SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 17 Nov 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

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AA: Colombia releases list of alleged FARC contacts in Ecuador 11/12/09

AA: FACTBOX-Despite tensions, trade dominates Chile, Peru ties 11/14/09

BR: BRAZIL WARNS OF WANING US INFLUENCE IN SOUTH AMERICA 11/17/09

BR: Hosting Peres, Brazil’s president defends Ahmadinejad 11/12/09

CL: Chile: Any US missile, radar deal under $665 million 11/12/09

CO: Colombia to release Venezuelans 11/15/09

GT: Guatemala president faces tough fight on tax reform 11/12/09

HN: Honduras’ Manuel Zelaya to Obama: You’re not an heir to Abraham Lincoln 11/16/09

PE: Peru: oil majors eye Amazon 11/14/09

VE: Chávez-FARC relationship tarnishes the Colombian leftwing 11/16/09

VE: Crime, plus politics, propelling Jews out of Venezuela 11/16/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 17

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 12 Nov 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

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AA: Legalize It! 11/06/09

BR: Brazil crime wars: Spiderman’s story of drugs and Jesus in Rio’s slums 11/05/09

BR: Massive Brazil blackout triggers crime alert 11/10/09

CO: Committee against Torture begins review of report of Colombia 11/10/09

PE: Peru Guerrillas Growing Stronger, Former Top Cop Says 11/09/09

PE: Peru proposes arms reduction in South America 11/11/09

PY: Paraguay’s Lugo on coup rumours 11/08/09

UY: Crusade on Uruguayan Presidential Candidate Denounced 11/06/09

VE: Venezuela Socialists Ready to Face US Interference 11/10/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 12

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 3 Nov 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Indian political awakening stirs Latin America 11/01/09

AA: Latin American leaders move to extend their rule 11/02/09

AA: Presidents of Chile, Argentina Inaugurate Santiago Book Fair 10/31/09

AA: Weapons sales are on the rise in Latin America 11/02/09

BR: Amazon Indians find Brazil plane crash survivors 11/30/09

BR: The Time Has Come to End Lula’s Monarchy in Brazil 11/01/09

CL: CHILE: UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATES MAPUCHE, POLICE VIOLENCE 11/02/09

CO: Colombia says US-Colombia military deal not to harm any nation 10/30/09

EC: Ecuador Concerned Over Spying Ahead of Talks with Colombia 10/31/09

JM: Tell us why police chief resigned – JCC 11/03/09

PA: Panamanians Snub US Military Bases 10/31/09

Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Nov 3

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 27 Oct 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

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AA: Uruguay #1 for Prosperity in South America; Venezuela and Bolivia the Worst 10/26/09

CL: Chile president proposes limiting military courts 10/27/09

CO: Uribe requests repatriation of Colombians murdered in Venezuela 10/26/09

DO: Lucrative charcoal spurs Dominican- Haitian crime cartels 10/26/09

HN: Honduran forces blast recordings of sound effects outside Brazilian embassy 10/22/09

HN: Censorship vs. hate speech in troubled Honduras 10/24/09

TT: Govt spends $.5m to deport Africans 10/23/09

VE: Venezuela to Save Water, Power as El Nino Curbs Rain 10/22/09

VE: Torture Case of PSUV Activist Fuels Debate Over Police Reform in Venezuela 10/22/09

VE: Venezuela complains about Colombia spying 10/26/09

Below  the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Oct 27

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 19 Oct 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

AA: ‘His reputation’s been destroyed’ 10/16/09

AA: Imperial Globalization and Social Movements in Latin America 10/16/09

AA: Russia, Bolivia to launch gas joint venture 10/17/09

AA: Western Terror Recruits on the Rise 10/19/09

AR: In Pursuing Human Rights, Argentina Displays a Broken Justice System 10/18/09

CO: Colombia VP under new scrutiny for para meetings 10/19/09

CO: Two teenagers killed in Colombian `military error’ 10/20/09

CU: Visit to Cuba by Russian chief of staff stirs new Cold War speculation 10/15/09

HT: Under the Influence: A New Horizon for Haiti 10/16/09

NI: Nicaragua court opens way for Daniel Ortega re-election 10/20/09

VE: Venezuela denies having been advised by Colombia of rebel’s flight 10/15/09

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Oct 20

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 13 Oct 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Curacao seeks help in case of missing US diplomat 10/12/09

AA: Israeli military links widespread 10/08/09

AR: Argentina downgraded in financial development index 10/08/09

AR: Argentine Senate overwhelmingly approves media law 10/10/09

CL: Chile Acts to Protect Refugees 10/09/09

CO: Colombia Indians Say Talks with Rebels Must Be Public 10/10/09

CO: COLOMBIA: US Should Opens Its Files on Palace of Justice Massacre 10/09/09

CO: Deserters: A FARC Founder Died in Colombia Earlier This Year 10/13/09

CU: Cuba bloggers test government limits 10/08/09

HN: How to Save Democracy in Honduras 10/13/09

HT: Haiti, UN begin analysis of Friday’s deadly air crash 10/11/09

UY: Ex-guerrilla who sought to overthrow state is now set to run it 10/11/09

VE: Chávez receives advance brigade of Cuban doctors 10/09/09

VE: Venezuela confirms coltan deposits, $100 billion in gold reserves 10/10/09

Below the fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Oct 13

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 6 Oct 09

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Brazil and Venezuela must consider the construction of nuclear … 10/02/09

AA: Latin American Realpolitik: Colombia Cuts Electricity to Venezuela … 10/01/09

AA: South America: Will defense spending trigger an arms race? 10/02/09

BO: Evo: ALBA to Tackle Key Regional Issue 10/02/09

BO: News of the Weird: Bolivia home to world’s only cocaine lounge 10/05/09

BR: Brazil Congress Ignores Court Order to Hand Over Expenses List 10/01/09

BR: Lula’s Olympic Victory Sets Up Battle on Rio’s Crime 10/03/09

BR: Brazil: Honduran crisis triggers international relations debate 10/03/09

CO: Colombia denies US base reports 10/02/09

CO: Nine Dead, 34 Injured in Colombia Accidents 10/04/09

VE: Venezuela Leads Latin America in Social Justice 10/03/09

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Oct 6

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 29 September 2009

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

BR: Brazil favors developing nuclear weapons for ‘respectability’ 09/28/09

CL: WATER SHORTAGE PREDICTED FOR NORTHERN CHILE 09/24/09

CO: Colombia finds 2 mass graves of peasants, rebels 09/25/09

CO: Colombia to compensate victims of paramilitary massacre 09/24/09

HN: Honduras refuses to allow 4 foreign ambassadors in the country 09/27/09

HN: Political Honduras’ Ousted President Concerned Of Threat To His Life 09/24/09

JM: Jamaica Finally Makes Child Porn Specific Crime 09/24/09

JM: Solve crimes with more cameras 09/26/09

UY: Uruguayan economy becoming growingly Brazil dependent 09/25/09

VE: Venezuela Attempts Gun Control by Limiting Bullets 09/28/09

VE: Chavez: the phony warmonger 09/24/09

Below the fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime

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Sep 30

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 22 September 2009

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Hezbollah may be seeking narco-terror ties 09/19/09

AA: Militarizing Latin America 09/17/09

AR: Daggers drawn in Argentine media fight 09/19/09

BR: US Military Presence in Colombia a Threat to Brazil and the Amazon 09/20/09

HN: How the US deepened the crisis in Honduras 09/17/09

VE: The mad adventures of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez 09/19/09

VE: Venezuela planning to target ‘drug’ planes 09/18/09

VE: Venezuela exhumes unnamed dead in riot investigation 09/21/09

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Sep 22

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 15 September 2009

Categories: SOUTHCOM

Hot Topics

AA: Latin American strategy on drugs 09/10/09

AA: Militarizing Latin America 09/15/09

AR: Poor man’s cocaine ravages Argentine slums – Feature 09/13/09

AR: Argentine president intends to abolish crime of libel 09/12/09

BO: Bolivia president has satellite ambitions-UN agency 09/14/09

BO: US fears spread of Islam to … Bolivia 09/10/09

BR: Brazil Jet Bidders Have 10 Days to Improve Offers 09/11/09

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