The question behind Betancourt’s rescue
Did President Uribe buy his way out of trouble with yesterday’s bold raid? Mike Power reportsFirst Posted July 3, 2008
Mike Poweris a correspondent for the Reuters news agency in Panama City, Panama. He has freelanced in Haiti for Britain's sadly-expired Jack magazine and as a news reporter for Canada's CBC radio. His work has appeared in Scotland's Sunday Herald and The Big Issue magazine, where he was chief sub-editor and features writer between 1998 and 2003. The question behind Betancourt’s rescueDid President Uribe buy his way out of trouble with yesterday’s bold raid? Mike Power reportsFirst Posted July 3, 2008
Army murders mar victories over FARCColombian army is passing off murdered civilians as guerillas in its war on FARC, reports Mike PowerFirst Posted May 21, 2008
At the root of the cocaine epidemicMike Power witnesses the pointlessness of cocaine eradication as he joins Colombia's coca bush uprootersFirst Posted April 7, 2008
Ingrid Betancourt, the FARC raid's real victimThe killing of Raul Reyes has dashed the hopes of a high-profile hostageFirst Posted March 5, 2008
Chavez moves troops to Colombian borderUribe's decision to kill a FARC guerilla leader in Ecuador risks regional warFirst Posted March 3, 2008
Paddle your own canoe to Panama CityIt's sunny, it's safe and there are more than 150 banks happy to look after your cash, reports Mike PowerFirst Posted December 6, 2007
How Scottish independence died in PanamaIt was a ruinous central American adventure that forced the Scots to sign the Act of Union, writes Mike PowerFirst Posted April 30, 2007
The demise of Hammersmith PalaisOne of London's most famous music venues closes downFirst Posted March 15, 2007
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