News Links tagged "U.S. Policy"
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Friday, April 1, 2011
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | US broadens LatAm drug strategy |
| Author/Source: | Jordi Zamora Agence France Presse Google News |
| Brief: | "We expect this Western Hemisphere Counterdrug Strategy to be completed this summer," national drug control policy director Gil Kerlikowske told a Senate hearing. |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Colombia Willing to Strengthen Labor Rules in U.S. Trade Pact, Santos Says |
| Author/Source: | Helen Murphy, Eric Martin Bloomberg |
| Brief: | "You see Chinese delegations every week sitting where you are, offering attractive investments," said Santos. |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Drummond Case, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Obama admin. says ex-Colombian president should not be forced to testify about death squads |
| Author/Source: | Associated Press The Washington Post |
| Brief: | The Justice Department says a U.S. judge should order lawyers for the families to exhaust other avenues of getting the information they seek before ordering Uribe to be questioned. |
| Location: | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Category: | Extradition, U.S. Policy, Venezuelan Foreign Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Extradition, Relations with Venezuela, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S. Losing Big Drug Catch |
| Author/Source: | Jose De Cordoba, Darcy Crowe The Wall Street Journal |
| Brief: | Late Thursday, a high-ranking U.S. official said Colombia's president, Juan Manuel Santos, told him that Mr. Makled would be extradited to Venezuela. |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Arrest of Guatemala's No. 1 drug-trafficking suspect shows growing US role in region |
| Author/Source: | Sara Miller Llana The Christian Science Monitor |
| Brief: | US and Guatemalan forces Wednesday arrested Juan Ortiz Lopez, known as "Chamale," a week after President Obama pledged $200 million to combat drug trafficking in the region. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Arms Trafficking, Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Texas lawmakers discuss creating southbound checkpoints to keep guns out of Mexico |
| Author/Source: | Anna M. Tinsley Star-Telegram |
| Brief: | The concept of checkpoints to prevent more guns, cash and drugs from flowing into Mexico drew mixed reactions. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Texas rep says drug cartels threatening US agents |
| Author/Source: | Associated Press Google News |
| Brief: | Don Reay, executive director of the Texas Border Sheriff's Coalition, said threats against American law enforcement officials along the border are nothing new. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Cartels plot to kill US agents, congressman says |
| Author/Source: | Gene Cubbison MSNBC |
| Brief: | Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said a law enforcement bulletin was issued this month warning that Mexican gangsters were overheard plotting to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Texas Rangers stationed along the border. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Sen. John Cornyn says U.S. arrested people from nations designated as terrorism sponsors on border with Mexico in first 19 months of Obama administration |
| Author/Source: | John Cornyn Politfact |
| Brief: | Cornyn's claim - that people from countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism have been arrested on the Mexican border for illegally entering the U.S. - relies on Border Patrol statistics that the agency won't confirm or deny. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Danger on the U.S.-Mexico border |
| Author/Source: | Clint McDonald The Washington Post |
| Brief: | It is not spillover violence but spillover effects of hostilities in Mexico that pose the real threat to the United States. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Mexico's drug lords fall, but war goes on |
| Author/Source: | William Booth And Nick Miroff The Washington Post |
| Brief: | Mexican forces have hit the La Familia drug cartel harder than any other criminal organization in Mexico. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Bill targeting cartels meets resistance |
| Author/Source: | Stewart M. Powell The Houston Chronicle |
| Brief: | Rep. William Keating, D-Mass., ranking Democrat on McCaul's subcommittee, played down the scope of the threat to the United States in line with Democrats' assessment. |
| Location: | Panama |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Panama Set to Pass Tax Deal Next Month, U.S. Trade's Sapiro Says |
| Author/Source: | Eric Martin, Eric Sabo Bloomberg |
| Brief: | The accord, signed by the U.S. and Panama in November, must be approved by the nation's legislature before it can take effect, clearing the way for the Obama administration to send a free-trade agreement to Congress. |
Thursday, March 31, 2011
| Location: | Entire Region |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | A Shared Responsibility: Counternarcotics and Citizen Security in the Americas |
| Author/Source: | William R. Brownfield U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | While the interdiction and eradication of narcotics remains a major priority, we recognize that these efforts cannot be sustained without holistic support for the rule of law, measured most importantly by the safety of citizens in each country. |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Brazilian Foreign Policy, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Brazil stares down the US on Libya |
| Author/Source: | Greg Grandin Al Jazeera |
| Brief: | Brazil's foreign ministry - still, for the most part, staffed by the diplomats who charted Lula's foreign policy - recently issued a statement condemning the loss of civilian lives and calling for the start of dialogue. |
| Location: | Brazil |
| Category: | Economy And Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Nos EUA, Cabral anuncia verba de R$ 1 bi para estradas do Rio |
| Author/Source: | Folha.com |
| Brief: | O anuncio do financiamento foi feito no primeiro dia da viagem de Cabral e sua comitiva aos EUA, que vai de hoje a 6 de abril e tem como principal objetivo atrair investimentos. |
| Location: | Central America Regional |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Central America remains a hotspot of instability |
| Author/Source: | Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | Central America remains a hotspot of instability caused by violent criminal organizations that use drug money to undermine legitimate governments, the commander of U.S. Southern Command said here yesterday. |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Extradition, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Extradition, Justice and Peace Process, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | El proximo 'para' que sera enviado a EE.UU. es 'HH' |
| Author/Source: | El Espectador (Colombia) |
| Brief: | Solo falta que la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia de transito libre a la extradicion de Ever Veloza Garcia, alias 'HH', para que sea enviado a responder por sus delitos ante los jueces estadounidenses. |
| Location: | Colombia |
| Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Free Trade, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Summit-US, Colombia talks making "good progress"-Kirk |
| Author/Source: | Reuters |
| Brief: | "We're very encouraged with what we've heard from the Colombians thus far." |
| Location: | Colombia, Venezuela |
| Category: | Extradition, U.S. Policy, Venezuelan Foreign Policy |
| Colombia Category: | Extradition, Relations with Venezuela, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Will a Drug Kingpin Escape Justice? |
| Author/Source: | Joel D. Hirst The Huffington Post |
| Brief: | President Santos is in a difficult position. Last Friday, the courts approved his extradition - to either country. Now Santos must make a choice. |
| Location: | Cuba |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Fidel Castro elogio a su amigo Jimmy Carter |
| Author/Source: | El Colombiano |
| Brief: | El expresidente cubano, Fidel Castro, elogio este jueves al estadounidense Jimmy Carter, al que considera un amigo. |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S. captures major Guatemalan drug trafficker |
| Author/Source: | Reuters |
| Brief: | Ortiz-Lopez, 41, is considered Guatemala's most important drug smuggler by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. |
| Location: | Guatemala |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Suspected drug lord held in Guatemala |
| Author/Source: | Associated Press The Guardian |
| Brief: | Guatemala's most wanted suspected drug lord was captured on Wednesday in a joint operation involving the government and the US Drug Enforcement Administration. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, Migration, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Arpaio combatira con avionetas drogas y a migrantes |
| Author/Source: | EFE El Universal (Mexico) |
| Brief: | El controvertido sheriff de Maricopa, Phoenix, emprendio la operacion 'Desert Sky', la cual sera financiada por voluntarios. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | EU vigila con mas de 130 aviones frontera |
| Author/Source: | Silvia Otero El Universal (Mexico) |
| Brief: | Mas de 130 aviones y helicopteros estadounidenses, ademas de seis aeronaves no tripuladas han sido desplegados a lo largo de la frontera con Mexico para detectar las actividades del narcotrafico y el crimen organizado. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Border Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | EU analiza mantener efectivos de su Guardia Nacional en la frontera con Mexico |
| Author/Source: | Proceso |
| Brief: | La secretaria de Seguridad Interna de Estados Unidos, Janet Napolitano, informo que el gobierno de Barack Obama valora la posibilidad de conservar a cientos de sus efectivos de la Guardia Nacional desplegados en la frontera con Mexico. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Narcotrafficking, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Mexican Standoff |
| Author/Source: | Dan Rather The Huffington Post |
| Brief: | Jorge Castaneda, who served as foreign minister under Calderon's predecessor and now teaches at New York University, thinks the answer is to legalize drugs in Mexico and the United States. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Reward offered for US agent death in Mexico |
| Author/Source: | BBC |
| Brief: | Authorities in Mexico blame the Zetas drugs cartel for the deaths, and have already arrested several of its members. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | McCaul seeks to have cartels designated as terrorists |
| Author/Source: | Stewart M. Powell The Houston Chronicle |
| Brief: | Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday to designate six murderous Mexican drug cartels "foreign terrorist organizations." |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | Public Security, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S. offers $5 million in hunt for killer of federal agent |
| Author/Source: | Dane Schiller The Houston Chronicle |
| Brief: | One gangster supposedly confessed that the U.S. agents were mistaken for rivals. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | U.S., Mexico deepen efforts to share responsibility for security |
| Author/Source: | Andrew Selee The Will And The Wallet |
| Brief: | The U.S. and Mexico have a long history of distrust and conflict but, as they overcome it, they are becoming more adventurous in how they share information. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's Travel to Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, CA, April 4-5 |
| Author/Source: | U.S. Department Of State |
| Brief: | Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela will visit Tijuana, Mexico, on Monday, April 4, and San Diego, California, on April 5. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Apoya jefe militar de EU actuacion de Fuerzas Armadas mexicanas |
| Author/Source: | La Jornada (Mexico) |
| Brief: | El Jefe del Comando Norte de Estados Unidos, almirante James Winnefeld, apoyo hoy en el Congreso de su pais la efectividad y actuacion humanitaria de las fuerzas armadas mexicanas. |
| Location: | Mexico |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Narco de Mexico, entre los 10 ejercitos mas poderosos: EU |
| Author/Source: | Associated Press, Notimex Milenio |
| Brief: | James Winnefeld defiende a las fuerzas armadas mexicanas ante el Capitolio. Destaca que los militares "respetan los derechos humanos en sus operaciones". |
| Location: | Nicaragua |
| Category: | Diplomatic Relations, U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Libya Taps Nicaraguan as Its Envoy at the U.N. |
| Author/Source: | Dan Bilefsky The New York Times |
| Brief: | Nicaragua said the former minister, Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann, 78, an outspoken critic of the United States and a Catholic priest, would replace the Libyan diplomat Ali Abdussalam Treki, who had been unable to obtain a visa. |
| Location: | Nicaragua |
| Category: | U.S. Policy |
| Title: | Seabees,Marines team with Nicaraguan servicemembers to improve local school |
| Author/Source: | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeffery Tilghman Wil U.S. Southern Command |
| Brief: | The decision to build two SEA huts in five days was a challenge from the NMCB 28 detail bravo officer-in-charge, Lt. Rama Mutyala. |