IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT - Council on Hemispheric ...

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hu, 25 Jun 2009 17:08:59 GM

The . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia (. AUC. ) is a right-wing paramilitary and narco-trafficki​ng group classified by the Department of State as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The . AUC. works to eliminate the FARC, ...

Customs finds almost a half-ton of cocaine in shipping container ...

Bureau News

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:31:26 GM

Diego Alberto Ruiz Arroyave (AH'-roe-jah-ve​h) pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to provide material support to the . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia, or . AUC. . Chilean police say woman found with suitcases made of cocaine ...

DRUG TRAFFICKING: LA FAMILIA: ANOTHER DEADLY MEXICAN SYNDICATE ...

Agha H Amin

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:10:00 GM

Conclusionthe group known as La Familia bears similarities toColombia's . United Self. -. Defense Forces. (. AUC. ), an amalgam ofrightwing vigilantes, rural . self. -. defense. militia, formermilitary and police personnel, who oppose anyone believed ...

Dic Tailgate - A Virginia Tech Hokies Blog

JP

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:41:40 GM

Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL), Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (QJBR) (al-Qaida in Iraq) (formerly Jama'at al-Tawhid wa'al-Jihad, JTJ, al-Zarqawi Network), and the . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia (. AUC. ), ...

ISS - Alabama coal mining company sued over slain Colombian unionists

Sue Sturgis

hu, 04 Jun 2009 15:03:05 GM

Brought by the Conrad & Scherer firm of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the latest lawsuit accuses Drummond of paying the right-wing . United Self Defense Forces. of Colombia -- known by its Spanish acronym . AUC. -- to protect its business interests ...

Mancuso to name politicians involved in paramilitary crimes

(Adriaan Alsema)

Sat, 23 May 2009 13:33:22 GM

Colombia news - Salvatore Mancuso, former leader of paramilitary group . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia (. AUC. ), is willing to say the names of politicians and businessmen who benefited from the . AUC. , the spokesperson of Colombians ...

MAY 29 2009 - COLOMBIAN PEP ARRESTED FOR SUSPECTED LINKS TO ...

unknown

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:53:15 GM

A former Colombian ambassador and governor was arrested in May for his alleged links to paramilitary members in . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia or . AUC. (UID 14174). This association was reported to have taken place during his ...

Ex- AUC leader pleads guilty supporting terrorism

unknown

ue, 07 Oct 2008 10:39:51 GM

guilty to providing material support to terrorism by attempting to trade US$25 million in cocaine for arms including anti-aircraft missles his role in the . United Self Defense Forces. of Colombia, or . AUC. for its Spanish initials. ...

Plan Colombia and Beyond Vistahermosa and Puerto Toledo

Adam Isacson

Sun, 31 May 2009 04:19:22 GM

Buitrago fought and lost a bloody 2003-2004 war with the Centaurs Bloc of Carlos Castano and Salvatore Mancuso's . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia (. AUC. ), which at the time was supposedly engaged in a cease-fire and peace talks ...

Colombian paramilitary member sentenced in Texas - Democratic ...

unknown

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GM

Diego Alberto Ruiz Arroyave (AH'-roe-jah-ve​h) pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to provide material support to the . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia, or . AUC. . He was accused of participating in a scheme eight years ago to ...

Principle of Action: Chiquita Brands International

IKant SBeauvoir

Sat, 16 May 2009 20:50:00 GM

Inc. agreed to plead guilty to charges that it had engaged in transactions with a right-wing organization -- the . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Columbia (. AUC. ) -- designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. government. ...

Business & Human Rights : Suit claims Ala. coal firm funded ...

unknown

Fri, 29 May 2009 14:01:35 GM

The suit said 67 victims of the . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia, also known as . AUC. , included unionists, farmworkers and others. It claimed the rightwing group received payments from operatives for Drummond allegedly to ...

Colombian drug lord sentenced in New York to more than 31 years in ...

Larry Neumeister

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:10:51 GM

Diego Alberto Ruiz Arroyave (AH'-roe-jah-ve​h) pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to provide material support to the . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia, or . AUC. . Eagles coach's oldest son returns to prison following halfway house ...

Eyes on Trade: Death Squad Leader: I "Funded Uribe"

James Ploeser

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:16:21 GM

He then joined the brutal . AUC. , or the . United Self. -. Defence Forces. of Colombia, as it fought, often in cahoots with the military, to destroy the Marxist rebels. The article goes on: Ever since Mr Uribe started his political career, ...

What's Wrong With Chiquita

The Littlest Revolutionary

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:36:00 GM

United. Fruit paid the right-wing . United Self Defense Forces. of Columbia (. AUC. ) -- considered a terrorist organization -- around $1.7 million for protection from left-wing militias. This was recent, too: the payments started in 1997. ...

Eleanor Duckwall's Spotlight: Money Laundering and Bulk Cash ...

Eleanor

ue, 07 Jul 2009 10:39:06 GM

Most border police . forces. do not have the resources to do more than try to keep from being overrun by the flow of drugs, guns and illegal immigrants. Tracing finances is often only done when cash is seized coincidentally as part of an operation. There is not the training or the ... This comes into play in the Mexico situation because the Mexican cartels deal directly and indirectly with two designated organizations, the FARC and the . United Self Defense. of Colombia (. AUC. ). ...

World News: Ex-commander says Colombian militias organized ...

unknown

ue, 19 Aug 2008 20:28:07 GM

The two paramilitary units that operated in the banana-growing region of Uraba created a political movement in 2000 that elected several candidates to Congress, a former . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia, or . AUC. , militia federation ...

Colombia - Collateral Damage - The Center for Public Integrity

unknown

hu, 07 Jun 2007 14:20:00 GM

despite the demobilization of more than 31000 paramilitary troops, the right-wing . United Self. -. Defense Forces. of Colombia (. AUC. ) still controls drug and corruption networks that permeate all levels of the Colombian government. ...

Parapolitical scandal is Uribe's quagmire

unknown

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:33:00 GM

Kovalik countered in a June 15, Miami-based Nuevo Herald article that, It is reasonable to think that Uribe should have known that he was meeting with members of the . AUC. [. United Self Defense Forces. of Colombia or paramilitaries]​, ...

American War On Drugs in Colombia - Part ONE

lamissuesforum

hu, 07 May 2009 19:02:58 GM

FARC), the National Liberation Army (Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional, ELN), and, more recently, the Colombian . Self Defense Forces. (Fuerzas de Autodefensa de Colombia, . AUC. ) , as well as hundreds of international drug cartels. ...