Posts By: Pro Publica
September 14, 2010 > Pro Publica
Colombian Paramilitaries Extradited To U.S., Where Cases Are Sealed
Since 2006, more than a dozen of Colombia’s most notorious paramilitary leaders have been extradited to the United States to face drug-trafficking charges in federal district court in Washington. The […] Read More >
February 21, 2010 > Pro Publica
Immigration: Border Patrol And Mexican Police Make History At Mexican Border
NOGALES, ARIZ. — In a politically sensitive operation at the Arizona-Mexico border, U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican federal police officers are training together, sharing intelligence and coordinating patrols for […] Read More >
February 9, 2010 > Pro Publica
Haitians Under U.S. Treatment Are Often Separated From Families
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – In turning tents into sophisticated operating theaters and deploying a gleaming hospital ship, the USNS Comfort, to the coast of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. government has brought needed […] Read More >
February 5, 2010 > Pro Publica
Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands: Lobbyists Help Smooth the Way for a Tax Break for Foreign Rum Maker
A transfer of billions of dollars in federal aid from public projects in Puerto Rico to one of the world’s largest liquor conglomerates over the next 30 years continues to […] Read More >
February 2, 2010 > Pro Publica
Guantánamo Detainees: Why Obama’s Plans For N.Y. Terror Trials Unraveled
For anyone wondering how one of President Obama’s signature pledges seemed to unravel between Monday and Friday, here’s a look at the week that was. Savvy readers of The New […] Read More >
January 25, 2010 > Pro Publica
Judges Urge Congress To Act On Indefinite Terrorism Detentions At Guantánamo
Three judges on the federal trial court hearing challenges brought by Guantanamo prisoners are calling on Congress and the Obama administration to enact a law to address one of the […] Read More >
January 22, 2010 > Pro Publica
U.S. Private Security Firms Head To Haiti;
Just days after Haiti was devastated by a powerful earthquake, The Nation reports that some of the same private security companies operating in Iraq and Afghanistan are preparing to set […] Read More >
October 5, 2009 > Pro Publica
Putting the Best Face on a Coup D’Etat
The government of Honduras – referred to these days as “de facto,” “interim” or “illegitimate” – is dealing with its public perception problem just like any tarnished ruling party would: […] Read More >