Higginbottom (August 13, 2001)

Colombians Protest Fumigation and Globalization by Garry Leech (August 6, 2001)

Colombia's Prison Crisis Reaches Breaking Point by Martin Dayani (July 30, 2001)

Coca Cola Accused of Using Death Squads to Target Union Leaders by Garry Leech (July 23, 2001)

The State Department's Misinformation Campaign by Garry Leech (July 16, 2001)

Political Hardliners Seek a Military Solution to the Conflict by Garry Leech (July 9, 2001)

Prisoner Release Represents FARC's First Political Concession by Martin Dayani (July 2. 2001)

Colombian Mothers Fight for Their Rights by Victoria Maldonado (June 25, 2001)

Colombian Paramilitaries Take Dirty War to Ecuador by Luis Angel Saavedra (June 18, 2001)

Young Women Struggle to Survive in War-torn Colombia by Garry Leech (June 11, 2001)

When Human Rights No Longer Matter by Garry Leech (June 4, 2001)

Plan Ecuador Brings Troops and Development to Colombia Border Region by Ronald J. Morgan (May 28, 2001)

The Alto Naya Massacre: Another Paramilitary Outrage by Liam Craig-Best and Rowan Shingler (May 21, 2001)

Labor Leaders Targeted by Javier Correa Correa (May 14, 2001)

Good Terrorists, Bad Terrorists: How Washington Decides Who's Who by Garry Leech (May 7, 2001)

Three Months in Caquetá by Chris Pothecary (April 30, 2001)

Death Falls from the Sky by Garry Leech (April 23, 2001)

The Drug War: An Exercise in Futility by Garry Leech (April 16, 2001)

Ecuador Human Rights Group Condemns Plan Colombia by Ronald J. Morgan (April 9, 2001)

A Valentine's Day Present from Beseiged Colombia by John R. MacArthur (April 2, 2001)

The Chávez Factor by Garry Leech (March 26, 2001)

The Embattled Streets of Barranca by Garry Leech (March 19, 2001)

How Much Does the Conflict Cost Colombia? by Paula Andrea Rossiasco (March 12, 2001)

An Interview with AUC Commander Enrique by Garry Leech (March 3, 2001)

Are They Civilians or Mercenaries? by Garry Leech and Eric Fichtl (February 26, 2001)

The Cimatarra Valley Situation by Liam Craig-Best (February 19, 2001)

A Town on the Edge of War by Garry Leech (February 12, 2001)

Colombian Army Promotes Human Rights Abusers by Liam Craig-Best (February 5, 2001)

The Changing Focus of the Peace Process by Garry Leech (January 29, 2001)

Human Rights Not Part of Clinton's Legacy by Garry Leech (January 22, 2001)

Defense Minister Discusses Human Rights and the Armed Forces by Jineth Bedoya (January 15, 2001)

The Paramilitary Offensive in Sur de Bolívar by Liam Craig-Best (January 8, 2001)

Colombia: Another U.S. Sponsored Killing Field An Interview with Doug Morris (December 18, 2000)

The Crumbling Peace Process by Garry Leech (December 11, 2000)

The Art of Negotiation by Herbert Braun (December 3, 2000)

The ELN Creates a Different Peace Process by Daniel García-Peña (November 27, 2000)

The Paramilitary Spearhead of Plan Colombia by Garry Leech (November 20, 2000)

Paramilitaries Commit Massacres With Army Support by Liam Craig-Best (November 13, 2000)

The Failure of Coca Eradication in Peru and Bolivia by Garry Leech (November 6, 2000)

Plan Colombia Lacks International Support by Garry Leech (October 29, 2000)

Death Squads Target Trade Unionists by Liam Craig-Best (October 22, 2000)

The Well-Oiled Presidential Campaigns by Garry Leech (October 15, 2000)

It's Colombian Politics as Usual by Garry Leech (October 8, 2000)

Killing With a Vengeance by Garry Leech (October 1, 2000)

Rebels Win Privatization Battle by Garry Leech (September 24, 2000)

Globalization: Free Trade and the Drug Trade by Andrés Pastrana (September 20, 2000)

Life in the Midst of Violence by Cecilia Zárate-Laun (September 17, 2000)

Children of the Street by Garry Leech (September 10, 2000)

U.S. Aid Package Amounts to Corporate Welfare by Garry Leech (September 3, 2000)

Protestors Denounce Clinton's Visit to Colombia by Garry Leech (August 31, 2000)

A Letter to President Clinton by Cecilia Zárate- Laun (August 30, 2000)

An Interview with ELN Commander Antonio García by Liam Craig-Best (August 27, 2000)

Will Clinton Support Colombia's Child-killers? by Garry Leech (August 20, 2000)

This Drug War Isn't All About Drugs by Jim Hightower (August 13, 2000)

Colombians Protest IMF-imposed Austerity Measures by Garry Leech (August 6, 2000)

Washington's New Weapon in the War on Drugs by Eric Fichtl (July 30, 2000)

In the Heart of Darkness by Duncan Campbell (July 23, 2000)

U.S. Mercenaries in Colombia by Ignacio Gómez (July 16, 2000)

Colombian Massacre Follows Aid Approval by Garry Leech (July 13, 2000)

The Case of the U'wa by Garry Leech (July 9, 2000)

Colombia: The Economic Survivor by Paula Andrea Rossiasco (July 2, 2000)

An Interview with FARC Commander Simón Trinidad by Garry Leech (June 25, 2000)

Displaced and Discouraged by Garry M. Leech (June 21, 2000)

The Propaganda of Benjamin Gilman by Garry Leech (June 12, 2000)

The Plight of the Peasant Coca Grower by Garry Leech (June 4, 2000)

Colombia-aid Supporters Use Lies, Evasions and Distortions by Dennis Hans (May 29, 2000)

A Letter From Cali by Garry Leech (May 22, 2000)

Washington Set to Intensify Support for Colombian Military by Joseph Raso (May 11, 2000)

Colombians Call for Peace by Garry Leech (May 1, 2000)

U.S. Policy: From the Drug War to the Civil War by Garry Leech (April 21, 2000)

The Massacre at Mapiripán by Jo-Marie Burt (April 3, 2000)

Drug War Myths in the U.S. Media by Mario Murillo (March 21, 2000)

What Happens After the Drug War? by Garry Leech (March 6, 2000)

Colombia's Forgotten Refugees by Garry Leech (February 12, 2000)

Clinton's Proposed Aid Package by Bernardo Ruiz (January 18, 2000)

Are We "Salvadorizing" Colombia? by Garry Leech (January 17, 2000)


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