Hot Topics
AA: Brazil and Venezuela must consider the construction of nuclear … 10/02/09
AA: Latin American Realpolitik: Colombia Cuts Electricity to Venezuela … 10/01/09
AA: South America: Will defense spending trigger an arms race? 10/02/09
BO: Evo: ALBA to Tackle Key Regional Issue 10/02/09
BO: News of the Weird: Bolivia home to world's only cocaine lounge 10/05/09
BR: Brazil Congress Ignores Court Order to Hand Over Expenses List 10/01/09
BR: Lula's Olympic Victory Sets Up Battle on Rio's Crime 10/03/09
BR: Brazil: Honduran crisis triggers international relations debate 10/03/09
CO: Colombia denies US base reports 10/02/09
CO: Nine Dead, 34 Injured in Colombia Accidents 10/04/09
VE: Venezuela Leads Latin America in Social Justice 10/03/09
Below the Fold: Instability, Special Operations, Security Forces, Foreign Affairs, Crime
Instability
CO: Mounted Gunman Kills Councilman in Central Colombia 10/01/09
CO: Violence traps indigenous Colombians 10/01/09
EC: President, indigenous groups at odds over fatal protest in Ecuador 10/02/09
HN: Honduran Security Forces Accused of Abuse 10/05/09
UY: Presumed Letter Bomb Kills Woman in Uruguay 10/04/09
Special Operations
AA: USS Cole Prepares for Joint Warrior 10/02/09
VE: Venezuela's militia of peasants operational as of December 10/02/09
Security Forces
BO: Bolivia faces critics over purchase of aircrafts from China 10/04/09
CO: Armed Forces Weapons from Argentina, Venezuela, Peru Found in Colombia 10/03/09
CO: Colombia Guerilla Leader May Have Died in Air Raid, Tiempo Says 10/02/09
CO: Three FARC Guerrillas, Seven ELN Rebels Surrender in Colombia 10/04/09
GT: Budget woes weaken Guatemala army in drugs war 10/02/09
PA: Crime leaders arrested in cocaine smuggling sting 10/01/09
UY: Uruguayan navy to expand to protect oil 09/30/09
Foreign Affairs
AA: Mexico – The President of Mexico Promotes Seven Members of the … 10/05/09
AA: Regional Concerns due to Colombia-US Military Base Pact By Oliver … 10/05/09
AA: UN – Risks to Non-proliferation Regime Challenge Resolution 1540 … 10/02/09
AR: President of Argentina Cristina Fernández De Kirchner Addresses UN … 10/04/09
CR: Honduras Crisis Affecting Costa Rican Trade 10/04/09
CU: Cuba and Mozambique Sign Cooperation Agreement 10/06/09
CU: Raul Castro Heads Welcoming Ceremony of Malian President 10/01/09
VE: Venezuela Informs UNASUR of Weapons Agreement 10/03/09
Crime
AA: Murder in Colombia and a U.S. multinational 10/01/09
AR: Argentina's Dirty War: How to Defend an Accused Mass Murderer? 10/05/09
CO: Armed groups recruit children and security forces use them as … 10/01/09
CO: Colombian paramilitary arrested for involvement in Chavez … 10/01/09
JM: Jamaica cops detain man in death of British consul 10/03/09
JM: Tight lips cripple crime-fight effort 10/04/09
PE: Former Peru president gets six years for bribery 10/01/09
VE: Venezuela Asks Interpol to Arrest Former President 10/02/09
