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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:57 +0000Colombia’s defense chief under fire over bombing minors
Colombia’s defense minister came under fire on Wednesday for calling underage victims of forced recruitment “war machines” in an attempt to justify bombing them. Defense Minister Diego Molano made the…
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:00:31 +0000
Paramilitary cooperation with truth commission threatens Colombia’s political superpowers
Two former paramilitary commanders with alleged ties to Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe and former Vice-President German Vargas want to testify before the Truth Commission. Former warlord Hector German Buitrago and…
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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 05:00:23 +0000
Colombia’s former Supreme Court president convicted over mammoth corruption scandal
The former chief justice of Colombia’s Supreme Court was convicted for corruption on Tuesday after a bribery scandal reached the highest echelons of the country’s justice system. Former magistrate Francisco…
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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 15:14:14 +0000
Colombia announces aerial spraying of coca for 7th time
Colombia’s President Ivan Duque vowed to resume the aerial spraying of coca after taking office in 2018 and has gloriously failed to do so ever since. Duque has embarrassed and…
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Tue, 09 Mar 2021 12:11:08 +0000
Are corrupt politicians plotting against Colombia’s ex-president?
Politicians who received bribes from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht and Colombia’s banking giant Grupo Aval are allegedly trying to frame former President Juan Manuel Santos. The convicted former allies of…
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