Parts I & II of this suitcase scandal trial update were supposed to focus on the arguments behind the "Motion to Dismiss" the charges filed by Franklin Duran on June 20. However, the first paragraph of Part I linked to a Bloomberg article that refers to a different legal document – Duran's June 24 Response to the Department of Justice (DOJ)'s absurd and hypocritical "Motion to Preclude Evidence a...

So the big news is hitting the wires...a group of Colombian hostages, including Ingrid Betancourt and three American defense contractors, have been rescued by the Colombian military. This is great news! Of course, everyone who has a stake in Colombia will have some thoughts on this development... Alvaro Uribe: Hot damn! Talk about timing. Now I can get that constitutional amendment passed for a thi...

Hola everybody, I am Alicia Cochina Ogliarquina. This is my first time writing on the blog. I heard they wanted another perspective, and trust me I can tell you many surprising things about Venezuela. I am famous in my country as an ex-beauty queen, dramatic actress, political activista with a pioneering sense of personal style, and daughter of a beautiful prostitute and a wealthy businessman from...

Oh Luis Posada Carriles, where will you go now? No, seriously. Beyond the legal aspects of Posada's terroristic ways, his past involvement in blowing up innocent civilians in the name of freedom (and while on the CIA payroll, no less) is having some practical consequences these days. The Miami Herald is reporting today that Panama, where Posada tried to kill Fidel Castro in a crowded theater during...

Hi. I'm Revolter. With the U.S. legal system managing to repeatedly piss off leftist Latin American governments, I thought I could contribute to the BoRev by utilizing my lawyerhood for good instead of the usual evil and take a closer look at some of these controversies. To kick things off, I've just done a boatload of research on the legal arguments surrounding the so-called "suitcase scandal," or...