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...Peter Katel. With reporting by Uki Goni/Buenos Aires
...Peter Katel. With reporting by Sol Biderman/Sao Paulo...
...Reported by Peter Katel and Elaine Shannon
...Peter Katel: Short of a top-to-bottom reassessment of the U.S. role in Colombia, which is unlikely, the outlook is for continued U.S. support for Pastrana and the peace process. That said, Washington, like many Colombian military officers, has no enthusiasm for the continued existence of "FARClandia," the Switzerland-sized chunk of territory the government turned over to the guerillas two-and-a-half years ago which the Colombian army is forbidden to enter. Many Colombians, especially urban Colombians, see that the FARC got something for free, because it hasn't let up on its insurgency despite being given...
...Peter Katel:It's obviously dominating the news, and what is being emphasized today, understandably, is Fox's surprise insistence that some sort of agreement on immigration be nailed down by the end of the year. That certainly plays well here, after President Bush's slight cooling towards a major and imminent deal on immigration. Of course what isn't being emphasized by the press in either country is that President Bush can't really conclude a deal on immigration with Fox, because executive power is limited - it's the U.S. Congress that writes immigration...