Bush renews support for Colombia in fighting drug, terrorism
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US President George W. Bush on Monday reofferred the backup for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in his war against drug production and rebels nationwide.
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President Bush parlayed an aggressive outreach effort and campaign themes of moral values and fighting terrorism into increased support from Hispanics to help him win re-election.
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President Bush yesterday renewed the nation's commitment to help victims of last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes and thanked U.S. troops fighting abroad.
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President Bush aims to highlight American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a stop in the Andean nation where thousands of security forces are deployed to safeguard his brief stay.
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LLANOGRANDE, Colombia  - Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe told visiting U.S. lawmakers on Saturday his government's record illustrated it was addressing Democrats' concerns over anti-union violence and impunity that have stymied their approval of a free trade deal.
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BOGOT&#xC1; -- The Colombian government, the recipient of billions of dollars in US aid to fight drugs and a leftist insurgency, is under siege as evidence mounts of links between right-wing death squads and dozens of officials loyal to President &#xC1;lvaro Uribe.
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BOGOTA, Colombia, March 10 -- On the eve of a visit by President Bush, the U.S. Embassy confirmed Saturday that American and Colombian soldiers had conducted a joint operation in the southern stronghold of leftist rebels who are holding three U.S. military contractors.
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Bush's visit to Colombia put a spotlight on a country where, despite government scandals and human-rights questions, progress has been made against domestic terrorism
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President Bush on Monday promised to  assist newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas boost  security and the Palestinian economy, and invited him to the  White House after years of shunning Yasser Arafat as an  obstacle to peace.
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President Bush, trying to mend relations with Latin America, pledged Sunday to make a fresh push for stalled immigration reforms and defended the U.S. invasion of Iraq, saying that "history will prove it right."
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President Bush, facing criticism he has ignored Latin America, has approved new initiatives to offer better health care, expand education, spur small businesses and increase home ownership in the region.
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President Alvaro Uribe flew to Washington on Wednesday hoping to revive Colombia's trade accord with the U.S., but he could also face a move in Congress to slash anti-drug aid for the world's largest producer of cocaine.
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President Bush on Monday pledged help and support to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as the United States prepared to lift economic and diplomatic sanctions against his government since it no longer includes the Islamic militant group Hamas.
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Under a security web of warplanes, battleships and 15,000 troops, President Bush praised Colombia's battle against drugs and Marxist guerrillas Monday and pledged to keep U.S. aid flowing so "this courageous nation can win its war against narcoterrorists."
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BOGOTA (AP/dpa) - The leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) plotted to assassinate US President George W. Bush during his recent visit to Colombia, the Colombian government said Saturday.
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President Bush reaffirmed his confidence Tuesday in Pakistan's president as a strong ally in the war against extremists.
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President Bush pledges US support for Lebanon after the killing of minister Pierre Gemayel heightens tensions.