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    <title><![CDATA[Just the Facts | 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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      <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[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[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[Venezuela: Drug Trafficking Getting Worse, Says U.S. Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuela-drug-trafficking-getting-worse-says-us-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuela-drug-trafficking-getting-worse-says-us-report#When:14:38:05Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The report should be of concern to Venezuela itself]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2009-07-20T14:38:05+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[Analysis: A New U.S. Emphasis in Latin America]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-usemphasis-in-latin-america</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/new-usemphasis-in-latin-america#When:12:18:56Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA["As long as you don't have U.S. troops dying there, as long as you don't have terrorists attacking from]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-12-04T12:18:56+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[Venezuela&#8217;s Chavez Backtracks on Spy Law, Rebels]]></title>
      <link>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuelas-chavez-backtracks-on-spy-law-rebels</link>
      <guid>http://www.ciponline.org/press-room/article/venezuelas-chavez-backtracks-on-spy-law-rebels#When:13:59:22Z</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[But Venezuelan officials "probably got an earful of strong concerns" from Latin American and European ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Latin America Rights & Security, Just the Facts, Americas, Quotes,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2008-06-10T13:59:22+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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