Documentary Film Review: Fiction of War

Documentary Film Review: Fiction of War

"The population has to take sides with the authorities because the ones who have been displaced are delinquents, or guerrillas ...
An Interview with FARC Commander Simón Trinidad

An Interview with FARC Commander Simón Trinidad

In January 1999, newly elected Colombian president Andrés Pastrana ceded an area of southern Colombia the size of Switzerland to ...
Colombia's Indigenous Communities Try to Survive

Colombia’s Indigenous Communities Try to Survive

In the wake of the suspension of peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ...
The Battle for Colombia's 'Little Sarajevo'

The Battle for Colombia’s ‘Little Sarajevo’

Saravena, Colombia—Boom! Welcome to Saravena, known locally as “Little Sarajevo.” On February 5, the day after my arrival in this ...
Between a Sharp Tongue and a Blind Eye: The Politics of Criticism and Propaganda

Between a Sharp Tongue and a Blind Eye: The Politics of Criticism and Propaganda

The Bush administration’s propaganda machine has taken advantage of Fidel Castro’s recent crackdown on his country’s dissident movement by cranking ...