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May 13 2008, AP

Colombia extradited 14 paramilitary warlords to the United States on Tuesday on drug-related charges in a surprise move that brought praise from Washington but raised fears of justice thwarted for thousands of victims.The extradited include Salvatore...

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In this artist’s rendering, Colombian right-wing paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso left, and Juan Carlos Sierra-Ramirez, seated, second from left, represented by their lawyers Richard Diaz, third from left, and Ron Earnest, appear before a federal...