BATTLE OF THE FARC

Rebel attacks in Colombia shake confidence in government claims it is beating the guerrillas

Colombia and Venezuela appear to end row

Violence recruits in Colombia as rebels take the offensive
More than 50 soldiers died in the last two months in clashes with Marxist guerrillas

Colombia Dismisses Arms Race with Venezuela

Venezuela's Chavez, Colombia's Uribe Say Dispute Settled

Rebels wreak havoc in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Explosives planted in a hotel blow up, killing five people. A major TV and radio network is bombed. An electrical substation is dynamited. A bus is torched on a major highway after passengers are forcibly removed.

Uribe: Colombia Faces Battle vs. Rebels
Hard Road in Its Fight Against Leftist Rebels
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Writer

Colombia in Negative
On the Opposition to Uribe’s Government and Other Affronts to the Establishment
By Laura del Castillo Matamoros
Narco News Editorial Columnist

Venezuelan Foreign Minister says Venezuela is not engaged in any arms race

Venezuela arrests key Chavez foe
Police in Venezuela say they have arrested a leader of the strike which failed to oust President Hugo Chavez two years ago.