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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Schafer waves during a protest march in Cartagena
20 Jul 2008
Source: Reuters
 
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer waves during a protest march in Cartagena July 20, 2008. Colombians took to the streets in large numbers on Sunday to protest kidnappings that have plagued the country during its 44-year-old guerrilla war. Schafer was in Colombia over the weekend to push for a free trade agreement between U.S and Colombia. REUTERS/Fredy Builes (COLOMBIA)
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Colombian police officers walk through 157 homemade grenade launchers that were confiscated in Jamundi province of Cali September 11 2008. A military source said the weapons launchers belonged to Farc leftist ...


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