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Fragile Illusion.

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    • Subject Terms:
      URIBE Velez, Alvaro, 1952-; GUERRILLAS; ARMED Forces; NATIONAL liberation movements; INTERNATIONAL finance; COMMERCIAL law; DRUG control
    • Subject Terms:
      BOGOTA (Colombia); COLOMBIA
    • Abstract:
      Alvaro Uribe Vélez came to power in 2002 on a pledge to crack down on Colombia's guerrilla forces and stamp out government corruption. Six months on, he is still riding high in opinion surveys. He has delighted the business sector with new laws that lengthened the workday and slashed pensions. And he is even receiving high marks from abroad: U.S. President George W. Bush has praised the government's aggressive anti-drug fumigation program, and the International Monetary Fund rewarded Bogota with a $2.1 billion loan. However, the armed forces have yet to capture a key guerrilla commander or score a big victory in the field since Uribe took over. In February 2003 the guerrillas struck again--with a bomb blast that killed more than 30 people in a high-end Bogota nightclub. Terrorism aside, Uribe faces another big test in June 2003, when he is expected to submit several reform measures to a national referendum.