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FOREIGN DESK | October 23, 2003, Thursday
Bolivian Leader's Ouster Seen As Warning on U.S. Drug Policy

By LARRY ROHTER (NYT) 1257 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 1 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - Overthrow of Pres Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada of Bolivia is
potentially crippling blow to Washington's anti-drug policy in Andean
region; United States officials minimize importance of drug issue in Sanchez
de Lozada's downfall, but many Bolivians and analysts say coca problem is
intimately tied to broader issues of impoverishment and disenfranchisement
that stoked explosive resentments in Bolivia and fueled month of often
violent protests before he stepped down; Bolivian officials recall that Pres
Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada told Pres Bush last year that he would push ahead
with plan to eradicate coca but that he needed more money to ease impact on
farmers, or he would be overthrown; recall that Bush merely wished him good
luck; Dr Eduardo Gamarra, Bolivian scholar at Florida International Univ,
says events in Bolivia are warning that US drug policy may sow still wider
instability in region; US has earmarked $211 million for 'alternative
development' program for coca farmers, but critics claim that amount is not
enough to compensate all of those whose livelihoods have been destroyed by
eradication campaign; photo (M)
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October 22, 2003, Wednesday

FOREIGN DESK
World Briefing | Americas: Colombia: Mass Arrests Of Politicians

Hundreds of police officers and soldiers rounded up at least 25 politicians
with suspected ties to leftist guerrillas in raids across the state of
Arauca, one of the most violent regions of Colombia. Rights groups denounced
the arrests as a government attempt to stifle opposition ahead of elections
on Sunday for municipal and state offices. Those arrested included the mayor
of the city of Arauca, the president of the regional assembly, a candidate
for state governor and five candidates for mayors of towns in the province.
Two former Arauca governors were arrested in Bogotá. The attorney general,
Luis Camilo Osorio, acknowledged that the timing of the arrests was
''uncomfortable'' while the defense minister, Martha Lucía Ramírez, said,
''Unfortunately, terrorist groups have infiltrated the Department of Arauca
at every level.''

October 21, 2003, Tuesday

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World Briefing | Americas: Colombia: Rebel Leader Killed

Government troops killed a guerrilla commander accused in the kidnapping in
February of three Americans identified as Defense Department contractors,
the army said. The rebel, Edgar Gustavo Navarro, second in command of a unit
of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, was killed in a gunfight near
San Vicente del Caguán, 175 miles southwest of Bogotá. It was doubtful that
his death would affect the hostages, who are being guarded by the guerrilla
group's high command and who have become potentially valuable leverage for
the rebels.