This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
"Colombian guerrilla(s)" turned "Venezuela's vast western plains....into one of the world's busiest transit hubs for the movement of cocaine to the United States...."It shows "the government's triumphant claims are vastly overstated." Colombian traffickers operate "with surprising latitude...."
"For years, (Washington) has been working with 'friendly governments' in Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and (elsewhere) in Latin America, spending billions of dollars to disrupt the flow of drugs northward."
Fact check
These countries facilitate drug trafficking. Colombia and Mexico especially are heavily involved. Chavez impressively fights back. An Anti-Drug Fund spends millions of dollars annually. Community prevention projects were established. Eradicating illicit drugs is policy.
Venezuela signed numerous international cooperation agreements. Accusations about facilitating the transit of drugs are spurious. Venezuelan officials call it a form of US aggression.
Combatting drugs includes "the widest policy of international cooperation...."
In contrast, Venezuelan authorities call the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) "an international drug trafficking cartel" for good reason.
Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
2
2
2
