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Blades made waves in 1984, when he put his career on hold and headed north to Harvard University, where he spent the year earning a master's degree in international law. "My music fans were stunned," says Blades. "One guy in Colombia even wrote a letter to a newspaper. He wanted to know why I was going to this school, the cradle of capitalism, and why I just didn't stay with music. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I don't see why I can't go there and learn and utilize what I've learned for something...
...indefinitely postponed the dispatch of an aircraft-carrier group to search for drug smugglers in the waters off Colombia after the government in Bogota made clear the ships would not be welcome...
...President Alan Garcia Perez of Peru, who has called the Panama invasion a "criminal act," reiterated his threat to boycott the Andean drug summit set for Feb. 15 in Cartagena, Colombia, unless U.S. troops are withdrawn from Panama. Others scheduled to attend are Bush, Colombian President Virgilio Barco Vargas and Bolivian President Jaime Paz Zamora...
...group of murderous thugs ever sounded so sweet? "We acknowledge the triumph of the state, of the institutions and the legitimately established government," said the Extraditables, the front group for Colombia's drug traffickers, in a communique last week. Admitting defeat in the drug war launched by President Virgilio Barco Vargas five months ago, the narcolords pledged to surrender their arms and abandon their trade if granted "legal guarantees." Translation: immunity from prosecution for the spasm of violence they committed in response to Barco's crackdown, and freedom from extradition...
Caracol Radio in Colombia, however, reported there were 151 people aboard, but did not differentiate between passengers and crew...