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...where he had been on the FBI's most-wanted list along with Osama bin Laden. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has dispatched nearly 800 thugs to the U.S. - about two per week - since he was first elected in 2002. That is 10 times more than his predecessor, Andres Pastrana. The policy helps Uribe stay in the good graces of the U.S. government, which props up the Andean nation with about $600 million in annual aid. It also rids Colombia of the headache of prosecuting and jailing criminal masterminds. The threat of extradition has helped to demobilize 30,000 paramilitary fighters...
...Many of the tricks and stunts at the X Games are clearly dangerous, but those that don't result in injuries can make a competitor's career. Case in point: Freestyle motocross rider Travis Pastrana's mid-air double back flip in 2006, one of the X Games historical highlights. Risky? No doubt. Totally badass? You be the judge...
Recently, the deadly peace process collapsed, discrediting former President Pastrana and opening the door to the election of his hardliner opponent. In Colombia, that’s the good news. When two sides can never live in peace, there is no reason for preventing the resolution that can only be achieved through...
Their election comes during a conservative swing in Colombia. Although outgoing President Andres Pastrana attempted to negotiate with the rebels, ceding a large portion of the country to the rebels, by the end of his term negotiations had broken down. He decided earlier this year to send government troops back into the previously ceded region...
COLOMBIA The Final Straw Warplanes began bombing rebel territory, and the army moved thousands of troops to the area, after the government canceled peace talks. President Andrés Pastrana broke off negotiations with FARC guerrillas after rebels hijacked a civilian plane and abducted a senator...