US-Colombia base deal could include others: Uribe/ Presidente colombiano invita a otros países a sumarse a acuerdo con EEUU

A controversial deal that lets the US military use Colombian bases could be extended to other countries, President Alvaro Uribe said in remarks broadcast Saturday. "For this agreement to combat drug trafficking and terrorism, we are prepared to act with the United States and all other countries that will join us," Uribe, a conservative and a close US ally, said earlier in the week at a public event. The remarks were re-broadcast on Saturday ( full information)/ El presidente colombiano, Alvaro Uribe, dijo que el acuerdo para fortalecer la lucha contra el narcotráfico y el terrorismo firmado esta semana con Estados Unidos, y que permite a las tropas estadounidenses utilizar siete bases militares en Colombia, podría ampliarse a otros países ( información completa)