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Talk:Amnesty International

2007-06-13T15:50:57Z

FreedomandLiberty:

This entry states that all of Amnesty International's stated missions are Christian in nature or seem to be based on Christian principles. This, however, is not true. For example, Amnesty International works heavily on fighting discrimination against gays and the death penalty (the latter of which, those who believing in a literal interpretation of the Bible, support... "eye for an eye").

==God Bless Amnesty International==
It's good that there are non-partisan organizations such as Amnesty International out there, fighting tyranny of all political stripes whether communist or fascist. They don't cover up the crimes of dictators just because of their political ideology --[[User:FreedomandLiberty|FreedomandLiberty]] 11:50, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:45:47Z

FreedomandLiberty: reverted vandalism, amnesty is not leftist, uribe is a monster, don't whitewash the facts

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. He is a close Bush ally and has been criticized by human rights groups for oppressive policies and failing to protect his citizens from terror[http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].
==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]. Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
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Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:44:22Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Opposition to Alvaro Uribe */ Amnesty International is not Leftist, they have people of all political persuasions working for them, they also condemn leftist dictatorships such as Cuba

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. He is a close Bush ally and perhaps the greatest president in modern Colombian history for his steadfast alliance with the United States.
==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]. Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
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2007-06-13T15:43:30Z

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North Korea

2007-06-13T15:42:32Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''North Korea''' (which styles itself the Peoples's Democratic Republic of Korea) is a totalitarian state that occupies the Korean peninsula north of a line that roughly follows the 38th parallel north. Ruled by [[Kim Jong Il]], it is the last completely [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] government on Earth. It is the most oppressive government in the world and has been criticized by people of all political stripes as brutal, evil, and totalitarian. It is ruled with an iron fist by megalomanaical dictator, Kim Jong Il.

On October 9, 2006, North Korea claimed to have detonated a nuclear device deep underground <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6032525.stm</ref> but the yield was equivelent to only approximately 400 tons of chemical high explosive and some analysts believe no chain reaction was achieved.

== External links ==

*[http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/korea_north/index.html Korea, North - 2007] Geographic.org

== References ==

<references />

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North Korea

2007-06-13T15:42:26Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''North Korea''' (which styles itself the Peoples's Democratic Republic of Korea) is a totalitarian state that occupies the Korean peninsula north of a line that roughly follows the 38th parallel north. Ruled by [[Kim Jong Il]], it is the last completely [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] government on Earth. It is the most oppressive government in the world and has been criticized by people of all political stripes as brutal, evil, and totalitarian. It is ruled with an iron fist by megalomanaical dictator, Kim Jong Il

On October 9, 2006, North Korea claimed to have detonated a nuclear device deep underground <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6032525.stm</ref> but the yield was equivelent to only approximately 400 tons of chemical high explosive and some analysts believe no chain reaction was achieved.

== External links ==

*[http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/korea_north/index.html Korea, North - 2007] Geographic.org

== References ==

<references />

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[[Category:Dictatorships]]

North Korea

2007-06-13T15:41:35Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''North Korea''' (which styles itself the Peoples's Democratic Republic of Korea) is a totalitarian state that occupies the Korean peninsula north of a line that roughly follows the 38th parallel north. Ruled by [[Kim Jong Il]], it is the last completely [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] government on Earth. It is the most oppressive government in the world and has been criticized by people of all political stripes as brutal, evil, and totalitarian.

On October 9, 2006, North Korea claimed to have detonated a nuclear device deep underground <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6032525.stm</ref> but the yield was equivelent to only approximately 400 tons of chemical high explosive and some analysts believe no chain reaction was achieved.

== External links ==

*[http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/korea_north/index.html Korea, North - 2007] Geographic.org

== References ==

<references />

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Saudi Arabia

2007-06-13T15:40:32Z

FreedomandLiberty:

[[Image:SaudiArabiaWorldMap.png|right||400px|thumb|Location of Saudi Arabia]]

'''Saudi Arabia''' is a country in the [[Middle East]] which is under [[Sharia]] law, a brutal and oppressive set of rules. It was the legal system put down after the death of [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam. It was founded in 1902 by [[Abul Ibn Saudi]], a member of the royal House of Saudi.

Saudi Arabia is mostly a desert country, but it is rich in [[oil]] and date palms. It is also ruled with an iron fist. People will get their hands chopped off for stealing, alcohol is illegal, and women are not allowed to drive. Despite Saudi Arabia's repuation for being one of the most oppressive governments in the world, the United States maintains a close relationship with them and they are one of America's biggest allies in the Middle East after Israel[http://www.cfr.org/publication/10728/].
[[Image:Bcdf.jpg|right|Masjid Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia|thumb|400px]]
==Noteable Saudi Arabians==
*[[Osama Bin Laden]]
*[[Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud]]: ranked 11th richest person in the world by USAToday in 2002.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/02/28/forbes.htm</ref>

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Saudi Arabia

2007-06-13T15:38:01Z

FreedomandLiberty:

[[Image:SaudiArabiaWorldMap.png|right||400px|thumb|Location of Saudi Arabia]]

'''Saudi Arabia''' is a country in the [[Middle East]] which is under [[Sharia]] law, a brutal and oppressive set of rules. It was the legal system put down after the death of [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam. It was founded in 1902 by [[Abul Ibn Saudi]], a member of the royal House of Saudi.

Saudi Arabia is mostly a desert country, but it is rich in [[oil]] and date palms. It is also ruled with an iron fist. People will get their hands chopped off for stealing, alcohol is illegal, and women are not allowed to drive. Despite Saudi Arabia's repuation for being one of the most oppressive governments in the world, the United States maintains a close relationship with them and they are one of America's biggest allies in the Middle East after Israel.
[[Image:Bcdf.jpg|right|Masjid Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia|thumb|400px]]
==Noteable Saudi Arabians==
*[[Osama Bin Laden]]
*[[Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud]]: ranked 11th richest person in the world by USAToday in 2002.<ref>http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/02/28/forbes.htm</ref>

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Talk:Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:33:59Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Human Rights Abuses */

How do we determine he is a dictator? The only information provided in the article discusses a Presidential election and receiving 62% of the vote and the word dictator is never used. Now of course dictators can have "elections" as well, but they are usually the only candidate running and results of 99+% are customary.

Thanks [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 11:22, 5 June 2007 (EDT)

==Human Rights Abuses==
Uribe and his government have been linked to human rights abuses. This has been reported in the mainstream media. Way to whitewash the facts just because they don't fit your ideology --[[User:FreedomandLiberty|FreedomandLiberty]] 11:01, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

:Then you will have to have a source from mainstream media. Rob has already determined the listed source is not adequate. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 11:02, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

:: Would [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia this] be mainstream enough? Amnesty's fairly prestigious. --[[User:Wikinterpreter|'''wikinterpreter''']] [http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:Wikinterpreter woo!]

Thank you Wikinterpreter --[[User:FreedomandLiberty|FreedomandLiberty]] 11:07, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

:If you want it to have a chance to stick, you'll have to write it better. Your first source is the one that Rob already determined is inadequate, so as soon as he sees that, you'll be reverted. You make references to sources that you don't use with references; that will also draw a red flag. You must have very specific articles with very specific references. I hope this helps. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 11:27, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

Yeah you're probably right it won't stick, the facts have too much of a liberal bias --[[User:FreedomandLiberty|FreedomandLiberty]] 11:33, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

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2007-06-13T15:31:03Z

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2007-06-13T15:30:33Z

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I'm a libertarian socialist and I condemn authortarian regimes of both the left and right. I'm interested in politics and science. I've already worked on the Alvaro Uribe article and I plan to work on more unless I'm banned first lol.

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2007-06-13T15:28:20Z

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2007-06-13T15:27:32Z

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2007-06-13T15:26:22Z

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User talk:Learn together

2007-06-13T15:20:02Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Uribe Human Rights Abuses */

Hey there, Learn together. I noticed that you added a <nowiki>{{speedy</nowiki> template to [[Essay:Creationist Behavior on Conservapedia]]. I removed it, and as a courtesy, would like to let you know that nominating ''any'' article for deletion requires an explanation as to why you think it should be deleted (see Category:Speedy deletion candidates or [[Conservapedia:Articles for Deletion]]), and an AFD template certainly would have been more appropriate. Tagging established articles in the "Essay:" namespace without justification is frowned upon. And by the way, thanks for your contributions to [[Roman Empire]]! --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 20:18, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
:Note that [[Essay:Creationist Behavior on Conservapedia]] has the prefix "Essay:", noting that it is not an encyclopedia article, but rather an unofficial essay. And it was authorized as a response to [[Essay:Liberal Behavior on Conservapedia]] (yes, liberals are just as prolific as creationists here, and make most of the useful edits :P). --[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 01:18, 8 May 2007 (EDT)

{{Welcome|sig=[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]]}}

== Clinton Revert.... ==

I jumped in since Dan was headed to bed, and tried to answer some of your questions, here: [[http://www.conservapedia.com/User_talk:DanH#Reverts]] --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 04:58, 8 May 2007 (EDT)

:Sometimes it does seem as if they are instantly checked! It had me puzzled for a bit as well. What happens is, many regular users have a window opened here [[http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Special:Recentchanges&hidemyself=1&limit=600]] to "Recent Changes" and refresh it periodically. Also, from your "Preferences" you can enable "Watch this Page" and set a limit even on how many. Then whatever page you edit, or manually choose to "watch" will show up in your Watch List. Since Dan had previously edited the Clinton page, it was on his, undoubtedly. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 14:15, 8 May 2007 (EDT)

==Good Job==

Thank you for your excellent edits. Keep up the good work! [[User:DanH|DanH]] 15:09, 11 May 2007 (EDT)

== Jesus ==

Fantastic work on the Jesus Christ article! --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 17:00, 11 May 2007 (EDT)

== Saint Andrew ==

Fine. It is done now.

I agree to do that. If I did redirect it was because "Ian St John 11:48, 13 May 2007 (EDT)"
complain about [[Andrew]] and [[Philip]] along. I have the intention to make the six articles that are left to complete the 12 Apostles. Next time the name will be for example: "Bartholomew the Apostle".

--[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 18:15, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

== Highlighting Links ==

Hi

Thanks for your comment. I knew that and it's logic. For sure I agree with it.
Could be a mistake if there is one or two made by me.

Have you fixed them or do you want me to search?

--[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 08:38, 15 May 2007 (EDT)

Done. I hope to see you soon as a Sysop!!! --[[User:Joaquín Martínez]], [[User talk:Joaquín Martínez|talk]] 17:38, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

== Atheism ==

Just wanted to be clear that I was agreeing with you. Not sure if you were responding to me or [[User_talk:GodWarrior|GodWarrior]] when you wrote [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk%3AAtheism&diff=163608&oldid=163593 this]. [[User:HeartOfGold|HeartOfGold]] 14:59, 16 May 2007 (EDT)

== My pleasure ==

It has been an honor. Thank you indeed.

== Edit summaries ==

I appreciate this [http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Richard_Dawkins&diff=170855&oldid=166181 edit], and concur. While I also neglect make edit summaries, I want to encourage you to make use of the edit summary box. This probably sounds like the pot calling the kettle black, but I assure you that I do endeavor to follow this advice, and I encourage you to do the same. It makes reviewing edit histories of articles easier. Thanks for contributing. [[User:HeartOfGold|<big>H</big>eart<big>O</big>f<big>G</big>old]][[User_talk:HeartOfGold|talk]] 01:22, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Compliment ==
Excellent work on the Rather article.[[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 12:58, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Global Warming, et.al. ==

You might want to consider this [[http://www.conservapedia.com/Help:Editing_etiquette]] when making larger changes to articles. Not that I am disagreeing with your additions to the "Warming" article. --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 18:19, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Request ==
Could you improve my pathetic excuse-of-an-article on [[Justinian]]? It seems he is someone you would know much about.[[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 18:21, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== Sorry! ==

You got caught up in the removal of some other stuff! --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 21:27, 21 May 2007 (EDT)

== I agree with you==
The atheism article is better as you have it. The agnostic stat is not going to be included, and the citation is not needed.[[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 19:47, 23 May 2007 (EDT)
::Your quality contributions to this site and especially the history articles have earned you a place in the highly coveted and extremely prestigious "Bohdan's notable Users" category. Keep up the good work.[[User:Bohdan|Богдан]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 23:07, 26 May 2007 (EDT)

== Atheism ==

What's the problem with my edit to the [[atheism]] page? --[[User:ThunderBunny|ThunderBunny]] 22:51, 28 May 2007 (EDT)

*I beleive the edit notes tell you rather directly, what?

(cur) (last) 02:55, 28 May 2007 Ed Poor (Talk | contribs | block) (→Atheist Population - '''Stop confusing "uncertain" with "agnostic'''") 
(cur) (last) 02:53, 28 May 2007 Ed Poor (Talk | contribs | block) (move up "origins" section) >br>
(cur) (last) 02:52, 28 May 2007 Ed Poor (Talk | contribs | block) ('''The term "atheism" also includes uncertainty about whether God exists or not, that is, people who never believe in God or actively deny His existence''') 

--[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 23:01, 28 May 2007 (EDT)
:Most of those weren't my edits. --[[User:ThunderBunny|ThunderBunny]] 02:10, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

I don't really see it as a tangent. "Atheist morality" is included in the page and morality is part of philosophy. In fact, I don't think you can talk about morality without being philosophical. As far as not including enough philosophers goes, I think the group I gave was pretty complete- at least as far as an Ethics101 class would go. You'll be hard pressed to find many Philosophers who base morality on religious doctrines in the last few hundred years- in fact, the entire spirit of the Enlightenment was against such thinking. Now we call those people "theologians." I'm sure there are some, but they have not had much impact. You mentioned C.S Lewis, but he is not considered a very good philosopher by anyone's standards (though "Studies in Words" was nice) and he did not put forward a rigerous study of ethics, besides "God in the Dock," which is fairly obscure. As such, I'd like to put it back. Of course, I'm new to this wiki and don't want to move in too aggressively to your space, so I thought I'd say something here. --[[User:ThunderBunny|ThunderBunny]] 02:10, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

:Don't be afraid to edit, but please realize the scope of conservapedia is to go beyond the 'ethics 101' class into meaningful and important people and viewpoints that are not represented. There were many more than a handful of philosophers in the last couple hundred years and simply removing those who invoked religion by reclassifying them as 'theologians' (as if one can't be both) is the type of slight of hand that conservapedia tries to avoid. And, I think you'll find that there are many people who take a different view on C.S. Lewis' philosophy than the one you presented. ;-) Reverts or alterations of edits are not personal attacks and please don't take personal offense. Enjoy your stay. ;-) [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 02:26, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

Yes, I read that and found it very discouraging and narrow minded. Does this wiki make an attempt at objectivity, or is it simply a conservative partisan answer to its liberal partisan counterparts? --[[User:ThunderBunny|ThunderBunny]] 03:03, 3 June 2007 (EDT)

:Again, theologians can be philosophers. I am sorry if that understanding is too 'narrow minded' for you. To answer your second questions, yes. [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 04:25, 3 June 2007 (EDT)

== Answer ==
Your contibutions have been high quality. I would support you.[[User:Bohdan|Богдан]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 13:25, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

*I have answered you on my page, but I am afraid you are not on any list I can see.....:-( --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 03:57, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

== Solomon ==
Hi, I checked out your [[House of David]] article and followed the first link to [[Solomon]]. In your article it gives his lifespan as 970-931 BC, whereas in the Solomon article it says 965-925 BC. I am not sure which one is correct, but figured you'd be a good person to ask to look into it. --[[User:Colest|Colest]] 16:24, 30 May 2007 (EDT)

== Article for your attention please==
[[Four Emperors Era]] needs work and it seems like you would know about it. [[User:Bohdan|Богдан]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 20:18, 2 June 2007 (EDT)
:nice work LT [[User:Bohdan|bd]] [[User talk:Bohdan|Talk]] 23:03, 5 June 2007 (EDT)

::Glad you like it ;-) [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 23:04, 5 June 2007 (EDT)

== Thanks ==

correction made. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 22:50, 4 June 2007 (EDT)

:Glad I could help [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 23:58, 4 June 2007 (EDT)

==Sorry!==

LOL!! I'm very sorry. I just happened to be browsing the Conservapedia wanted pages and decided to make that page. I had no idea you were already making it. That is the funniest coincidence. ''':P''' --[[User:BethanyS|BethanyS]][[User talk:BethanyS|Talk]] 12:19, 12 June 2007 (EDT)

==Intuitive page naming==
Please try to be more intuitive when naming an article, particularly regarding people of Ancient Rome - just one of many examples is your choice of article name for '''Antonia''' ... your article is actually about [[Antonia Minor]], who also had a sister named Antonia, [[Antonia Major]]. Simply creating a page called Antonia, particularly with regard to Rome, is like creating an article called '''Bob''' or '''Smith''' and expecting ''your'' choice of subject to be the only one of any importance or significance historically or culturally. [[Image:User Fox.png]] [[User:Fox|Fox]] ([[User talk:Fox|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Fox|contribs]]) 04:54, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
==Uribe Human Rights Abuses==
Ok, I will obtain several sources from mainstream media, I think the source I listed is fine but I will obtain more. Just because Uribe is conservative doesn't mean we should let him committ gross violations of human rights. Authoritarianism is wrong whether left or right. Terror doesn't have an ideology --[[User:FreedomandLiberty|FreedomandLiberty]] 11:05, 13 June 2007 (EDT)
:It's not my call as to what is an acceptable source, but a sysop has already determined that your current source is inadequate, so putting it back after removal is not going to work. Please be considerate of the forum you are editing and its standards. Thanks [[User:Learn together|Learn together]] 11:10, 13 June 2007 (EDT)

Ok we now have CNN, Amnesty International, and the NY Times. Or is that not mainstream enough. I'll see if Fox News puts out a story on Uribe. Maybe thats the only news network "mainstream" enough.

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:17:50Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. He is a close Bush ally and has been criticized by human rights groups for oppressive policies and failing to protect his citizens from terror[http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]. Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:17:20Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University. He is a close Bush ally and has been criticized by human rights groups for oppressive policies and failing to protect his citizens from terror.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]. Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:16:30Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Opposition to Alvaro Uribe */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]. Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights [http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia].

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:16:02Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Opposition to Alvaro Uribe */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted.[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/] Amnesty International has condemned the Uribe regime for its brutal violations of human rights.

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:15:17Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Opposition to Alvaro Uribe */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted.[http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/]

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:14:45Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Opposition to Alvaro Uribe */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]. Protestors in Washington and Bogota harshly condemn Uribe and his regime, calling him an "assassin". They point to the fact that of the 400 Union leaders murdered in Colombia, only 10 convictions have resulted.

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:13:12Z

FreedomandLiberty: revert vandalism, do the facts make you uncomforable, amnesty international, cnn, and the new york times are all mainstream

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
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Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:10:55Z

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'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
*http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/05/16/Colombia.Watergate.reut/index.html
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:09:55Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Source */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia
*http://colombiaherald.wordpress.com/2007/05/02/demonstrators-in-washington-call-uribe-an-assassin-pictures/
[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:07:57Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Source */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
*http://web.amnesty.org/web/content.nsf/pages/gbr_colombia

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Talk:Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:07:37Z

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Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:06:43Z

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'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
*http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
*http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:06:21Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Source */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]
[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss]

[[Category:Heads of state]]

Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:06:08Z

FreedomandLiberty: /* Source */

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/world/americas/21colombia.html?ex=1327035600&en=ad8d53a3750a2092&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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2007-06-13T15:05:06Z

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Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:01:27Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm

[[Category:Heads of state]]

Talk:Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:01:05Z

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Alvaro Uribe

2007-06-13T15:00:14Z

FreedomandLiberty:

'''Alvaro Uribe Velez''' (July 4th, 1952 - ) is the President of the [[Republic of Colombia]]. Alvaro Uribe was born in Medellin, capital of the department of Antioquia in Colombia. Uribe holds a degree in law from the Universidad de Antioquia and a post-graduate degree in Management and Administration from Harvard University. From 1998 to 1999 after being awarded the [[Simon Bolivar]] fellowship by the British Council in Bogotá, he worked as an associate professor at Oxford University.

==Early career==

In 1976 he became head of the Real Estate Department of the city of Medellín's Public Works. From 1977 to 1978 he was Secretary General of the Labor Ministry and from 1980 to 1982, head of the Department of Civil Aeronautics. He was the mayor of his native city of Medellín in 1982 and later, from 1984 to 1986, he was elected as city counselor.

Uribe was elected governor of the department of Antioquia for the 1995-1997 period, during which he developed a model of communal participation in key government decisions such as the creation of new jobs, education, the granting of official state contracts and public safety, which he called Community State. During his term as governor, Alvaro Uribe sized down the number of government jobs by 34% and the number of official vehicles by 35%. Such savings in government spending meant schooling for 103,000 new students. As governor he also devised a program by which, 40,000 people received training in the peaceful negotiation of conflicts. 200,000 of Antioquia's poor became eligible for free health care under the nation's subsidized health insurance System.

Uribe was also responsible for the paving of 939 kilometers of roads. More than double the amount of paved roads in all of Antioquia's history. And extensive repair work was done on the roads which link Antioquia with the nation's capital, Bogotá. The number of kidnapping cases in the department, went down by 60% thanks to the cooperation of the community with the local authorities.

He was elected Senator for the periods 1986-1990 and 1990-1994, terms during which he received the Star Senator, Senator with the Best Programs and Best Senator awards.
==Opposition to Alvaro Uribe==

Although Uribe was democratically elected with 62 per cent of the vote and has built roads and lowered crime rates in major cities, he has been harshly criticized by human rights groups for blatant violations of human rights. There are accusations that Uribe has personal connections to the right-wing terrorist group the AUC (United Self-Defence group of Colombia). The Colombian military is known to work hand-in-hand with this terrorist group because they share a common enemy, the leftist FARC, which is also a terrorist group.[http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm]

==Source==
http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombia236.htm

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