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    <title><![CDATA[Colombia |Commentary | CIP RSS Feeds]]></title>
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    <description>Articles, Letters, Op-eds, Policy Briefs, Testimony</description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombian HR Defenders Endure Threats, Attacks, Harassment and Illgeal Surveil]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombian_human_rights_defenders_endure_threats_attacks_harassment</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombian_human_rights_defenders_endure_threats_attacks_harassment#When:16:00:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Santos Administration must not only embrace the language of human rights, but also take effective action to guarantee the legitimate work of human rights defenders, essential for freedom of expression and a thriving democratic society]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Letter,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-05-23T16:00:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Building Strategic Alliances in Latin America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/building_strategic_alliances_in_latin_america</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/building_strategic_alliances_in_latin_america#When:11:15:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The drug war has become the Pentagon's main way of occupying and controling Latin America, and to combat this ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Advocacy, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Speech,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-04-27T11:15:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Women Lead Latin America&#8217;s Growing Anti-Militarization Movements]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/women-lead-latin-americas-growing-anti-militarization-movements</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/women-lead-latin-americas-growing-anti-militarization-movements#When:09:11:07Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[After hopes of a something closer to FDR’s Good Neighbor Policy of (relative) non-intervention, we find ourselves facing a new wave of militarization in Latin America–supported and promoted by the Obama administration.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Mexico, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-01-25T09:11:07+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Next Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-next-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/the-next-colombia#When:11:57:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The approach to Colombia’s presidential election on 30 May 2010 is gathering pace. The shape of the unfolding campaign became a little clearer on 14 March. That day,]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-31T11:57:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Elections: Under the Gun]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-elections-under-the-gun</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-elections-under-the-gun#When:12:07:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Colombia's congressional elections on March 14 were hailed by the United Nations as the most peaceful in years. The victory of the coalition led by President Alvaro ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2010-03-23T12:07:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lessons from America&#8217;s Other Counterinsurgency]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-from-americas-other-counterinsurgency</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/lessons-from-americas-other-counterinsurgency#When:14:02:01Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Barack Obama is expanding more than just the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. He is expanding the mission]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-12-16T14:02:01+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Letter to OAS Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/letter-oas-secretary-general-jose-miguel-insulza</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/letter-oas-secretary-general-jose-miguel-insulza#When:11:27:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Government of Ecuador has presented to you a formal protest against the aerial herbicide fumigations that Colombia is carrying out]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Advocacy, Letter,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-01-09T11:27:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Drug Problems]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-drug-problems</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/colombias-drug-problems#When:13:23:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In "More Help for Colombia" [op-ed, June 26], Robert D. Novak employs a tired tactic: slapping the "soft on drugs" label on any who oppose the current U.S. policy toward Colombia.  Critics, Mr. Novak implies, are betraying brave Colombian anti-drug police officers who risk their lives every day.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Letter,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-07-03T13:23:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[In Harmony, for the Moment]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/in-harmony-for-the-moment</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/in-harmony-for-the-moment#When:16:57:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It shouldn’t surprise us that the Bush administration and the Republican majority in the U.S. Congress were very pleased with Ãlvaro Uribe’s reelection.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-06-11T16:57:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Impact on Latin America of the Servicemember&#8217;s Protection Act]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/impact-on-latin-america-of-servicemembers-protection-act</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/impact-on-latin-america-of-servicemembers-protection-act#When:08:42:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Senator Coleman, Senator Dodd, members of the subcommittee, I want to thank you for holding this hearing, and for inviting me to participate]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Testimony,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-03-08T08:42:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Failing Grades: Evaluating the Results of Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/failing-grades-evaluating-the-results-of-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/failing-grades-evaluating-the-results-of-plan-colombia#When:16:32:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On July 13, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed into law an emergency bill giving Colombia $860 million “to seek peace, fight drugs, build the economy, and deepen democracy.”
]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-09-01T16:32:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Security: An electoral liability for Uribe?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/security-an-electoral-liability-for-uribe</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/security-an-electoral-liability-for-uribe#When:11:10:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A bit more than a year before the Colombian presidential elections, President Uribe is doing so well in the polls that his likely opponents are either hoping that the Constitutional Court blocks his re-election, or they simply have their gaze truly fixed on 2010.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-03-27T11:10:05+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush and Uribe Make Their Shopping List]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/bush-and-uribe-make-their-shopping-list</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/bush-and-uribe-make-their-shopping-list#When:14:40:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Colombia – and not Mexico, as was the case four years ago – will be the first Latin American country to get a bilateral visit from George Bush after his reelection.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-11-14T14:40:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Testimony of Adam Isacson &#8220;The War Against Drugs and Thugs: A Status Report on Plan Colombia&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/war-against-drugs-and-thugs-status-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/war-against-drugs-and-thugs-status-report#When:15:04:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Let me begin by thanking the Committee for holding a hearing on the status of Plan Colombia.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Testimony,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-06-17T15:04:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Optimism, Pessimism, and Terrorism: The United States and Colombia in 2003]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/isacson-US-colombia-2003</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/isacson-US-colombia-2003#When:16:12:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In August 2003 Colombia again became the center of lavish attention from Washington, DC government officials. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Article,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-02-01T16:12:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Testimony of Adam Isacson on &#8220;U.S. Policy Toward Colombia&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/testimony-us-policy-toward-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/testimony-us-policy-toward-colombia#When:16:12:42Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Chairman Ballenger, Ranking Member Menendez, I thank you for the opportunity to testify before your subcommittee today on U.S. policy toward Colombia]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Testimony,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-04-08T16:12:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ponencia Sobre Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ponencia-sobre-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/ponencia-sobre-plan-colombia#When:12:03:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Buenos días, debo empezar por agradecer profundamente a la ESAP y a los organizadores de este excelente evento. Yo trabajo en una ONG en Washington que se llama el Centro para las Políticas Internacionales]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Speech,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-09-16T12:03:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Testimony on &#8220;US Air Interdiction Efforts in South America After the Peru Incident]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/testimony-on-us-air-interdiction-efforts</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/research/entry/testimony-on-us-air-interdiction-efforts#When:14:21:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Chairman Souder and members of the subcommittee, it is a pleasure to appear before you today to testify about this important issue. Thank you for inviting me to participate]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Testimony,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-05-01T14:21:29+00:00</dc:date>
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