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I edited this section, mostly for factual reasons. For example, Chavez did not fail to offer evidence to Sarkozy and INSTEAD support the farc's request for a demilitarized zone, rather he was waiting on them and had always supported this idea. Also there needed to be a mention of the release of not only the Operation Emmanuel release, but also the four released later. Also Chavez did not call the Colombian military, cordoba did, and passed him the phone. All of this of course is documented everywhere. But perhaps more importantly I think the section discussing the bombing in Ecuador and the political consequences needed, and still needs, to be expanded. It has left Uribe isolated in the region but boosted support at home, and is probably the most important thing to happen in his presidency this year. Vbevins ( talk) 09:41, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
If it's alright with everyone I am going to expand this section to explain more specifically what caused the tri-lateral crisis. It's not explained and therefore the genocide claim is out of context. Vbevins ( talk) 19:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
In a similar way to the articles on American Presidents I would like to request and propose the addition of signatures for the Colombian Presidents. Should anyone have access to those signatures please contact me. Thanks Camilo Sanchez ( talk) 08:37, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Temporarily removed the info added by 81.86.78.225 because a)it completely deleted previously added information b)showed plenty of NPOV violations (it was taken almost verbatim, without the proper attributions to boot, from a politically activist/opinion website with a clear interest in criticizing and not in showing neutrality or balance).
Significant portions of it could well be added back in, but a)with proper formatting (for example, a section which specifies that it is info from critical sources, quoting them specifically, etc.), b)without deleting previous information, and c)clearly being edited to try to follow the NPOV guidelines (copying and pasting all the info from a partisan website definitely isn't).
On that same note, some of the (before the above case) recently added info in the first part of the article also needed some degree of NPOV editing (though from the opposite perspective), which I've just tried to do. The article also needs some better formatting as a whole. Juancarlos2004 00:26, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
KapilTagore: Just saw the version history and I completely agree, your version is entirely more neutral (the other was too partisan and politically inclined, and in several times totally biased). By the way, it would be very nice if people helped me placing the infoboxes for the presidents of Colombia, or created (and cleaned up) pages both for the parties (like the Conservative party which doesn't have a page yet), different posts ( vice president and stuff) and some of the bios which are just stubs (some of which I created, for example, for some of the presidents from the 1970s).
I am not sure how official was the title of First Lady but Lina Moreno specifically resigned to that title. She is not the First Lady but just the wife of the President. --Carlos Th-- 200.93.159.114 22:16, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
This article is completely biased and left-wing. For example, the allegations that President Uribe favors security over poverty and stuff is unsubstantiated. Therefore, I dispute the neutrality of this article. Kapil 06:04 March 20, 2005 (GMT)
Just to remind editors that this article also needs Álvaro Uribe's opinion specially when answering to allegations and accusations. What were his answers to the CONVIVIR, Pablo Escobar and the parapolitics scandal allegations?-- F3rn4nd0 (Roger - Out) 20:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
In regards to Robert Zimmerman's statement, he is a US politician not an intelligence officer. He is making a statement that reflects the politics of his government. It is well known that the US is allied with the current Colombian government. Therefore, his statement was based on politics not intelligence and violates the NPOV policy. Zimmerman is not a neutral source. Coeus ( talk) 03:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure where this information came from but I clearly recall in one of the Presidents speeches that it was not the welfare system that the people wanted but instead better education so that they will be able to prosper and not be in poverty. His cousin also happens to be my step-mother and I'm in agreement this was written by some far left-winged who clearly is mistaken. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.154.87.31 ( talk) 00:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC).
there's an article that says uribe manipulates crime statistics to make colombia seem safer than it actually is. maybe this could be included under the criticism section? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.116.54.170 ( talk) 01:40, 22 March 2007 (UTC).
No, this can't be published because rumours are not a source. Do you have a source that includes a denounce of manipulation or something?
The real fact is that Colombia modified some params to measure different human development items used by the United Nations Development Programme but they caused an apparent rise of unemployment rate between 2006 and 2007. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.221.154.33 ( talk) 23:01, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
The introduction calls him the forty-third president, but the infobox calls him the fifty-sixth president. Could someone who knows better than I please fix this? Nyttend 19:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Deleting information from the article doesn't change reality. The information below was published in most Colombian newspapers.
Ref: Hernandez, A., Uribe pide a E.U un despliegue militar en Colombia “similar” al de Irak, ANIA, January 23, 2003.
What have we got here? Another case of government agents vandalising articles in the best CIA style?-- tequendamia 17:01, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
You clearly have a POV.. and accusing other editors of being CIA style vandals is not constructive... the link you are providing is from an online news portal [1] I am not gonna lie to you I do read some of the stuff they write, but sometimes they cross the line between reality and CIA schizophrenic stories. Maintain a neutral point of view. Try to find a more reliable source and we'll work it out. -- F3rn4nd0 (Roger - Out) 17:19, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
I agree with JuanCarlos and F3rn4nd0. Tequendamia cannot make propaganda from an article intended for everybody. The UN intervention is in a very different context compared to a regular invasion in Irak. Also Colombia's geographical and social distribution of the enemy to fight (the FARC and ELN) is very different to what you may find in Irak or Afghanistan.
As Wikipedia is one of the most popular sources for regular people to get basic information about presidents of the countries it cannot be used by some people for their personal ideological revenges against those presidents opposed to their tastes. Please keep this in mind. It is not a website to make people think if Uribe is good or evil. It is for people who wants to know who is actually Uribe.
I agree. If only more people had that in mind...how can articles be protected from an incorrect use? 213.156.61.154 ( talk) 12:16, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
I have removed a god deal of the material as a violation of WP:BLP. The information can be readded when properly cited.
I would also remind editors to refrain from guilt by association. Torturous Devastating Cudgel 21:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
This section looks a little unfocused. I don't think that this is the right title. There are several conflicts between Colombia and Venezuela that I wouldn't consider crises. The March 1 strike is more in line with the title but it's just a short paragraph. I'll wikilink it to the more comprehensive article but again, this section need a little restructuring. Thanks. LostLucidity ( talk) —Preceding comment was added at 14:33, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
This article is simply a convoluted mix of facts regarding Uribe's Presidency. This is one of the most controversial governments in the world, known both for its successes and popularity and for its alleged ties with criminal gangs and drug traffickers. His presidency is full of an incredible range of issues that simply need to be put in perspective, and that cannot be achieved by one single article. Why not use Hugo Chavez as a good example? It offers a small summary on the issues and links where the issues are treated in depth.
I believe , if any fellow Colombians would remember, that the Hugo Chavez-Alvaro Uribe relationship has been heavily controversial and hasn't limited itself to a few diplomatic crisis as this article vaguely states. In fact, there have been several impasses, ranging from the Rodrigo Granda Scandal to the proposed negotiation attempts to release the FARC hostages to the 2008 Andean Crisis (Which was indeed one of the most important events in recent Latin American history) and Raul Reyes's computers to the economic threats and the insults both presidents have launched at one another. The difficult relationship with Ecuador (Dating from years back of the Andean Crisis) should also be explained briefly. There have been a wide range of important and unprecedented difficulties between Colombia and its neighbours that are completely ommited in this article.
The depth of the relationship between Alvaro Uribe -the rightwinger who happens to be a personal friend of George W. Bush- and expansionist socialist Hugo Chavez should be treated in a different article, no doubt. Otherwise it would simply occupy much space in this article. Hugo Chavez has been accused of funding and harboring the FARC terrorist organization in his own territory. FARC members have been spotted carring Venezuelan intelligence passports, Colombian intelligence officers have been executed while infiltrated in Caracas - all of this is important and significant, but simply shoudn't occupy much space in this article.
THERE ARE MANY ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS BUT SIMPLY AREN'T TIED TOGETHER. For example, how is it possible that the article lacks a link to the 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis?
The Law of Justice, Peace and Reparation isn't even a complete article, even though it sets up the bases for the demobilization of one of the most active terrorist groups in recent history, one that infiltrated itself deeply in the Colombian state.
This article isn't even up to date, is disorganized and confusing:
For example, when talking about a law brought by Uribe in the first year of his presidency which might would have given special powers to the military and the police:
"Analysts speculated that Uribe's administration would try to re-introduce a similar bill, though it has not yet."
Its pretty clear that 5 years later, when the violence has diminished greatly in the country and most of the military is under heavy scrutiny for the "false positives", he isn't likely to ever propose such law.
WHY ARE HIS ENTIRE POLICIES EXPLAINED UNDER THE 2002-2006 PRESIDENTIAL TERM? His policies have been consistant since the beginning of his rule, so I don't see any reason whatsoever why should we focus only on his first term. There is almost no substance at all under the title "2006 presidential elections". It's quite simple, we should put his general policies aside from the presidential terms and use those instead to explain relevant and important events that happened during each of his terms in office. If his major policies, like Democratic Security, are deeply explained on their own article, they shouldn't be explained again in here.
This article also fails to mention that there is a great polarization in regards to the Colombian president, and while most members of the opposition have tried on almost every single opportunity to tie him with any sort of criminal activity, thay have failed to deliver enough evidence to iniciate a legal process like those pursued against senators linked with the parapolitics scandal. This article also fails to mention the dire relation Uribe has with the members of the Supreme Court, or how the parapolitics scandal is the result of the paramilitary infiltration of the state, dating back from the 1990 at the height of the country's civil war. In short, this article lacks true Colombian insight.
What about the "False Positives" scandal and the measures taken by Uribe? or what about his dealings with the indian population, organized labor and the members of the NGO's, namely Mr Vivanco of Human Rights Watch? —Preceding unsigned comment added by XMaster4000 ( talk • contribs) 07:13, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
And also, there is little doubt that the wide range of controversies regarding Mr Uribe deserve their own separate article. XMaster4000 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 07:22, 20 November 2008 (UTC).
Does this make sense? It confuses me a little... can someone check it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameselliot ( talk • contribs) 00:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
In "Early Political Career"
He left this position to become Mayor of Medellín in 1982 serving for five months.
What did he serve five months as? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameselliot ( talk • contribs) 01:07, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
The article has disproportional information to what he has done as president and the criticism and allegations, which he himself has denied. I guess pulling out a country from a war and turning it into a security realm for 40 million people is not enough. The focus of this article, as it is, is intended to criticize not to tell what he has really done. Whoever is interested on editing, go through what his ministers did. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.149.108 ( talk) 21:13, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Facts relevant to Uribe's background, like the fact that his mother full maiden name was Laura Vélez Ochoa, a cousin to the founders of the Medelín Drugs cartel Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez and Fabio Ochoa Vázquez are continually -and indiscriminately- removed by member F3rnando. Recent revelations in a book written by the US department of Justice protected witness Ms. Virginia Vallejo, regarding Uribe's father activities within the Medellin Drugs Cartel as well as early political activities by Uribe are also bing removed.
Considering the ongoing story of Uribe, as well as facts that were previously considered unexistent or lost, and their relevance to international history, these should reflect in the Wiki page. A request to the editors is hereby made to protect well documented facts regarding Uribe's family background and the role played by biased members who are clearly interested in making disappear from this page proven material that has been either reported by the broad media, or published by reputable sources otherwise.
FIND RELIABLE SOURCES otherwise it will be removed per WP:BLP !!! you are clearly interested on putting information based on your POV, that info needs first of all reliable sources and a balance with uribe's stand on that.-- F3rn4nd0 (Roger - Out) 03:55, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
I am really sorry, F3rn4nd0, but you of all people are deleting well established FACTS You cannot deny Uribe's grooming within the Ochoa Vasquez family because that is a fact that even Uribe has repeatedly admitted to the Colombian broadsheet El Tiempo and other Colombian local media, or that his mother maiden name is Velez Ochoa and that she is related to the same family. Again, I also respectfully demand that the bias that this member in particular is giving to the article be reviewed by eds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.24.40.135 ( talk) 06:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
So, it is a proven fact who Uribe's rleatives are, huh? And what, pray tell, hay should be made of this? And, God help us, Uribe concurs, and numerous times, that these are his relatives. And this concurrence is published? What are we to do, fault Uribe for syaing that those are his relatives? Are you insane? How about listing his relatives but remove all weasel words which try to make this an issue? That is the only thing which can be done without making this already-biased mess even worse. I bet that wouldn't be enough for you though, would it? Unless charges against Uribe are credible, don't publish them. Newspapers are very good at this sort of nonsense. They will say that a fact exists, then write something like "some say that fact A exists, and while not proven to cause fact B, usually does. What, Sr. Uribe, do you have to say in response to this charge?" We now have a manufactured controversy. This may work to sell newspapers, but does not belong in this article. To get upset because someone does the right thing and deletes such items indicates that you would be happier reading a tabloid. What is F3rn4do0's bias, sir? He does not, from what I can tell, dispute the facts which you so happily flaunt, but how they are used. You, sir, seem to crave false dilemmas and are the one salivating for bias. Also, please tell me how one respectully demands? I didn't know that this was even possible. NKCTrio 13:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
It's possible that president Uribe has family ties with the Ochoa's familly, but it's also a fact that he extradited Fabio Ochoa to The United States, who is a member of the same familly. I would also add,that Ochoa was sentensed to a long prision term. The other particularity that hasn't been mentioned is that the root of the Uribe familly in Antioquia is very strong in the population, forming direct/indirect ties to different members of other Uribes in the same province. Same situation accours with Families like Jaramillo, Restrepo, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.70.230.73 ( talk) 02:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
In a definitive way any reference to Virginia Vallejo's book must be out of any consideration. Her book is a personal story easily refuted by anyone with a not so deep knowledge of Colombian history. The context of Vallejo's book is that of a lady that had lost her old TV popularity and published a personal book loaded with scandalous statements just to get a big piece of the market. That part mentioning Uribe's glasses is key to determine the very low credibility that her book deserves.
I don't agree with publishing any kind of controversial material even with its respective sources because Uribe's life has been made a very controversial story since his first presidential campaign. Only information comming from trustable and responsible sources should be published in order to keep a cooler temperature and centered bias in the article. Otherwise it will be an eternal war ground for supporters and detractors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.221.154.33 ( talk) 22:43, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
He doesn't have a Master's degree in Harvard. He only took some courses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.59.50.2 ( talk) 20:52, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I removed the NPOV tag from the top of the page as no specific reason was given (see directly above) for the tag being put there. If anyone disagrees and can point to specific areas of POV violations feel free to reapply the tag. Otherwise I think it just looks ugly up there. -- Phil5329 ( talk) 04:01, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
The article claims that as a senator, Uribe promoted the cause of 'black sugar'. This could be an exciting branch of study for my term paper. Any references to back up this black sugar claim? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.26.108.221 ( talk) 17:55, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
I think his time at Georgetown recently merits a mention here, especially since it led to very harsh protests on the Georgetown campus and culminated in his being served a subpoena to testify in the Drummond case. I'm a little tired right now but tomorrow I'll give it a start. http://uribe-georgetown.org/blog/georgetown-students-alvaro-uribe-served-subpoena-to-speak-under-oath-about-military-paramilitary-ties/ 173.3.41.6 ( talk) 08:12, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Initial "b" and "v" both make the /b/ sound in Spanish, there is no distinction and the slight elision of the /b/ sound into a /β/ only happens in the middle of a word and never at its beginning, regardless of whether the word begins with "b" or "v". This is basic Spanish phonology and a clear mistake that I have rectified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.146.225.4 ( talk) 14:53, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
there is a very very explosive nybooks article discussing uribe's massive corruption. Someone needs to establish this thoroughly on Wikipedia so the world knows about this bastard — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surag198 ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Calling Wiki Formatters!
Can someone redirect "Alvaro Uribe" to this article (to "Álvaro Uribe" page)? Most people looking for an English article aren't going to type the 'A' with an accent. -- Lacarids ( talk) 06:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 14:47, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
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There is a claim about Uribe stating he would send the bill for his ambassador's plane that is referenced to #58. The linked article contains no mention of any such statement by Uribe. 2600:8807:8783:F500:816B:F69E:6DB2:CF22 ( talk) 14:03, 30 July 2016 (UTC)BGriffin
This article may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Biased, malicious content. Accusations in the article introduction.-- 181.137.2.23 ( talk) 07:24, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
The accusations should not be placed in the introduction. A person's life is not based on the accusations but in his works. -- 181.137.2.23 ( talk) 02:46, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
These accusations have been considered false and never proved. -- 181.137.2.23 ( talk) 03:35, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
In an official document of the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1991, Álvaro Uribe appears in the number 82 of a list containing the names of the most important drug dealers listed in Colombia. Uribe is described there as collaborator of the Medellín Cartel and intimate friend of Pablo Escobar; He is also accused of possessing financial interests in companies engaged in drug trafficking and would have assisted the cartel with regard to extradition laws.[1][2] -> These accusations have been considered false and never proved. The accusations should not be placed in the introduction. A person's life is not based on the accusations but in his works. This article may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Biased, malicious content. -- 181.137.2.23 ( talk) 03:41, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
I've never been to any country in the Americas. But I have noticed the development in Colombia through various North-European medias. And for a very long time, ever since Colombia didn't host the 1986 Football Word Cup. Lately I watched a , in my opinion, high quality TV-documentary about the peace-talks between the new Colombian administration and FARC. But Uribe was (according to this documentary) next to furious over this. If the documentary I watched is correct, shouldn't we describe him as something like "extremely against peace with FARC" (or something in line with that) ? Or was he incorrectly described ? I'm sorry that I cannot say more about the documentary, but it was long and made by an US woman, who appeared to have good knowledge , and so appeared to have had for a long time. Boeing720 ( talk) 06:16, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
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I edited this section, mostly for factual reasons. For example, Chavez did not fail to offer evidence to Sarkozy and INSTEAD support the farc's request for a demilitarized zone, rather he was waiting on them and had always supported this idea. Also there needed to be a mention of the release of not only the Operation Emmanuel release, but also the four released later. Also Chavez did not call the Colombian military, cordoba did, and passed him the phone. All of this of course is documented everywhere. But perhaps more importantly I think the section discussing the bombing in Ecuador and the political consequences needed, and still needs, to be expanded. It has left Uribe isolated in the region but boosted support at home, and is probably the most important thing to happen in his presidency this year. Vbevins ( talk) 09:41, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
If it's alright with everyone I am going to expand this section to explain more specifically what caused the tri-lateral crisis. It's not explained and therefore the genocide claim is out of context. Vbevins ( talk) 19:31, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
In a similar way to the articles on American Presidents I would like to request and propose the addition of signatures for the Colombian Presidents. Should anyone have access to those signatures please contact me. Thanks Camilo Sanchez ( talk) 08:37, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
Temporarily removed the info added by 81.86.78.225 because a)it completely deleted previously added information b)showed plenty of NPOV violations (it was taken almost verbatim, without the proper attributions to boot, from a politically activist/opinion website with a clear interest in criticizing and not in showing neutrality or balance).
Significant portions of it could well be added back in, but a)with proper formatting (for example, a section which specifies that it is info from critical sources, quoting them specifically, etc.), b)without deleting previous information, and c)clearly being edited to try to follow the NPOV guidelines (copying and pasting all the info from a partisan website definitely isn't).
On that same note, some of the (before the above case) recently added info in the first part of the article also needed some degree of NPOV editing (though from the opposite perspective), which I've just tried to do. The article also needs some better formatting as a whole. Juancarlos2004 00:26, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
KapilTagore: Just saw the version history and I completely agree, your version is entirely more neutral (the other was too partisan and politically inclined, and in several times totally biased). By the way, it would be very nice if people helped me placing the infoboxes for the presidents of Colombia, or created (and cleaned up) pages both for the parties (like the Conservative party which doesn't have a page yet), different posts ( vice president and stuff) and some of the bios which are just stubs (some of which I created, for example, for some of the presidents from the 1970s).
I am not sure how official was the title of First Lady but Lina Moreno specifically resigned to that title. She is not the First Lady but just the wife of the President. --Carlos Th-- 200.93.159.114 22:16, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)
This article is completely biased and left-wing. For example, the allegations that President Uribe favors security over poverty and stuff is unsubstantiated. Therefore, I dispute the neutrality of this article. Kapil 06:04 March 20, 2005 (GMT)
Just to remind editors that this article also needs Álvaro Uribe's opinion specially when answering to allegations and accusations. What were his answers to the CONVIVIR, Pablo Escobar and the parapolitics scandal allegations?-- F3rn4nd0 (Roger - Out) 20:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
In regards to Robert Zimmerman's statement, he is a US politician not an intelligence officer. He is making a statement that reflects the politics of his government. It is well known that the US is allied with the current Colombian government. Therefore, his statement was based on politics not intelligence and violates the NPOV policy. Zimmerman is not a neutral source. Coeus ( talk) 03:30, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure where this information came from but I clearly recall in one of the Presidents speeches that it was not the welfare system that the people wanted but instead better education so that they will be able to prosper and not be in poverty. His cousin also happens to be my step-mother and I'm in agreement this was written by some far left-winged who clearly is mistaken. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 4.154.87.31 ( talk) 00:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC).
there's an article that says uribe manipulates crime statistics to make colombia seem safer than it actually is. maybe this could be included under the criticism section? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.116.54.170 ( talk) 01:40, 22 March 2007 (UTC).
No, this can't be published because rumours are not a source. Do you have a source that includes a denounce of manipulation or something?
The real fact is that Colombia modified some params to measure different human development items used by the United Nations Development Programme but they caused an apparent rise of unemployment rate between 2006 and 2007. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.221.154.33 ( talk) 23:01, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
The introduction calls him the forty-third president, but the infobox calls him the fifty-sixth president. Could someone who knows better than I please fix this? Nyttend 19:58, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Deleting information from the article doesn't change reality. The information below was published in most Colombian newspapers.
Ref: Hernandez, A., Uribe pide a E.U un despliegue militar en Colombia “similar” al de Irak, ANIA, January 23, 2003.
What have we got here? Another case of government agents vandalising articles in the best CIA style?-- tequendamia 17:01, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
You clearly have a POV.. and accusing other editors of being CIA style vandals is not constructive... the link you are providing is from an online news portal [1] I am not gonna lie to you I do read some of the stuff they write, but sometimes they cross the line between reality and CIA schizophrenic stories. Maintain a neutral point of view. Try to find a more reliable source and we'll work it out. -- F3rn4nd0 (Roger - Out) 17:19, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
I agree with JuanCarlos and F3rn4nd0. Tequendamia cannot make propaganda from an article intended for everybody. The UN intervention is in a very different context compared to a regular invasion in Irak. Also Colombia's geographical and social distribution of the enemy to fight (the FARC and ELN) is very different to what you may find in Irak or Afghanistan.
As Wikipedia is one of the most popular sources for regular people to get basic information about presidents of the countries it cannot be used by some people for their personal ideological revenges against those presidents opposed to their tastes. Please keep this in mind. It is not a website to make people think if Uribe is good or evil. It is for people who wants to know who is actually Uribe.
I agree. If only more people had that in mind...how can articles be protected from an incorrect use? 213.156.61.154 ( talk) 12:16, 7 March 2009 (UTC)
I have removed a god deal of the material as a violation of WP:BLP. The information can be readded when properly cited.
I would also remind editors to refrain from guilt by association. Torturous Devastating Cudgel 21:21, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
This section looks a little unfocused. I don't think that this is the right title. There are several conflicts between Colombia and Venezuela that I wouldn't consider crises. The March 1 strike is more in line with the title but it's just a short paragraph. I'll wikilink it to the more comprehensive article but again, this section need a little restructuring. Thanks. LostLucidity ( talk) —Preceding comment was added at 14:33, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
This article is simply a convoluted mix of facts regarding Uribe's Presidency. This is one of the most controversial governments in the world, known both for its successes and popularity and for its alleged ties with criminal gangs and drug traffickers. His presidency is full of an incredible range of issues that simply need to be put in perspective, and that cannot be achieved by one single article. Why not use Hugo Chavez as a good example? It offers a small summary on the issues and links where the issues are treated in depth.
I believe , if any fellow Colombians would remember, that the Hugo Chavez-Alvaro Uribe relationship has been heavily controversial and hasn't limited itself to a few diplomatic crisis as this article vaguely states. In fact, there have been several impasses, ranging from the Rodrigo Granda Scandal to the proposed negotiation attempts to release the FARC hostages to the 2008 Andean Crisis (Which was indeed one of the most important events in recent Latin American history) and Raul Reyes's computers to the economic threats and the insults both presidents have launched at one another. The difficult relationship with Ecuador (Dating from years back of the Andean Crisis) should also be explained briefly. There have been a wide range of important and unprecedented difficulties between Colombia and its neighbours that are completely ommited in this article.
The depth of the relationship between Alvaro Uribe -the rightwinger who happens to be a personal friend of George W. Bush- and expansionist socialist Hugo Chavez should be treated in a different article, no doubt. Otherwise it would simply occupy much space in this article. Hugo Chavez has been accused of funding and harboring the FARC terrorist organization in his own territory. FARC members have been spotted carring Venezuelan intelligence passports, Colombian intelligence officers have been executed while infiltrated in Caracas - all of this is important and significant, but simply shoudn't occupy much space in this article.
THERE ARE MANY ARTICLES DEALING WITH THE SUBJECTS BUT SIMPLY AREN'T TIED TOGETHER. For example, how is it possible that the article lacks a link to the 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis?
The Law of Justice, Peace and Reparation isn't even a complete article, even though it sets up the bases for the demobilization of one of the most active terrorist groups in recent history, one that infiltrated itself deeply in the Colombian state.
This article isn't even up to date, is disorganized and confusing:
For example, when talking about a law brought by Uribe in the first year of his presidency which might would have given special powers to the military and the police:
"Analysts speculated that Uribe's administration would try to re-introduce a similar bill, though it has not yet."
Its pretty clear that 5 years later, when the violence has diminished greatly in the country and most of the military is under heavy scrutiny for the "false positives", he isn't likely to ever propose such law.
WHY ARE HIS ENTIRE POLICIES EXPLAINED UNDER THE 2002-2006 PRESIDENTIAL TERM? His policies have been consistant since the beginning of his rule, so I don't see any reason whatsoever why should we focus only on his first term. There is almost no substance at all under the title "2006 presidential elections". It's quite simple, we should put his general policies aside from the presidential terms and use those instead to explain relevant and important events that happened during each of his terms in office. If his major policies, like Democratic Security, are deeply explained on their own article, they shouldn't be explained again in here.
This article also fails to mention that there is a great polarization in regards to the Colombian president, and while most members of the opposition have tried on almost every single opportunity to tie him with any sort of criminal activity, thay have failed to deliver enough evidence to iniciate a legal process like those pursued against senators linked with the parapolitics scandal. This article also fails to mention the dire relation Uribe has with the members of the Supreme Court, or how the parapolitics scandal is the result of the paramilitary infiltration of the state, dating back from the 1990 at the height of the country's civil war. In short, this article lacks true Colombian insight.
What about the "False Positives" scandal and the measures taken by Uribe? or what about his dealings with the indian population, organized labor and the members of the NGO's, namely Mr Vivanco of Human Rights Watch? —Preceding unsigned comment added by XMaster4000 ( talk • contribs) 07:13, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
And also, there is little doubt that the wide range of controversies regarding Mr Uribe deserve their own separate article. XMaster4000 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 07:22, 20 November 2008 (UTC).
Does this make sense? It confuses me a little... can someone check it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameselliot ( talk • contribs) 00:57, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
In "Early Political Career"
He left this position to become Mayor of Medellín in 1982 serving for five months.
What did he serve five months as? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jameselliot ( talk • contribs) 01:07, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
The article has disproportional information to what he has done as president and the criticism and allegations, which he himself has denied. I guess pulling out a country from a war and turning it into a security realm for 40 million people is not enough. The focus of this article, as it is, is intended to criticize not to tell what he has really done. Whoever is interested on editing, go through what his ministers did. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.19.149.108 ( talk) 21:13, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Facts relevant to Uribe's background, like the fact that his mother full maiden name was Laura Vélez Ochoa, a cousin to the founders of the Medelín Drugs cartel Jorge Luis Ochoa Vasquez and Fabio Ochoa Vázquez are continually -and indiscriminately- removed by member F3rnando. Recent revelations in a book written by the US department of Justice protected witness Ms. Virginia Vallejo, regarding Uribe's father activities within the Medellin Drugs Cartel as well as early political activities by Uribe are also bing removed.
Considering the ongoing story of Uribe, as well as facts that were previously considered unexistent or lost, and their relevance to international history, these should reflect in the Wiki page. A request to the editors is hereby made to protect well documented facts regarding Uribe's family background and the role played by biased members who are clearly interested in making disappear from this page proven material that has been either reported by the broad media, or published by reputable sources otherwise.
FIND RELIABLE SOURCES otherwise it will be removed per WP:BLP !!! you are clearly interested on putting information based on your POV, that info needs first of all reliable sources and a balance with uribe's stand on that.-- F3rn4nd0 (Roger - Out) 03:55, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
I am really sorry, F3rn4nd0, but you of all people are deleting well established FACTS You cannot deny Uribe's grooming within the Ochoa Vasquez family because that is a fact that even Uribe has repeatedly admitted to the Colombian broadsheet El Tiempo and other Colombian local media, or that his mother maiden name is Velez Ochoa and that she is related to the same family. Again, I also respectfully demand that the bias that this member in particular is giving to the article be reviewed by eds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.24.40.135 ( talk) 06:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
So, it is a proven fact who Uribe's rleatives are, huh? And what, pray tell, hay should be made of this? And, God help us, Uribe concurs, and numerous times, that these are his relatives. And this concurrence is published? What are we to do, fault Uribe for syaing that those are his relatives? Are you insane? How about listing his relatives but remove all weasel words which try to make this an issue? That is the only thing which can be done without making this already-biased mess even worse. I bet that wouldn't be enough for you though, would it? Unless charges against Uribe are credible, don't publish them. Newspapers are very good at this sort of nonsense. They will say that a fact exists, then write something like "some say that fact A exists, and while not proven to cause fact B, usually does. What, Sr. Uribe, do you have to say in response to this charge?" We now have a manufactured controversy. This may work to sell newspapers, but does not belong in this article. To get upset because someone does the right thing and deletes such items indicates that you would be happier reading a tabloid. What is F3rn4do0's bias, sir? He does not, from what I can tell, dispute the facts which you so happily flaunt, but how they are used. You, sir, seem to crave false dilemmas and are the one salivating for bias. Also, please tell me how one respectully demands? I didn't know that this was even possible. NKCTrio 13:55, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
It's possible that president Uribe has family ties with the Ochoa's familly, but it's also a fact that he extradited Fabio Ochoa to The United States, who is a member of the same familly. I would also add,that Ochoa was sentensed to a long prision term. The other particularity that hasn't been mentioned is that the root of the Uribe familly in Antioquia is very strong in the population, forming direct/indirect ties to different members of other Uribes in the same province. Same situation accours with Families like Jaramillo, Restrepo, etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.70.230.73 ( talk) 02:34, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
In a definitive way any reference to Virginia Vallejo's book must be out of any consideration. Her book is a personal story easily refuted by anyone with a not so deep knowledge of Colombian history. The context of Vallejo's book is that of a lady that had lost her old TV popularity and published a personal book loaded with scandalous statements just to get a big piece of the market. That part mentioning Uribe's glasses is key to determine the very low credibility that her book deserves.
I don't agree with publishing any kind of controversial material even with its respective sources because Uribe's life has been made a very controversial story since his first presidential campaign. Only information comming from trustable and responsible sources should be published in order to keep a cooler temperature and centered bias in the article. Otherwise it will be an eternal war ground for supporters and detractors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.221.154.33 ( talk) 22:43, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
He doesn't have a Master's degree in Harvard. He only took some courses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.59.50.2 ( talk) 20:52, 20 May 2010 (UTC)
I removed the NPOV tag from the top of the page as no specific reason was given (see directly above) for the tag being put there. If anyone disagrees and can point to specific areas of POV violations feel free to reapply the tag. Otherwise I think it just looks ugly up there. -- Phil5329 ( talk) 04:01, 15 September 2009 (UTC)
The article claims that as a senator, Uribe promoted the cause of 'black sugar'. This could be an exciting branch of study for my term paper. Any references to back up this black sugar claim? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.26.108.221 ( talk) 17:55, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
I think his time at Georgetown recently merits a mention here, especially since it led to very harsh protests on the Georgetown campus and culminated in his being served a subpoena to testify in the Drummond case. I'm a little tired right now but tomorrow I'll give it a start. http://uribe-georgetown.org/blog/georgetown-students-alvaro-uribe-served-subpoena-to-speak-under-oath-about-military-paramilitary-ties/ 173.3.41.6 ( talk) 08:12, 3 March 2011 (UTC)
Initial "b" and "v" both make the /b/ sound in Spanish, there is no distinction and the slight elision of the /b/ sound into a /β/ only happens in the middle of a word and never at its beginning, regardless of whether the word begins with "b" or "v". This is basic Spanish phonology and a clear mistake that I have rectified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.146.225.4 ( talk) 14:53, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
there is a very very explosive nybooks article discussing uribe's massive corruption. Someone needs to establish this thoroughly on Wikipedia so the world knows about this bastard — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surag198 ( talk • contribs) 04:40, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Calling Wiki Formatters!
Can someone redirect "Alvaro Uribe" to this article (to "Álvaro Uribe" page)? Most people looking for an English article aren't going to type the 'A' with an accent. -- Lacarids ( talk) 06:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)
I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 ( talk) 14:47, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
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There is a claim about Uribe stating he would send the bill for his ambassador's plane that is referenced to #58. The linked article contains no mention of any such statement by Uribe. 2600:8807:8783:F500:816B:F69E:6DB2:CF22 ( talk) 14:03, 30 July 2016 (UTC)BGriffin
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These accusations have been considered false and never proved. -- 181.137.2.23 ( talk) 03:35, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
In an official document of the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1991, Álvaro Uribe appears in the number 82 of a list containing the names of the most important drug dealers listed in Colombia. Uribe is described there as collaborator of the Medellín Cartel and intimate friend of Pablo Escobar; He is also accused of possessing financial interests in companies engaged in drug trafficking and would have assisted the cartel with regard to extradition laws.[1][2] -> These accusations have been considered false and never proved. The accusations should not be placed in the introduction. A person's life is not based on the accusations but in his works. This article may be unbalanced towards certain viewpoints. Biased, malicious content. -- 181.137.2.23 ( talk) 03:41, 20 June 2017 (UTC)
I've never been to any country in the Americas. But I have noticed the development in Colombia through various North-European medias. And for a very long time, ever since Colombia didn't host the 1986 Football Word Cup. Lately I watched a , in my opinion, high quality TV-documentary about the peace-talks between the new Colombian administration and FARC. But Uribe was (according to this documentary) next to furious over this. If the documentary I watched is correct, shouldn't we describe him as something like "extremely against peace with FARC" (or something in line with that) ? Or was he incorrectly described ? I'm sorry that I cannot say more about the documentary, but it was long and made by an US woman, who appeared to have good knowledge , and so appeared to have had for a long time. Boeing720 ( talk) 06:16, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
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