Tag: colombia

US Base Deal for Colombia: Back to the Status Quo

As the dust settles on the August 10 Colombian Constitutional Court ruling declaring invalid the U.S.-Colombia military bases agreement, politicians and analysts are saying that the decision was for the better.  Most of those voices come from former supporters of the deal —including Liberal Party presidential candidate, Rafael Pardo. Last October, the United States and Colombia signed an … Continue reading “US Base Deal for Colombia: Back to the Status Quo”

Report: ‘Correlation’ Between US Aid and Colombian Army Killings

BOGOTÁ — "There are alarming links between increased reports of extrajudicial executions of civilians by the Colombian army and units that receive U.S. military financing," John Lindsay-Poland, lead author of a two-year study on the question, told IPS. Lindsay-Poland is Research and Advocacy Director for the U.S.-based Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), which presented a new … Continue reading “Report: ‘Correlation’ Between US Aid and Colombian Army Killings”