by Pablo Bachelet
Miami Herald
Wed, Jul. 04, 2007

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...statements of praise for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, a stalwart U.S. ally, have turned to reprimands over Colombia's human-rights record. A free-trade agreement with Bogotá is stalled, and Democratic legislators have slashed millions of dollars in military aid.

Observers say the turnaround has been so dramatic that a frustrated Uribe has attacked his congressional critics for not showing his country ''respect.'' He has lashed out at his own foreign-policy team for not pushing the trade deal hard enough.

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