U.S. Escalates Military Presence in Colombia by Teo Ballvé

U.S. Escalates Military Presence in Colombia
by Teo Ballvé

Jul 22, 2009

“A just-published article by my friend and colleague John Lindsay-Poland raises alarming questions about the revamping of U.S. militarization in Colombia. He calls current plans in the works “the worst thing to happen to U.S. policy in the Andes since Plan Colombia began a decade ago.” This blog began alerting readers about this possibility almost a year ago and now negotiations are in their final stages.” (Read the whole article at Teo Ballvé’s website.)

Picture taken from this site with the following caption and credit: Colombian Army general Mario Montoya and Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, who orchestrated the liberation of 15 farc hostages. Photograph by Jonas Karlsson.