Javier DarÃo Restrepo: Half Century of US Military Presence in Colombia
Restrepo for Inter Press Service…
Successive governments and the army were involved in the U.S.-led defense of the continent against the “communist threat” until a new danger emerged: drug trafficking. With the same enthusiasm, they aligned themselves with the U.S. in the fight against the drug traffickers.
Communists, drug traffickers, and terrorists, oh my .. read more
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