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    <title><![CDATA[Colombia | In the Press | CIP RSS Feeds]]></title>
    <link>http://www.ciponline.orgpress-room</link>
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    <dc:creator>jacob@ciponline.org</dc:creator>
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    <dc:date>2012-05-18T21:42:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Progress on Labor and Human Rights Must Come before Colombia Free Trade Agreement Goes Into Force Co]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/progress-labor-human-rights-must-come-before-colombia-free-trade-agr</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/progress-labor-human-rights-must-come-before-colombia-free-trade-agr#When:13:30:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[President Obama should not declare that key elements of the Labor Action Plan (LAP) have been implemented at the Summit of the Americas.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-10T13:30:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Report on Mistakes of Plan Colombia and Lessons for Latin America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-report-on-mistakes-of-plan-colombia-and-lessons-for-latin-america</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-report-on-mistakes-of-plan-colombia-and-lessons-for-latin-america#When:17:51:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[CIP, the Washington Office on Latin America and the Latin America Working Group Education Fund release "A Cautionary Tale: Plan Colombia's Lessons for Mexico and Beyond"]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-11-10T17:51:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[No todo sería miel en TLC de Colombia y Panamá con EEUU]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/no-todo-seria-miel-en-tlc-de-colombia-y-panama-con-eeuu</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/no-todo-seria-miel-en-tlc-de-colombia-y-panama-con-eeuu#When:15:20:16Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Con el acuerdo comercial, los precios internacionales para los agricultores cayeron a la mitad y 2 millones de campesinos fueron empujados hacia trabajos]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-10-27T15:20:16+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[House Dems Push for Big Shift in Colombia Aid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/house-dems-push-for-big-shift-in-colombia-aid</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/house-dems-push-for-big-shift-in-colombia-aid#When:11:57:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson, who tracks Colombia aid at the Center for International Policy in Washington, called the proposed aid package "a very significant change in direction."
]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-06-07T11:57:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[FARC Funds Tied to Lula]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/farc-funds-tied-to-lula</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/farc-funds-tied-to-lula#When:14:21:35Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“For a couple of years, they have been in a period of retreat with the idea being to avoid pitched battles and open conflict, moving their leadership deep into the jungle,” said Adam Isacson, senior associate of the Center for International Policy in Washington and co-author of a book on Colombia.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2011-03-21T14:21:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chavez Troops Blow Up Two Foot Bridges to Colombia (Update2)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/chavez-troops-blow-up-two-foot-bridges-to-colombia-update2</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/chavez-troops-blow-up-two-foot-bridges-to-colombia-update2#When:13:19:37Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s almost like somebody’s hitting a piece of flint trying to get a spark going.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-19T13:19:37+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chavez Allies May Meet on Threat From Colombia, Morales Says]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/chavez-allies-may-meet-on-threat-from-colombia-morales-says</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/chavez-allies-may-meet-on-threat-from-colombia-morales-says#When:13:23:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Chavez’s comments shouldn’t be interpreted as a sign that war is imminent and may be designed to distract Venezuelans from domestic problems before elections scheduled for next year.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-09T13:23:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[En América Latina no hay carrera armamentista, según expertos]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/en-america-latina-no-hay-carrera-armamentista-segun-expertos</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/en-america-latina-no-hay-carrera-armamentista-segun-expertos#When:13:27:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[La firma del convenio, y la falta de claridad sobre lo que este implica, ha generado desconfianza.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-11-03T13:27:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[&#8216;Piedad Cordoba too close to Chavez&#8217;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/piedad-cordoba-too-close-to-chavez</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/piedad-cordoba-too-close-to-chavez#When:14:06:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Colombian Senator Piedad Cordoba's close relation to Venezuela president Hugo Chavez is what made  ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-10-09T14:06:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Uribe Faces a New White House Approach Toward Latin America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-uribe-faces-a-new-white-house-approach-toward-latin-america</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-uribe-faces-a-new-white-house-approach-toward-latin-america#When:14:54:17Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The way the Bush administration left it was that Colombia and maybe El Salvador]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-29T14:54:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Outcry in South America over US military base pact]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/outcry-in-south-america-over-us-military-base-pact</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/outcry-in-south-america-over-us-military-base-pact#When:14:20:20Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Washington has not fully explained its mandate nor the scope and nature of its operations]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-08-27T14:20:20+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Obama&#8217;s Plans for Latin America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/obamas-plans-for-latin-america</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/obamas-plans-for-latin-america#When:11:14:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["If Uribe decides to run for a third term, all bets are off," Adam Isacson, program director with the ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-12-18T11:14:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Body-Count Scandal Mars Colombian Military Victories]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/body-count-scandal-mars-colombian-military-victories</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/body-count-scandal-mars-colombian-military-victories#When:11:22:18Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Uribe is calling officers on their cell phones at 11 o'clock at night," said Adam Isacson of the ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-11-02T11:22:18+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Fires 19 Army Officers in Civilian Deaths]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-fires-19-army-officers-in-civilian-deaths</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-fires-19-army-officers-in-civilian-deaths#When:13:24:42Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Innocent people in urban slums were apparently tricked, abducted, and killed" in "a gruesome ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-10-29T13:24:42+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Says It Will Oust Venezuela Envoy, and Names 2 Officials as Rebel Backers]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-says-it-will-oust-venezuela-envoy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-says-it-will-oust-venezuela-envoy#When:13:34:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Don’t believe for a moment that either expulsion had anything to do with an imminent danger of ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-09-12T13:34:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Feature: Venezuela, US Governments Spar Over Drug Fighting]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuela-us-governments-spar-over-drug-fighting</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuela-us-governments-spar-over-drug-fighting#When:13:37:33Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["There is so much distrust between the two governments," he said. "Chávez's threat scenario is a US ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-09-05T13:37:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Distorted perceptions of Colombia&#8217;s conflict]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/distorted-perceptions-of-colombias-conflict</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/distorted-perceptions-of-colombias-conflict#When:14:03:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA['This decline only brought the intensity of the fighting back to levels seen in the late 1990s, not exactly]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-06-01T14:03:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Rebels Name New Leader to Succeed Marulanda]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-rebels-name-new-leader-to-succeed-marulanda</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-rebels-name-new-leader-to-succeed-marulanda#When:14:08:31Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["The crystal ball is a lot cloudier today,'' said Isacson, who has led several U.S. Congressional ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-05-25T14:08:31+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Interpol Notes Improper Initial Handling of FARC Laptops]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/interpol-notes-improper-initial-handling-of-farc-laptops</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/interpol-notes-improper-initial-handling-of-farc-laptops#When:14:14:48Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Several offer accounts of meetings with officials of the Venezuelan government, some of them ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-05-15T14:14:48+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Shows New Rebel Documents That Link Venezuela]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-shows-new-rebel-documents-that-link-venezuela</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-shows-new-rebel-documents-that-link-venezuela#When:14:34:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["There is not even consensus among the Republicans that it would be helpful," said Adam Isacson ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-05-10T14:34:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Narco Subs Pose New Challenge for US Coast Guards]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/narco-subs-pose-new-challenge-for-us-coast-guards</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/narco-subs-pose-new-challenge-for-us-coast-guards#When:14:32:59Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["This is another example of just how nimble drug traffickers are, mainly because of the profits that are ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-05-09T14:32:59+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Popular President Hovers Above Scandal]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-popular-president-hovers-above-scandal</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-popular-president-hovers-above-scandal#When:14:43:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["If you are living in a city or on a main road -- and that's about 80 percent of the people -- you are feeling]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-05-04T14:43:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Union Members Still Targeted]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-union-members-still-targeted</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-union-members-still-targeted#When:14:46:54Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It is hard to compete against U.S. farming subsidies," Isacson said. "There is a danger of cheap ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-04-07T14:46:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Families Sue Chiquita in Deaths of 5 Men]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/families-sue-chiquita-in-deaths-of-5-men</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/families-sue-chiquita-in-deaths-of-5-men#When:14:48:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“It’s not a criminal case, so will the court require Chiquita to pay the families? I don’t know,” said ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-03-17T14:48:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Setting Boundaries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/setting-boundaries</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/setting-boundaries#When:14:20:29Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["This is just a way for Chávez to ramp up the costs and consequences for Colombia," says Adam Isacson]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-03-05T14:20:29+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombian Rebels Free Four Politicians]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombian-rebels-free-four-politicians</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombian-rebels-free-four-politicians#When:14:24:27Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["They have been holding 44 people, with that demand, cruelly in the jungle for a long time," he said. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-02-27T14:24:27+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Latin America Aid Spike]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/latin-america-aid-spike</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/latin-america-aid-spike#When:14:44:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson, a researcher at the Center for International Policy think tank in Washington, says the ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-02-04T14:44:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congressman Reaches Out to Colombia Rebels]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/congressman-reaches-out-to-colombia-rebels</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/congressman-reaches-out-to-colombia-rebels#When:15:03:38Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It makes the FARC look like the gang that can't shoot straight," said Adam Isacson, a Colombia expert ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-01-20T15:03:38+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombian Rebels Free 2 Hostages]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombian-rebels-free-2-hostages</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombian-rebels-free-2-hostages#When:15:09:25Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“The FARC used kidnapping, a horrible crime in violation of international law, to gain a measure of political]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-01-11T15:09:25+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kidnapped in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/kidnapped-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/kidnapped-in-colombia#When:15:13:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Each Sunday morning, Colombia's airwaves fill with messages for the loved ones of kidnap victims
]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-10-07T15:13:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Manual Eradication of Coca Crops]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/manual-eradication-of-coca-crops</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/manual-eradication-of-coca-crops#When:10:51:55Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["One reason for drawing it down is there will be less money for it coming out of Congress, but even the hard-line Colombians were never that thrilled with fumigation," said Adam Isaacson of the Center for International Policy, which monitors Plan Colombia spending.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-08-03T10:51:55+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia Hits Top Cartels]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-hits-top-cartels</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-hits-top-cartels#When:10:59:02Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Fumigation has proved able to reduce coca-growing in a specific zone for a specific period of time. But outside that zone and even in the same zone after the spray planes go elsewhere coca cultivation always increases," said Adam Isacson at the Center for International Policy in Washington.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-07-20T10:59:02+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Colombia-Afghanistan Connection]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-afghanistan-connection</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombia-afghanistan-connection#When:11:09:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[“Adam Isaacson, a Colombia expert at the Center for International Policy, a Washington think-tank, told the BBC that Plan Colombia had been a "perfect failure" in its fight against drugs. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-07-08T11:09:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Private Firms Get Half U.S. Colombia Aid]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/private-firms-get-half-us-colombia-aid</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/private-firms-get-half-us-colombia-aid#When:11:55:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA['The drug war in general, but Colombia in particular, was the testing ground for the use of military contractors,' said Adam Isacson, an analyst with the liberal Center for International Policy think tank.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-06-15T11:55:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The State of Columbia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/state-of-columbia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/state-of-columbia#When:14:30:17Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The third most populous country in Latin America is also the recipient of the most U.S. aid in that region. We explore the state of things in Columbia, as well as the relationship between that country and the U.S., with Adam Isacson of the Center for International policy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-06-07T14:30:17+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Anti-Terrorism Funds Enlisted in War on Drugs]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/anti-terrorism-funds-enlisted-in-war-on-drugs</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/anti-terrorism-funds-enlisted-in-war-on-drugs#When:12:01:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It's been a largely marginal impact on the ground," Adam Isacson, director of the Center for International Policy's Demilitarization/Colombia program, told ICIJ.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-06-07T12:01:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Antidrug Efforts Fall Short]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/antidrug-efforts-fall-short</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/antidrug-efforts-fall-short#When:12:11:23Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["In 2005, more coca was grown in Colombia than they had in 2000, when Plan Colombia started," said Adam Isacson, a Colombia analyst for the Center for International Policy, a Washington think tank. "They can say, 'Look how much more coke we'd have without fumigation,' but that sounds pretty lame."]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-05-05T12:11:23+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Military Scandal Damages Bogotá’s Trade Aim]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/military-scandal-damages-bogotas-trade-aim</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/military-scandal-damages-bogotas-trade-aim#When:12:09:11Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isaacson, a Colombia specialist at the Center for International Policy, said: “The Democrats are not going to walk away from Colombia on drugs but FTA is a big problem. There is no way they would win the vote for FTA right now. They just don’t have the support for it.”]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-05-01T12:09:11+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Cocaine Prices Drop, Purity Rises]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-cocaine-prices-drop-purity-rises</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-cocaine-prices-drop-purity-rises#When:12:15:40Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA['When the data show a brief rise in cocaine prices, the drug czar holds a high-profile press conference,' said Adam Isacson, an analyst at the Washington-based Center for International Policy. 'But when the trend goes back down again, the drug czar sends it in a letter to one senator. Why is that?']]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2007-04-27T12:15:40+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Entrevista Uribe - Bush, para Reafirmar la Alianza]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/entrevista-uribe-bush-para-reafirmar-la-alianza</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/entrevista-uribe-bush-para-reafirmar-la-alianza#When:15:31:34Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[En Washington, dice Adam Isacson, del Centro para la Política Internacional "nadie quiere antagonizar con Uribe tras su sólida reelección".]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-06-10T15:31:34+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[¿Valió la pena?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/valio-la-pena</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/valio-la-pena#When:15:46:57Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Para Adam Isacson, director del Centro de Política Internacional, “Washington le dijo no al presidente Uribe”.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-02-19T15:46:57+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Latin Americans Disappointed with Democracy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/latin-americans-disappointed-with-democracy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/latin-americans-disappointed-with-democracy#When:15:43:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Aside from Chavez, many of the region's leftist leaders are quite moderate, insists Adam Isacson of the Center for International Policy in Washington. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-02-19T15:43:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Failing Democratic Process]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-failing-democratic-process</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-failing-democratic-process#When:16:19:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to Adam Isacson of the Washington, DC-based Center for International Policy, “Colombia’s paramilitary groups appear to be increasing their power, even as they ‘demobilize.’ One key path to greater power has been Colombia’s electoral process.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2006-02-06T16:19:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Venezuelan Leader Vows to Cut US Antidrug Work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuelan-leader-vows-to-cut-us-antidrug-work</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuelan-leader-vows-to-cut-us-antidrug-work#When:11:01:10Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson, Latin-American security specialist at the Washington-based Center for International Policy, an independent think tank, said ''that border has always been a sieve" because of poor policing by both Venezuela and Colombia, ''and a few DEA guys weren't going to do much about that, anyway." ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-08-19T11:01:10+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[As Leader Meets Bush, &#8216;Plan Colombia&#8217; on Table]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/as-leader-meets-bush-plan-colombia-on-table</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/as-leader-meets-bush-plan-colombia-on-table#When:12:55:44Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["The way it's set up there's no way it could result in anything other than impunity," says Winifred Tate, a Colombia expert at the Center for International Policy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-08-04T12:55:44+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Colombian Community that Knows No Peace]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/a-colombian-community-that-knows-no-peace</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/a-colombian-community-that-knows-no-peace#When:11:32:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Many of San José's earlier killings were also allegedly carried out by members of that group; up to 20, according to the Washington DC-based Center for International Policy.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-07-29T11:32:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drug War Fails to Dent U.S. Supply]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drug-war-fails-to-dent-us-supply</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drug-war-fails-to-dent-us-supply#When:12:05:56Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["The [U.N.] numbers are devastating," said Adam Isacson of the Center for International Policy, which has argued that eradication campaigns must be accompanied by large-scale development efforts that offer peasants alternative livelihoods.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-06-28T12:05:56+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Drug War in Colombia: Is There Any Progress?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drug-war-in-colombia-is-there-any-progress</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/drug-war-in-colombia-is-there-any-progress#When:12:08:13Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[But Adam Isacson, an analyst at the Center for International Policy who met with the task force earlier this year, said its members were "dismissive" of White House claims that cocaine production is falling.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-06-22T12:08:13+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Opposition to U.S. Makes Chávez a Hero to Many]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/opposition-chavez-hero</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/opposition-chavez-hero#When:12:30:47Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["He's following his own path, his own destiny, and he's doing it against U.S. opposition, so the Latin Americans support it," said Wayne Smith, a former American diplomat in Cuba and now a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, which tracks developments in Latin America.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Cuba Project, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-06-01T12:30:47+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombia&#8217;s Disarmament Talks Thrown Into Disarray]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-disarmament-talks-thrown-into-disarray</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombias-disarmament-talks-thrown-into-disarray#When:12:34:08Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["If they follow through and punish for the cease-fire violations and exclude the narcos, this is actually really good for the talks," said Adam Isacson, who closely follows military matters in Colombia for the Center for International Policy in Washington.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-05-25T12:34:08+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Circling the Wagons: Tomorrow&#8217;s House Hearing on Plan Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tomorrows-house-hearing-on-plan-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/tomorrows-house-hearing-on-plan-colombia#When:09:53:50Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It has been five years since Congress approved Plan Colombia, a big package of “emergency” aid to Colombia. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Transparency & Accountability, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-05-10T09:53:50+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Soldiers Accused of Selling Arms to Colombian Paramilitaries]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-soldiers-accused-of-selling-arms-to-colombian-paramilitaries</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-soldiers-accused-of-selling-arms-to-colombian-paramilitaries#When:12:45:03Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Some of the only meaningful questions on all this have been asked at the website of the Center for International Policy, where Adam Isacson writes: “How did the American troops manage to strike these deals? It’s not as though U.S. soldiers in Colombia are being pursued by members of the paramilitaries pestering them to run drugs and arms for them."]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-05-06T12:45:03+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Secretary Rice in Colombia: How to Make the Most of a Brief Visit]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/sec-rice-in-colombia-how-to-make-the-most-of-brief-visit</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/sec-rice-in-colombia-how-to-make-the-most-of-brief-visit#When:13:49:43Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will spend a few hours in Colombia on Wednesday, April 27, as part of a visit]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Advocacy, Policy Research, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-04-22T13:49:43+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Symposium to Explore Conflict in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/symposium-to-explore-conflict-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/symposium-to-explore-conflict-in-colombia#When:14:29:06Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson, senior associate for the Center for International Policy in Washington, will speak at the symposium Saturday.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-03-17T14:29:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Colombian Fighters Return to Workforce, Bolstering Economy]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombian-fighters-return-to-workforce-bolstering-economy</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/colombian-fighters-return-to-workforce-bolstering-economy#When:14:35:26Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The effort to disarm the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia, the biggest paramilitary group, will fail unless the government spends about $900 million a year for the next decade, said Adam Isacson, senior associate at the Center for International Policy in Washington.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-03-10T14:35:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Uribe is Undeterred by Rising Levels of Farc Violence]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/uribe-is-undeterred-by-rising-levels-of-farc-violence</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/uribe-is-undeterred-by-rising-levels-of-farc-violence#When:14:43:45Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Adam Isacson, senior analyst at the Center for International Policy in Washington, said that the frequency of incidents is likely to increase in the coming months, although levels of insecurity and violence are unlikely to return to the pre-Uribe levels seen in the 1990s.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2005-02-22T14:43:45+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Basis for Miami Trial of Reputed Cali Drug Lord Disputed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/basis-for-miami-trial-of-reputed-cali-drug-lord-disputed</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/basis-for-miami-trial-of-reputed-cali-drug-lord-disputed#When:16:01:39Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It is hard to tell what impact this could have, but one result is Colombia may be a lot less free and easy with extradition," said Adam Isacson, of the Center for International Policy, a Washington-based think tank on Latin America. "You have to think about future cases."]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-12-08T16:01:39+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bush Plans Stop to Talk with Colombia&#8217;s Leader]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bush-plans-stop-to-talk-with-colombias-leader</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bush-plans-stop-to-talk-with-colombias-leader#When:16:06:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The aid package, known as Plan Colombia, formally comes to an end next year, and it is unclear whether the United States will maintain such high levels of assistance, said Adam Isacson of the Center for International Policy in Washington.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-11-22T16:06:30+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bungle in the Jungle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bungle-in-the-jungle</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bungle-in-the-jungle#When:16:23:09Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[According to Adam Isacson, director of the Colombia program at the Center for International Policy, there is still a great deal of support for the program in Washington. "For those in opposition, it's still an uphill battle," he says.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-11-10T16:23:09+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Many Colombians Too Poor to Pay New Taxes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/many-colombians-too-poor-to-pay-new-taxes</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/many-colombians-too-poor-to-pay-new-taxes#When:16:29:00Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["Colombia's elite has improved but still pays too few taxes," said a report released in August by the Center for International Policy, a research center in Washington. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-17T16:29:00+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Congress Votes for More Troops in Colombia]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-congress-votes-for-more-troops-in-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-congress-votes-for-more-troops-in-colombia#When:16:31:26Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["That requires logistical capabilities, maintaining supply lines, getting food and fuel to the front, providing medical evacuation capabilities," told Adam Isacson, a senior analyst at the Center for International Policy, a Washington group that tracks Colombia, to the US press.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-12T16:31:26+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress Approves Doubling U.S. Troops in Colombia to 800]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/congress-approves-doubling-us-troops-colombia</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/congress-approves-doubling-us-troops-colombia#When:16:34:28Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[''That requires logistical capabilities, maintaining supply lines, getting food and fuel to the front, providing medical evacuation capabilities,'' said Adam Isacson, a senior analyst at the Center for International Policy, a Washington group that tracks Colombia. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-10-11T16:34:28+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S. Intelligence Tied Colombia&#8217;s Uribe to Drug Trade in &#8216;91 Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-intelligence-tied-colombias-uribe-to-drug-trade-in-91-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-intelligence-tied-colombias-uribe-to-drug-trade-in-91-report#When:17:01:06Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["It's not entirely unbelievable, but you need to put it in context, and you need a lot more specifics," said Adam Isacson, an expert on Colombia ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas Program, Americas, Colombia, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-08-02T17:01:06+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[House Republicans Want to Abolish Colombia &#8220;Troop Cap&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/house-republicans-want-to-abolish-colombia-troop-cap</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/house-republicans-want-to-abolish-colombia-troop-cap#When:15:17:33Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Bush administration has asked Congress to increase a four-year-old limit on the number of U.S. military personnel and contractors]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-05-11T15:17:33+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[U.S., Colombia Look to Expand Military Ties]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-colombia-look-to-expand-military-ties</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/us-colombia-look-to-expand-military-ties#When:13:54:14Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Colombian President Alvaro Uribe visits Washington, D.C, seeking assurances of continued American military aid. A U.S. program that gives Colombia's armed forces about $10 million a week to help battle drugs and terrorism is due to expire next year.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Interviews,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2004-03-23T13:54:14+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Statement on Reinstatement of FARC Talks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/statement-on-reinstatement-of-farc-talks</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/statement-on-reinstatement-of-farc-talks#When:16:36:41Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy expresses its relief at the apparent revival of the peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla insurgency, announced shortly after 5:00 PM on January 14.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2002-01-14T16:36:41+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Statement on Bush Administration Refusal to Participate in Peace Talks]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bush-administration-refusal-participate-peace-talks</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/bush-administration-refusal-participate-peace-talks#When:15:07:53Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy wishes to express its dismay that the Bush Administration has refused to accept Colombian President Andrés Pastrana's invitation]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Advocacy, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2001-02-27T15:07:53+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CIP Statement on the Cutoff of Aid to Colombia&#8217;s 12th and 24th Brigades]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/cip-statement-on-the-cutoff-of-aid</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/cip-statement-on-the-cutoff-of-aid#When:15:38:30Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Center for International Policy has been quite critical of U.S. policy toward Colombia over the past year. It is a pleasure to highlight an action that deserves praise.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Americas, Colombia, Policy Research, Press Releases,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2000-09-29T15:38:30+00:00</dc:date>
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