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...latest reminder that Chávez, a sharp critic of U.S. foreign policy, wants to cut Venezuela's dependence on the U.S. market and start exporting to his oil-thirsty ideological ally, China. Talks are under way to build pipelines to pump Venezuelan crude to Pacific ports in Colombia and Panama for that very purpose...
...ARRESTED. DAGOBERTO FLOREZ, 47, an alleged leader of the largest Colombian drug cartel and one of the most wanted alleged drug traffickers in the U.S., which offered a $5 million bounty for his capture; outside Medellin, Colombia. Florez is reputed to be one of nine capos of the Norte del Valle drug cartel, an organization accused by American authorities of exporting some $10 billion worth of cocaine to the U.S. over the past 15 years, half of the country's cocaine supply...
...with the murder of two undercover policemen, who were beaten and set on fire by a mob that suspected them of kidnapping children. A third officer was hospitalized in critical condition. Officials launched an inquiry into why it took reinforcements so long to reach the scene. Laying Down Arms COLOMBIA Some 450 members of the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces (AUC) disarmed as part of the ongoing peace process. Authorities suspended arrest warrants against AUC leader Salvatore Mancuso, although the Supreme Court earlier authorized his extradition to the U.S. on drug-trafficking charges...
...signed a major contract to produce gas in Australia. In February, President Hu Jintao traveled to Gabon hoping to secure deals in Africa, and in June he led a delegation from China's natural-gas industry to Uzbekistan. Chinese oil executives have even begun courting Ecuador and Colombia. "Latin Americans feel frustrated that the U.S. has virtually ignored the region, so turning to China is prudent and will pay financial dividends down the line," says Cynthia Watson, a professor at the National War College in Washington...
...February, President Hu traveled to Gabon hoping to secure agreements in Africa. In June, he led a delegation from China's natural gas industry to Uzbekistan to build the mainland's presence in oil-and-gas-rich Central Asia. Chinese oil executives have even begun courting Ecuador and Colombia in hopes of buying oil in the U.S.'s backyard. "Latin Americans feel frustrated that the U.S. has virtually ignored the region, so turning to China is prudent and will pay financial dividends down the line," says Cynthia Watson, a professor of strategy at the National War College in Washington...