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The Untouchable Narco-State: Guatemala’s Army defies DEA

The same Guatemalan military intelligence chiefs who were responsible for “engineering” what a U.N. Truth Commission later concluded were “acts of genocide,” were later accused by U.S. officials of trafficking cocaine.

El narco-Estado intocable: Militares guatemaltecos desafían a la DEA

Altos jefes de inteligencia están entre los fundadores de un club oscuro que se autonombra “la cofradía,” y que fue la “ingeniería” de tácticos que incluyeron “actos de genocidio” de comunidades mayas.

Behind the Badge: Meet the GOP’s Law Enforcement Front Group

“LEAA is one of a new breed of shadowy front groups that is willing to serve as a corporate money conduit and attack dog to benefit GOP candidates.” It’s been quietly funded by National Rifle Association grants.

Colombia Briefing: Bad Press

This story became of the evidence that led the State Department to designate Carlos Castano and his paramilitary group known by its acronym in Spanish as the AUC, as a terrorist organization over a year later, in 2002.

A Brave Guatemalan Judge Challenges Corrupt Brass Hats

Something new and promising happened in Guatemala last month when Judge Marco Tulio Molina Lara sentenced ex-Army Lt. Col. Carlos Ochoa Ruiz to 14 years in prison for trafficking in cocaine.

The Holy Warrior: Is This the Man Behind the Bombings?

Osama bin Ladin is not an easy man to find, and he plans on keeping it that way. A multi-millionaire from Saudi Arabia, he is considered by the U.S. government to he “one of the most significant financial sponsors…

One Man’s Private Jihad

He became a potentially hostile blip on the U.S. intelligence radar screen as early as 1991, when he arrived in Sudan. He said he had come to build roads, but according to a former Sudanese intelligence agent who spoke on the condition of anonymity…