Colombia

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  • 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.
    By Ana Arana August 28, 2000

  • 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.
    By Bruce Shapiro July 15, 2000

  • 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.
    By Jeff Stein July 5, 2000

  • 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.
    By Bruce Shapiro July 5, 2000

  • Fighting drugs with choppers and poison

    Even advocates of U.S. military aid think the anti-narcotics package will only unravel the peace with Colombian guerrillas.
    By Ana Arana July 5, 2000

  • 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.
    By Ana Arana May 18, 2000

  • "Dead, I can't do anything"

    Francisco Santos, a former kidnap victim of drug lord Pablo Escobar, became a symbol of hope for Colombians weary of violence and fear. But when leftist guerrillas ordered him killed, he had to flee to the U.S.
    By Ana Arana April 5, 2000

  • Colombian woman caught with cocaine in her unmentionables

    Smuggler's bra-stuffing scheme will cost her big.
    By J.A. Getzlaff March 20, 2000

  • Drug money

    With our foreign policy toward Colombia hogtied by campaign finance and business interests, the war on drugs could be better waged against Washington.
    By Arianna Huffington March 15, 2000

  • The elephant in the room

    Presidential candidates are silent on the failure of the U.S. war on drugs.
    By Michael Massing February 22, 2000

  • Murder in Colombia

    American Indians seek to avenge the murder of one of their leaders by leftist rebels.
    By Ana Arana December 14, 1999

  • Colombia's powder keg

    Washington's ill-conceived policy could hurt human rights and fuel the drug trade.
    By Robert D. Lamb October 7, 1999

  • Genocide, and drug-trafficking too

    The Guatemalan military's war against the Mayans has finally been documented, but the story of its role in the cocaine trade has yet to be fully told.
    By Frank Smyth March 5, 1999

  • This week in travel

    Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe
    By Susanna Stromberg February 19, 1999

  • This week in travel

    Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe
    By Susanna Stromberg February 5, 1999

  • This week in travel

    Wanderlust's select guide to the top travel-related news stories from around the globe
    By Susanna Stromberg January 29, 1999

  • Among the hooligans

    Ethan Zindler reports that threat and theft take over the town of Lens during the England-Colombia World Cup match.
    By Ethan Zindler June 30, 1998

  • Among the Colombians

    Among the Colombians: Matthew Yeomans watches the Colombia-England match from a bar stool in Jackson Heights, N.Y.
    By Matthew Yeomans June 30, 1998

  • Newsreal: Once more to the death squads

    The chief beneficiaries of America's latest "war on drugs" in Colombia will be drug-trafficking right-wing death squads.
    By Andrew Reding November 24, 1997

  • Mondo Weirdo: Old McDonald had a farm

    Amazing travel tales from around the world
    November 4, 1997
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