Colombia in 2002: U.S. Authorizes Use of Military Aid ($1.7 Billion Since 1999) Against Rebels ("terrorists")

Colombia's female fighting force: women are 30% of guerrilla army (BBC, Jan. 4, 2002) Remember Colombia (Washington Post Editorial, Jan. 13, 2002) U.S. Eyes Shift in Colombia Policy: More Aid for War Against Guerrilas Sought (W.Post, Jan. 15, 2002) The War in Colombia (NYT Editorial, Jan. 21, 2002) Is Plan Colombia Funding a Bloodbath of Union Activists? (TAP, Jan. 28, 2002) Colombia Human Rights Certification III (Human Rights Watch, Feb. 5, 2002) Wider U.S. Role in Colombia Sought (W. Post, Feb. 6, 2002) Administration Shifts Focus on Colombia Aid (NYT, Feb. 6, 2002) Colombian Rebels Met By a New, Unarmed Foe (W. Post, Feb. 9, 2002)   True Confessions Of a Political Assassin in Colombia (W. Post, Feb. 9, 2002) Plan Colombia: Forget Drugs, This is About the Guerrillas (Guardian (UK), Feb. 13, 2002) Colombia in War Time (CounterPunch, Feb. 15, 2002) Save Colombia (W. Post, Feb. 20, 2002) Colombia Ends Rebel Talks, Sends Army Into Haven (W. Post, Feb. 21, 2002) Colombian Military Hits Rebel Haven (W. Post, Feb. 22, 2002) Colombia To Get Aid In Fighting Insurgents: U.S. Considering Intelligence Sharing (W. Post, Feb. 22, 2002) U.S. to Give Colombians Data to Help Fight Rebels (NYT, Feb. 23, 2002) Colombian Soldiers Move Into Rebel Zone (W. Post, Feb. 23, 2002) Helping Colombia Help an Oil Company: Occidental Petroleum and the 480 Mile Pipeline (Feb. 23, 2002) Preparing for Long War, Colombia Seeks U.S. Aid (W. Post, Feb. 24, 2002) Help for Colombia (W. Post, Feb. 24, 2002) Colombian Rebels Sabotage Peace Hopes (NYT, Feb. 25, 2002) Guerrilla Strategy Perplexes Colombians (W. Post, Feb. 26, 2002) Go Into Colombia Fully Aware (Miami Herald, Feb. 26, 2002) Rebels Go on Killing Rampage in Colombia (NYT, Feb, 27, 2002) Expanded Colombia Aid Proposals Shelved by White House (W. Post, Feb. 28, 2002)   Until Death Do Us Part: My Struggle to Reclaim Colombia (Book Review) (W. Post, Mar. 3, 2002) Colombian Rebels Step Up Pace and Intensity of Attacks (NYT, Mar. 4, 2002) Hill Stance on Colombia Aid Shifts (W. Post, Mar. 4, 2002) Rebel Tactics Intimidate Colombia Candidates (NYT, Mar. 9, 2002) The War in Colombia Intensifies (NYT, Mar. 9, 2002) Violence Mars Colombia Race (W. Post, Mar. 10, 2002) Colombian political scene transformed (BBC, Mar. 11, 2002) Colombian Voters Veer to the Right in Congressional Election (Mar. 12, 2002) Unlimited Military Aid Sought for Colombia (NYT, Mar. 15, 2002) U.S. May End Curbs On Aid to Colombia (W. Post, Mar. 15, 2002) Colombian Village Caught in Cross Fire (LA Times, Mar. 17, 2002) Colombian archbishop assassinated (CNN, Mar. 17, 2002) Colombia archbishop murdered (BBC, Mar. 17, 2002) Rebels or Drug Rings Suspected in Colombian Prelate's Killing (NYT, Mar. 18, 2002) U.S. Charges Colombian Insurgents With Drug Trafficking (W. Post, Mar. 19, 2002) The Colombia I Left Behind (NYT, Mar. 23, 2002) Plan to Lift Limits on Past Colombia Aid (SF Chronicle, Mar. 23, 2002) Colombia's Hit-and-Run War (W. P ost, Mar. 27, 2002) Colombia's Cheap War (W. Post, Apr. 2, 2002) Colombian Aid Limits Reviewed (W. Post, Apr. 16, 2002) Colombia seeks wider US aid (BBC, Apr. 18, 2002) Q&A: US involvement in Colombia (BBC, Apr. 24, 2002) U.S. Expects a Wider War on Two Fronts in Colombia (NYT, Apr. 28, 2002)   Colombian Rebels Are Indicted as Terrorists (W. Post, May 1, 2002) U.S. Says Colombia's Progress on Military Abuses Clears the Path for Aid (NYT, May 2, 2002) U.S. Certifies Colombian 'Progress' on Rights (W. Post, May 2, 2002) Aiding Colombia's War on Terrorism (NYT, May 3, 2002) U.S. Delays Some Aid for Colombia (W. Post, May 10, 2002) Aiding Colombia (Common Dreams, May 10, 2002) Colombian War's Uneven Burden (W. Post, May 25, 2002) The U.S. Struggle to Battle Drugs, Just Drugs, in Colombia (NYT, May 26, 2002) Colombia Elects A Hard-Liner on Fighting Rebels (W. Post, May 27, 2002) An Iron Fist for War-Weary Colombia (NYT, May 28, 2002) Colombia is Burning... And the U.S. is Pouring Gasoline on the Fire (Common Dreams, May 31, 2002)   Fewer Massacres in Colombia, but More Deaths (W. Post, Jun. 24, 2002) Colombian Rebels Tell Mayors to Resign Now, or Face Death (NYT, Jun. 27, 2002) Defying Rebels, 100 Colombians Stay in Office (NYT, Jun. 28, 2002) Colombian Refugees Plead for Asylum in U.S. (NYT, Jul. 15, 2002) Columbia: A War on Drugs? by Noam Chomsky (YearZero Magazine, Jul. 17, 2002) Colombia Must Declare War on Rebels, Official Says washingtonpost.com: Colombia Poised To Install Leader As Rebels Attack Discourse and War in Colombia (CP, Jul. 30, 2002) The Colombian Vortex Explosions Rattle Colombian Capital Before Inaugural U.S. Authorizes Shift in Military Aid to Colombia: U.S. Focuses on Rebels (NYT, Aug. 10, 2002) Is Colombia Doomed to Repeat Its Past? Colombian president declares emergency which allows suspension of civil liberties (BBC, Aug. 12, 2002) Colombia President Declares Limited State of Emergency State of Emergency, New Tax Are Set by Colombia's Leader (washingtonpost.com) Colombia's Drug War Attracts Dubious Ally Plans to Arm Peasants in Columbia Raise Fear of Wider War No Aerial Spraying, Colombia's Indigenous People Plead Critics Detail Risks of Colombian Coca Spraying 3 I.R.A. Suspects Refuse to Attend Their Trial in Colombia New Role for U.S. in Colombia: Protecting a Vital Oil Pipeline Colombian Seeking a Deal in U.S. Drug Case Colombia: War Crimes in Limbo U.S. Is Stepping Up Drive to Destroy Coca in Colombia Burdened Colombians Back Tax to Fight Rebels U.S., Citing Better Human Rights, Allows Aid to Colombia Military US Should Block Military Aid to Colombia, Say Rights Groups BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombia secret police chief killed Coca Spraying Poses No Risk to Colombians, U.S. Declares U.S. Indicts Three in Colombia Paramilitary (washingtonpost.com) BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombian warlord sought by US BBC News | FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT | The most feared man in Colombia BBC News | AMERICAS | Colombian right-wing warlord quits BBC News | FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT | Glamour in the jungle Background Notes: Colombia 01/97 Colombia's growing paramilitary force: the United Self Defense Forces of Columbia (AUC) (Guardian, Jan. 7, 2002) BBC News | AMERICAS | Colombia's most powerful rebels BBC News | AMERICAS | Colombia's rebel kidnappers ELN Colombia Homepage BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombia's AUC seeks new image 2nd Colombian Judge Orders Release of Drug Lord BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombian drug lords to go free US Civilians Wage Drug War from Colombia's Skies Human Rights Watch Report Criticizes Colombia on Militias (NYT, Nov. 9, 2002) Colombia: Attorney General Undermines Human Rights (HRW, Nov. 8, 2002) A Wrong Turn: The Record of the Colombian Attorney General's Office (HRW, Nov. 2002) After Drug Lord's Release, Colombia Vows to Toughen Laws Colombia Extends Emergency (washingtonpost.com) BBC NEWS | Monitoring | Media reports | Colombians at odds over drug lords' freedom BBC NEWS | Americas | Colombia in talks with paramilitaries Colombian Militia Sets Cease-Fire (washingtonpost.com) Engaging Colombia (washingtonpost.com) Powell Says U.S. Will Increase Military Aid for Colombia Powell Pledges More Support For Colombia's Anti-Rebel War (washingtonpost.com)