http://dir.salon.com/topics/colombia/?source=rss&aim=colombia en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST By Matthew Fishbane Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/12/03/paternostro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2007/12/03/paternostro/index.html?source=rss A kidnapping target in her native Colombia, journalist Silvana Paternostro returned there to document life beyond the drug war. By Matthew Fishbane Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/10/16/juan_valdez/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/food/eat_drink/2007/10/16/juan_valdez/index.html?source=rss A "Colombian idol"-style search transformed a humble farmer into the 21st century version of TV's coffee icon. Meet the man behind the mule. By Adrienne So Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/06/show/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/10/06/show/index.html?source=rss The controversial drama "Sin Tetas" offers a grim look at beauty standards and the economics of sex. By Rachel Aviv Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/01/21/mcondo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2004/01/21/mcondo/index.html?source=rss Latin America's McOndo literary movement drags the butterflies of magical realism into Burger King. With Jorge Franco's narco-saga "Rosario Tijeras," it may have found its first masterpiece. By Robert Capps Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/06/27/military/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/06/27/military/index.html?source=rss Investigators knew employees for U.S. military contractors in Bosnia bought women as sex slaves. But because of legal loopholes and bureaucratic confusion, no one was prosecuted. By Lynn Harris Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/13/colombia_strike/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/09/13/colombia_strike/index.html?source=rss Wives to gang members: no sex 'til you quit killing each other. By Sarah Goldstein Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/26/uribe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/05/26/uribe/index.html?source=rss The recent lifting of the nation's abortion ban has brought women's health issues into the political mainstream. By Arianna Huffington Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/02/23/occidental/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2002/02/23/occidental/index.html?source=rss The Bush oil-igarchy wants to spend $100 million in military aid to protect an Occidental pipeline from Colombian rebels. By Ana Arana Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/02/23/colombia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2002/02/23/colombia/index.html?source=rss Guerrilla commander Fabian Ramirez's kidnapping of a prominent Colombian senator seems motivated more by passion than politics. And it has set off a new round in the country's long, bloody narco-war. By Damien Cave Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2002/01/15/betancourt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/conv/2002/01/15/betancourt/index.html?source=rss The Colombian senator and presidential candidate talks about drug trafficking, political corruption, guerrillas, the paramilitaries and how to fix democracy in her embattled nation. By Arianna Huffington Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/07/16/colombia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/07/16/colombia/index.html?source=rss Turning loose a force of heavily armed mercenaries in the middle of a bloody civil war in the name of America's war on drugs is more than a misguided policy -- it's utter insanity. By Laura Miller Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/05/24/pablo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2001/05/24/pablo/index.html?source=rss Two new books detail America's deadly pursuit of Manuel Noriega and Pablo Escobar. By Douglas Cruickshank Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/24/bowden/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/05/24/bowden/index.html?source=rss In "Killing Pablo," Mark Bowden details the 16-month game of cat and mouse that finally took down Medellín cartel founder Pablo Escobar -- with the help of the U.S. government. By Jeff Stein Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/24/colombia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2001/04/24/colombia/index.html?source=rss The downing of a U.S. missionary plane over Peru raises questions about whether we can trust our drug-war allies -- and the families of soldiers who died in Colombia say the answer is no. By Jack Boulware Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2001/03/14/bogota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/world/2001/03/14/bogota/index.html?source=rss A night without men turns into a wild party for women. By Ana Arana Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/05/colombia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/12/05/colombia/index.html?source=rss The U.S.-backed Plan Colombia will soon touch down in a region battered by civil war and central to the cocaine trade -- will it ignite the conflict? By Arianna Huffington Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/20/mccaffrey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/10/20/mccaffrey/index.html?source=rss Another drug czar leaves a failed tenure in office, declaring victory with a mess of skewed statistics. By Stephanie Boyd Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/19/fujimori/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/19/fujimori/index.html?source=rss In the wake of a scandal involving his closest aide, Peru's president calls for new elections and says he will step down. But can he be kept to his word? By Timothy Pratt Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/13/cali/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/13/cali/index.html?source=rss The girls from a certain city in Colombia are known for their allure, but why are they so special? By Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/08/colombia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/letters/daily/2000/09/08/colombia/index.html?source=rss By Arianna Huffington By Ana Arana and Garry M. Leech Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/07/oil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/09/07/oil/index.html?source=rss 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. By Arianna Huffington Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/09/01/colombia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/09/01/colombia/index.html?source=rss 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. By Arthur Allen Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/30/czar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/08/30/czar/index.html?source=rss 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. By Mark Schapiro Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/30/panama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/30/panama/index.html?source=rss 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. By Ana Arana Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/28/trip/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/28/trip/index.html?source=rss The fortress tourist town of Cartagena banned street children and demonstrations on the eve of the president's arrival.