Pubdate: Tue, 10 sep 2002 Source: Dallas Morning News (TX) Section: International Briefs Copyright: 2002 The Dallas Morning News Contact: http://www.dallasnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/117 U.S. RELEASES $42 MILLION FOR COLOMBIAN MILITARY The Bush administration released about $42 million in aid to the Colombian military Monday after determining that there was enough improvement in its human-rights record to meet congressional requirements for such aid. Release of the funds was contingent upon a finding that the Colombian military had suspended personnel guilty of grave human-rights violations, cooperated with prosecutors in rights cases and was severing ties with paramilitary groups - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom