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Colombian President-elect Alvaro Uribe, right, Vice President-elect Francisco Santos celebrate their victory in the May 26 presidential elections. Uribe, 49, swept to power on promises to battle drug-funded insurgencies that figure on the U.S. list of terrorist groups. (Luis Acosta - AFP)
Transcript
 Post correspondent Scott Wilson discussed Alvaro Uribe's victory in Colombia's recent presidential election and the future of U.S. involvement there.
Graphic
 The End of the Peace Process
Editorials
 Children in Combat (The Washington Post, 4/12/05)
 Watch Venezuela (The Washington Post, 11/20/04)
 Colombia's Peace Bargain (The Washington Post, 10/3/03)

 More Colombia Editorials
Commentary
 Dangerous Policy on Colombia (The Washington Post, 11/28/04)
 The Reality of Heroin And Cocaine in the Fields (The Washington Post, 8/25/03)
 Democracy and Human Rights in Colombia (The Washington Post, 8/20/03)
 Colombia's New Hope (The Washington Post, 8/6/03)
 Unquestionable Failure for Colombia (The Washington Post, 7/22/03)

 More Colombia Commentary
Interview
 Transcript of Post correspondent Scott Wilson's interview with Colombian paramilitary leader Carlos Castano .
On the Web
 What is Plan Colombia and why does the U.S. government support it?
 Office of the Colombian President on the Peace Process
 The General Command of The Armed Forces of Colombia
 FARC The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
 ELN National Liberation Army
Live Online Transcripts
live online Coca Eradication: The Case for Action with policy analyst Allison Major.
 Perils of Destroying the Coca Crop with fumigation expert Jeremy Bigwood.
Long Fall in Ecuador: Populist to Pariah
Former president Lucio Gutierrez wasn't always the political pariah who this week inspired street riots and a vote by the legislature to overthrow him.

24-Hour Networks Aim to Unite Region
BRASILIA -- Imagine al-Jazeera, South American-style.

Disarmament Holds Out Hope For Elusive Peace in Colombia
TIBU, Colombia -- After nearly 10 years of fighting anti-government rebels, Julio Cesar Arce strode onto a muddy field one recent day and joined 1,400 fellow paramilitary fighters in a ceremony marking the largest voluntary disarmament in his country's violent history.

Full Coverage
Mexicans on Death Row Win Review: Justices to Take Up Texas Case Ruled a Treaty Violation by International Court (Post, Dec. 11, 2004)

Bush Stops in Colombia, Pledges Aid for Drug War (Post, Nov. 23, 2004)

Taking Anti-Gang Effort to Community: Pastor Arranges Summit, Reaches Out to Parents (Post, Oct. 31, 2004)

Undercover to Bust Wildlife Smugglers (Post, July 19, 2004)

Varied Career Prepared General For High-Profile Assignment (Post, June 10, 2004)

OAS to Monitor Disarmament Of Colombian Paramilitary Units (Post, Jan. 26, 2004)

Colombia Targeting Rebel Strongholds: More Aggressive U.S.-Backed Strategy Expected to Be More Challenging, Brutal (Post, Jan. 25, 2004)

Scion of Colombia's Upper Class Returns as a Captured Rebel Leader: Banker-Turned-Guerrilla Personifies Bygone Era of Insurgency (Post, Jan. 13, 2004)

In Colombia, Coca Declines But the War Does Not: Fighting Spikes in Province Despite Anti-Drug Program (Post, Dec. 21, 2003)

Colombian Military Commander Resigns (Post, Nov. 13, 2003)

Colombia's Rebel Zone: World Apart: Tour Reveals Force's Growing Isolation (Post, Oct. 18, 2003)

U.S. Contractors Are Targets Overseas: As More Military Work Is Farmed Out, More Civilians Are in Harm's Way (Post, Oct. 16, 2003)

A Captive, but Not Silenced, Voice for Peace in Colombia (Post, Oct. 8, 2003)

Colombian Blast Kills At Least 10 (Post, Sept. 29, 2003)

Cease-Fire Becomes Land Grab: Colombian Group Takes Farmland, Homes at Gunpoint (Post, Sept. 20, 2003)

Bogota Set to Resume Anti-Drug Flights: Bush Reviewing Interdiction Program (Post, Aug. 6, 2003)

A Hard New Life Inside the Law: Colombian Ex-Rebel Fights to Forget Haunting Memories of Childhood (Post, July 27, 2003)

Bishop Faces Anti-Rebel Probe: Colombian Who Helped Free Kidnap Victims Is Now Government Target (Post, July 16, 2003)

Commander of Lost Causes: Colombian Paramilitary Takes Stand Against Drug Trade (Post, July 6, 2003)

Colombian Fighters' Drug Trade Is Detailed: Report Complicates Efforts to End War (Post, June 26, 2003)

Paramilitary Commander Captured, Colombia's Army Says (Post, June 22, 2003; 1:03 AM)

Arrests in Mexico Unveil Colombian Cocaine Connection (Post, May 8, 2003)

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