Colombia is a major of supplier of drugs such as cocaine and heroin in the United States and in other parts of the world. I think we all are aware of the devastating effects of cocaine and heroin in the U.S. in our communities and in the growth of our U.S. prisons.
Barack Obama and Christopher Dodd and six other senators recently sent a strongly worded letter to Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, asking for strong economic sanctions against Colombia should it continue to allow drug traffickers and potential death squad associates to gain a foothold in its government. The senators expressed grave concerns about Alvaro Uribe, the Colombian President, who was recently shown to have ties to drug traffickers. The Colombian government is also being associated with the murders of union members in the country.
Human rights groups continue to step up pressure on Uribe and the Colombian government. Al Gore also recently backed out of an environmental conference so that he would not appear there with Uribe due to charges that Uribe has facilitated the use of death squads in Colombia.
On the other side, Bill Clinton appeared recently at a dinner with Uribe, where Uribe presented Clinton with a “Colombia is Passion” award. Hillary Clinton’s name is notably absent from the letter sent to Rice. Also, Uribe recently gave $300,000 in lobbyist funding to Senator Hillary Clinton’s senior advisor’s public relations firm. What’s up with all that Hillary?
February 22, 2008 at 12:02 pm
WHERE IS THE PROOF THAT URIBE “HAS TRIES TO DRUG TRAFFICKERS”?
February 29, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I dont understand why Barak Obama doesnt realize that the majority of Colombians are tired of the Leftist guerrillas and that the union leaders that have been killed moon light as terrorist guerrillas. I hope if he wins the presidency he wont be this stupid when it comes to al-aqaeda.