1. Countries not certified as fully cooperating and not given a national security waiver are then deprived of U.S. aid, other than drug-fighting funds. 2. If Albright does not certify Colombia, Clinton can still grant the country a national security waiver to release the aid. 3. It was the first time in four years that Colombia was certified, although it has received security waivers. 4. They said Mexico should have been decertified and given a national security waiver. 5. Bush could use a national security waiver to drop any penalties. 6. Cambodia and Haiti were decertified but received a national security waiver of economic penalties. 7. Colombia did not meet some of the conditions under Plan Colombia, but President Clinton used a national security waiver to allow the aid to go through. 8. Clinton signed a national security waiver this week exempting the Colombian military from human rights standards set by Congress as a condition of approval for the U.S. aid package. 9. Colombia did not meet some of the conditions under Plan Colombia, but President Bill Clinton used a national security waiver to allow the aid to go through. 10. It also included a national security waiver that former President Clinton invoked to provide the aid even though the conditions were not met. |