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Globalized grievance
Indigenous Ecuadorians want Texaco to answer for alleged environmental recklessness in the Amazon -- and 30,000 of them are fighting the oil giant in U.S. District Court.
An eerie campaign silence
Bush and Gore should tell us where they stand on the ugly $1.3 billion drug war offensive in Colombia that the next president will have to face.
Portrait of a drug czar
Gen. Barry McCaffrey drives his government office like a lockstep battalion, but some contend his ruthless schedule and egomaniacal ways are only hurting his effort to bring sanity to America's drug policy.
Panama wants to stay out of the drug war
Fearful of walking in the footsteps of Thailand during the Vietnam War, officials in Panama want to stay out of the U.S. offensive in Colombia.
Cleaning up for Clinton
The fortress tourist town of Cartagena banned street children and demonstrations on the eve of the president's arrival.
War on drugs 1, human rights 0
On the eve of President Clinton's trip to Colombia, critics say Washington cares more about its war on drugs than human rights.
Nobody questions the colonel
Why did James Hiett get just five months for covering up his wife's drug-running in Colombia, while his chauffeur got more time? Another case study in the drug war, in which white perps get off easy.
The corruption of Col. James Hiett
When the commander of U.S. anti-drug efforts in Colombia got involved in drug running, Congress should have rethought its massive military aid bill -- but it didn't.
The unquiet death of Jennifer Odom
The Pentagon says the Army pilot's crash in Colombia last July was a "mishap," but her family believes she was shot down -- the first of many soldiers likely to die in our undeclared war.
Breaking rank for human rights
With lives and money at stake in the Colombian drug war, one human rights lawyer takes a pragmatic approach to influencing U.S. aid. Complete alphabetical listing of directory topics: |
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