/tags/colombian-civil-war Colombian civil war en-US WLRN Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:32:00 GMT /news/2022-06-30/colombians-are-glad-to-see-foes-petro-and-uribe-talk-even-south-floridas-uribista-expats Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro and former President Alvaro Uribe want to open dialogue channels in their war-torn nation. Expats here seem to agree. Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:32:00 GMT /news/2022-06-30/colombians-are-glad-to-see-foes-petro-and-uribe-talk-even-south-floridas-uribista-expats Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2020-05-26/cocaine-comeback-new-book-warns-drug-is-more-plentiful-and-destructive-than-ever This interview was originally published May 26, 2020In South Florida we tend to think of the golden age of cocaine (if it can be called that) as the 1980s… Tue, 26 May 2020 10:00:00 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2020-05-26/cocaine-comeback-new-book-warns-drug-is-more-plentiful-and-destructive-than-ever Tim Padgett /news/2020-01-14/u-n-blasts-staggering-number-of-human-rights-defenders-killed-in-colombia Colombia’s half-century-long civil war was fought mainly in its rural areas. And that’s where implementing the peace process that was signed a few years… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:15:30 GMT /news/2020-01-14/u-n-blasts-staggering-number-of-human-rights-defenders-killed-in-colombia Tim Padgett /show/latin-america-report/2019-10-01/monos-madness-child-soldiers-film-shows-what-colombia-risks-if-civil-war-reboots Midway through the new Colombian film “Monos,” there is a haunting moment that illuminates, literally, the evil of using children as soldiers.A squad of… Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT /show/latin-america-report/2019-10-01/monos-madness-child-soldiers-film-shows-what-colombia-risks-if-civil-war-reboots Tim Padgett