Uribe and the ICC, a lawsuit which leaves a lot to be desired

8 March 2008 17:22 COT

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The International Criminal Court is not a joker used to threat, to get rid of someone or simply to show you’re doing something.

The statements by Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, ratified on the OAS by its ambassador Camilo Ospina, regarding to file a lawsuit against Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez to the International Criminal Court “for sponsoring and founding genocides”, leave a lot to be desired.

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Following the Andean diplomatic crisis

Andean diplomatic crisis > Featured articles By: equinoXio

5 March 2008 23:25 COT

The killing of FARC guerrilla’s number 2 commander, Raúl Reyes, triggered an apparently unexpected diplomatic crisis between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Though it’s quite hard to catch up with the events (even in our Spanish-language version), we’ll try to work hard to bring you a decent coverage. Here’s our articles on the crisis so far:

05 March: Easy! Easy on the crisis!
03 March: Colombia will not send troops to borders to Ecuador and Venezuela
01 March: FARC number 2 has been killed in combat near Colombia-Ecuador border

You can also follow our coverage on our Spanish-language version. Or, if you’re in a hurry, check out these resources:

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Easy! Easy on the crisis!

Andean diplomatic crisis > Specials By: Marsares

5 March 2008 22:40 COT

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As hours pass by, Colombia crisis with Venezuela and Ecuador gets worse and the initial good sense by Colombian government is turning into a rowdy spirit which does nothing to its solution.

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Colombia will not send troops to borders to Ecuador and Venezuela

Andean diplomatic crisis > Breaking news By: equinoXio

3 March 2008 13:39 COT

Two days after the killing of FARC’s number two commander Luis Édgar Devia aka Raúl Reyes, who was in a camp inside Ecuador, Colombian government said Monday morning in a statement that "it will not make troop movements to the borders" with Ecuador and Venezuela because "Colombia does not have a warmonger tradition and its only interest is to recover its internal public safety".

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FARC number 2 has been killed in combat near Colombia-Ecuador border

Andean diplomatic crisis > Breaking news By: equinoXio

1 March 2008 12:13 COT

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Luis Édgar Devia Silva, aka Raúl Reyes, the number 2 commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), has been killed by security forces, Colombian Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said Saturday morning.

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