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Elyssa Pachico

Why is Colombia such a violent society?

Why is Colombia such a violent society?

President Uribe's time in power has been a period of huge advances for Colombia. But as his rule finally comes to an end, the fact remains that Uribe has failed to cleanse the country of para-politicians, narco-trafficking thugs and money-laundering crooks - Colombia's deeply ingrained culture of violence and corruption, which the next president will have to face.

 

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Colombia provides no easy lessons for Afghanistan

Colombia provides no easy lessons for Afghanistan

Colombia and Afghanistan are the Tweedledum and Tweedledee of drug-funded insurgencies. Both nations have weak central governments and a flourishing narcotrafficking trade thus far unaffected by crop fumigation schemes.

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