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July 25, 2008


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ARTICLE: SECURITY AND DEFENSE

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2008
July 04	Guatemala	Opposition to cement project intensifies
June 20	Guatemala	Thirteen police officers killed by drug traffickers
June 13	Region	Central America gives Mérida Initiative the thumbs up
June 06	Region	Mexico plans to “seal” border with Guatemala and Belize
May 30	Panama	Anti-narcotics plan under fire
May 16	Costa Rica	Hard times loom ahead
April 25	Guatemala	Government incapable of combating drug trafficking
March 14	Region	New study dispels myths on youth gangs
March 07	Region	Plan Mérida: Plan Colombia for the Mesoamerican region?
February 29	Honduras	President Zelaya says government is powerless to stop violence
January 04	El Salvador	Murder rate down
January 04	Costa Rica	Arias sends police to former SOA
2007
November 30	Guatemala	Kaibiles become a fertile recruitment ground for organized crime
October 19	Guatemala	Political violence takes a new twist
October 12	El Salvador	Dispelling myths on gang violence
September 07	Guatemala	Drug barons and murderers on the ballot
August 31	Guatemala	Violence on the increase one week before elections
August 24	Region	Twenty years of peace
August 24	El Salvador	Death squads reappear
August 10	El Salvador	New anti-terrorism law fuels fears of state repression
August 03	Guatemala	Congressmen's murder takes a new twist
August 03	Guatemala	Congress approves Commission Against Impunity
July 27	Guatemala	Rumors of child stealing lead to mob violence
July 13	Guatemala	Questions linger over congressmen's murder
July 06	Honduras	Gov't loses Atlantic coast to narcos
June 29	Guatemala	Country gripped by rising tide of violence
June 22	Guatemala	Parties infiltrated by drug cartels
June 22	El Salvador	UNDP questions justice system
June 15	Guatemala	War on drugs yields poor results (I)
June 08	Guatemala	Intelligence bureau revamped, again
June 08	El Salvador	Mano Dura fails to deliver
June 01	Guatemala	CICIG stalls at final hurdle
June 01	Costa Rica	Arias: No to SOA
May 18	Guatemala	Gangs convenient scapegoats for continuing crime wave
May 11	Guatemala	Ombudsman finds government responsible for murder of Salvadoran congressmen
April 27	Guatemala	Police purge gets mixed reviews
April 20	Guatemala	Profiting from fear
March 30	El Salvador	Interior Minister finally quits
March 30	Guatemala	Interior Minister finally quits
March 23	Honduras	Police tarnished by links with the past
March 23	Guatemala	Suspects arrested over congressmen's murder
March 23	El Salvador	Suspects arrested over congressmen's murder
March 16	Region	US militarization holds strong
March 16	Guatemala	Interior Minister grilled over congressmen's murder
March 16	El Salvador	Interior Minister grilled over congressmen's murder
March 09	El Salvador	Congressmen's murder: rogue death squads run amok?
March 09	Guatemala	Congressmen's murder: rogue death squads run amok?
March 02	Region	Gangs: Law enforcement stays the course
March 02	Nicaragua	Revival of Sam-7 missile controversy
February 23	Guatemala	Militarization in San Marcos?
November 24	Guatemala	Violent evictions of anti-mining protesters in El Estor
November 17	Panama	Panama wins UN Council seat
November 17	Guatemala	Training of security forces under fire
October 13	Costa Rica	Costa Rica to become weapons producer
September 22	Guatemala	Guatemala : the perfect place to commit a crime
September 15	El Salvador	Civil society calls for end to violence
September 1	Guatemala	Failed drugs raid latest act of political misjudgement
August 23	El Salvador	Anti-terrorism bill "intimidatory"
July 21	Guatemala	Death squads continue to benefit from impunity
July 14	Costa Rica	Media encourages fear of violence
July 7	Guatemala	Controversy over war crimes
May 26	Nicaragua	Nicaraguan army: from Sandinista party instrument to national institution
May 26	El Salvador	Rising crime coincides with police budget cut
October 7	Guatemala	Three community leaders and two congressmen assassinated in one week
October 7	Guatemala	The Army's future: new goals or defending old interests?
September 30	Panama	Questions over new security advisor
September 16	Region	Katrina teaches CA salutary lessons
September 16	Panama	Police on trial amidst return of mano dura
August 26	Guatemala	Prison violence linked to hidden power
August 19	Guatemala	Community security groups: public's response to police force ineptitude
July 15	Guatemala	Cattle smuggling into Mexico on the rise
July 1	Guatemala	Debate continues over response to youth gangs
July 1	El Salvador	Gangs: scapegoats for all crime
June 24	Honduras	Conflict in Attorney General's Office
June 17	Guatemala/Region	AI: US promoting police militarization
May 27	Honduras	Passport scandal implicates officials
May 20	Region	CA and US ridiculed over Cuban terrorist
May 20	Guatemala	Army focuses on internal security
May 13	Honduras	Privatization of prisons?
May 6	Honduras/Nicaragua	Growing US security concerns
March 18	Guatemala	CAFTA: barricades and protests
February 25	El Salvador	Murder rate prompts legal reforms
February 18	El Salvador	Ex PAC split following latest ruling by Constitutional Court
February 11	El Salvador	Who guards the guards?
February 11	Guatemala	Return to old "logic of terror"
February 4	Guatemala	Red flag for insecure capital
January 28	Guatemala	New model army?
January 14	Guatemala	Spain's first steps to prosecute Álvarez
January 14	Region	Never-ending war with maras
December 10	Guatemala	The booming industry of insecurity
November 06	Guatemala	Ex PAC payments saga continues
August 28	El Salvador	Terrorism threats spread to region
August 28	Guatemala	Court of Constitutionality leaves CICIACS "toothless"
August 10	Guatemala	Death penalty likely to remain
July 27	Panama	Moscoso ends term tough on crime
July 16	Guatemala	Criminal violence: a growing challenge to democracy
July 16	Guatemala	Renewed push for Information law
July 9	Guatemala	Army faces major troop reductions
July 9	El Salvador	Public forum to discuss anti maras law
June 18	Region	Torture in Iraq: the Central American precedent
June 4	Guatemala	Security still key
June 4	Honduras	Security policies condemned
June 4	Nicaragua	University demonstrations over finances continue
May 28	Honduras	105 die in jail tragedy
May 28	Nicaragua	Region awash with arms traffickers
May 7	Honduras	Prison reform to end massacres
April 23	Guatemala	Army reduction: reform of military doctrine in doubt
April 23	Region	Pressure mounts for return of troops
March 26	Costa Rica	Police school project abandoned
March 12	Guatemala	Moderate military reforms begin
March 12	Region	Murder of women sky high
February 20	Region	Gun culture ever stronger


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