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U.S. - Colombian Relations

Listen Thursday, May. 3, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Politics

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is in Washington to promote free trade. But back home, the headlines are full of his alleged links to paramilitary death squads and evidence of vote rigging. Kojo explores the complex relationship between the US and Colombia, often called 'America's strongest ally in Latin America.'

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Guests

Michael Shifter

Vice President for Policy at Inter-American Dialogue; and Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service

Sibylla Brodzinsky

journalist based in Bogota, Colombia

Mario Murillo

Associate Professor of Communications, Hofstra University; author, "Colombia and the United States : War, Unrest, and Destabilization" (Open Media)

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