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US Drug Prosecutors Switch Sides to Defend Accused Colombian

http://economicrisis.com/us-drug-prosecutors-switch-sides-to-defend-accused-colombian-traffickers/997 US Drug Prosecutors Switch Sides to Defend Accused Colombian Traffickers US prosecutors and other senior officials who spearheaded the war against drug cartels have...

Felion TV And Music Executive

Felion TV And Music Excecutive Jose Aby Lino gets selected as leader and role model for Hispanic Heritage Month 2010 from the town of Hempstead. El Ejecutivo de Felion TV y Musica Jose Aby Lino es selecto por el...

Mitt Romney Doesn't Keep Pre-Election Promises . . .

Romney was present, when on September 2011 Ari Shapiro said:  Romney said today that Congress needs to right away pass a free trade deal with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Those have been sitting on the shelf. Well, President Obama has been calling on Congress to...

Juanes, Miguel Bosé and Shakira, journalists for a day

Three music artists, Juanes, Miguel Bosé and Shakira, will change their professions to become singers, for a day, in makeshift journalists in one of the most important newspapers in Colombia, "El Tiempo". Nobody...

Bodies dumped in Drug War in Mexico and hypocrisy

In the city of Boca del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico, 35 dead bodies were dumped on a street. Some had their hands tied and some were tortured to death. Do I have to even ask if the first thing that came to your mind, this was because of drug violence? How many nanoseconds after...

Is prostitution between adults worse than shipping jobs overseas?

If you follow politics at all, you are probably aware that members of the Secret Service in Colombia, have been sent back to the U.S. for alleged involvement with prostitutes in Colombia. Also, members of the U.S. military seem to be involved in the same conduct. This is...

Should the police break down your door if you have marijuana?

You're in your house, sound asleep, and a group of men kick down your front door in the middle of the night. They have guns drawn, pointing at you and they are shouting. You wake up from a sound sleep and you don't know who they might be. Your children are crying, they are...

Harvesting Insects Can Help in World Food Crisis

"It doesn't take long for a food crisis to scar a generation of children with long-lasting brain and physical damage.  It is urgent people get access to essential proteins, and one source that can help in...

Tales of Human Trafficking and Slavery in Today's World

Human Trafficking and/or Human Slavery are some of the Heinous crimes prevalent in our modern societies. We live side by side with perpetrators and victims in our neighborhoods. The example of the Nigerian Pastor...

23 Oil workers abducted in Colombia

" Assailants have kidnapped at least 23 Colombian oil workers in a remote eastern jungle region, officials say. The employees, subcontracted by Canadian oil firm Talisman, are thought to have been seized by the Farc rebels, who have a strong presence in the area. The...

Indian American Nikky Hally sworn in as first woman Governor

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Suggestions for intelligent immigration policy

It is likely that the US Congress will consider immigration reform in the next year. As someone who has familiarity with the immigration policy of America, I would like to make some suggestions.There is a frequent argument that illegal immigration endangers national security....

Mono Jojoy, Jorge Briceno Killed During Fighting

Mono Jojoy, Considered to be FARC's Top Military Chief, Has Been Killed in Combat An army spokesperson confirmed the news that Mono Jojoy is dead - as Reuters points out, this could be the severest strike against...

Mexico, Colombia, and USA comparison for Mrs. Clinton

Mexico Population: 11 Mexico 111,211,789 July 2010 est. " “Illicit drugs: “major drug-producing nation; cultivation of opium poppy in 2007 rose to 6,900 hectares yielding a potential production of 18...

The bloody consequences of a war on drugs

The events in Mexico of how mafias lead an indiscriminate violence should make us understand that the drug cartels are not only a threat to the democratic institutions in that country, but a visible enemy of...

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