Tag: Alvaro Uribe

• Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 - 04:35 UTC

  Colombia dissolves domestic intelligence service embroiled in scandal

  

  Colombia's president dissolved the country's domestic intelligence service, an agency that had become embroiled in scandal during the term of his predecessor.

• Monday, December 20th 2010 - 05:09 UTC

  Uribe willing to accept US military forces fearing an attack from Venezuela

  

  Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe considered allowing the U.S. military access to Colombian bases as a way to deter possible Venezuelan attacks, a leaked cable from then-Ambassador to Bogotá William Brownfield says.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 14:11 UTC

  Uribe confirms Wikileaks: he was prepared to cross into Venezuela territory

  

  Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) confirmed the contents of a confidential US State Department confidential cable exposed by Wikileaks, according to which he contemplated sending troops across into Venezuelan territory to capture and arrest FARC guerrilla leaders.

• Saturday, August 7th 2010 - 00:36 UTC

  FARC still has 7.000 “armed terrorists” reveals outgoing Colombian Army chief

  

  The Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC guerrillas, currently have an estimated “7.000 armed terrorists” which compares favourably with the 20.000 eight years ago when President Alvaro Uribe took office for the first time, said the Colombian Army outgoing commander, General Oscar Gonzalez.

• Monday, August 2nd 2010 - 06:02 UTC

  Santos security for his swearing-in ceremony: 380.000 police and military

  

  An estimated 160.000 Colombian law enforcement agents will reinforce security for when president-elect Juan Manuel Santos takes office next August 7, said General Orlando Paez Baron, head of the Colombian Police’s Citizens Security´.

• Sunday, August 1st 2010 - 23:49 UTC

  Venezuela/Colombia conflict features high in Mercosur summit agenda

  

  The controversy between Venezuela and Colombia is to mark the rhythm of political conversations during the Mercosur Summit, to be held on August 2 and 3 in the Argentine city of San Juan city in San Juan province.

• Sunday, August 1st 2010 - 23:42 UTC

  Chavez tones down: ‘supreme objective’ is to stop Uribe’s ‘war-craze’

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez reaffirmed that his government's “supreme objective” is to “stop the war-craze” of out-going Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, and he assured the “dilemma” of the bilateral crisis is “between words and missiles.”

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 19:47 UTC

  Uribe most probably will have Lula da Silva at his table in next Friday’s banquet

  

  The Brazilian Executive spokesman Marcelo Baumbach said on Saturday that President Lula da Silva had a long conversation on the phone with Colombian president-elect Juan Manuel Santos and they talked about the diplomatic crisis with Venezuela.

• Friday, July 30th 2010 - 03:18 UTC

  Uribe criticizes Lula da Silva for his approach to Colombia/Venezuela conflict

  

  Outgoing Colombian president Alvaro Uribe deplored Thursday statements from the Brazilian leader Lula da Silva related to Venezuela’s decision to severe relations with Bogotá, according to a brief release from Palacio Nariño, seat of the Executive.

• Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 22:27 UTC

  Venezuela severs relations with Colombia following row over guerrilla havens

  

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez broke off his country's relations with neighbouring Colombia Thursday over allegations that Colombian rebels were operating in Venezuela.