Fact About Colombia
01/17/01: Fact Sheet: The Aerial Eradication of Illicit Crops: Frequently Asked Questions
Not a single claim of harm to human health as a result of the spray program has ever been confirmed. Many of the complaints attributed to the program have in fact been found to be attributable to the illicit growers' own use of insecticides and fungicides such as paraquat and parathion, which are far more toxic than glyphosate. ... ANSWER: The spray program is directed primarily toward large-scale cultivation of illicit crops, but smaller fields cultivated by campesinos are often financed by narcotraffickers and are equally illegal. Many Colombians presently suffer from severe economic hardship. This unfortunate fact should not be used by anybody as an excuse to pursue a livelihood that is unlawful, environmentally destructive, and causes further harm to the nation of Colombia. Furthermore, the illegal drug trade contributes to economic destabilization in Colombia by distorting the prices of legal goods and driving up land prices for all Colombians. ... [Read More]
Plan Colombia
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Support for Plan Colombia
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Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs INL Regional and Country Programs [Read More]
Plan Colombia Is Well Worth U.S. Support
Neither do the facts add up on the Colombia-Vietnam comparison. For starters, Plan Colombia is a plan for peace, and the United States supports President Pastrana's peace efforts. From the begnning, we have stated that there is no military solution to Colombia's problems. US military personnel train Colombian soldiers and police for counterdrug operations, and they are prohibited from entering into combat or joining any other field operations. Their number is also capped by Congress at 500 in the country at any time, a fact frequently unmentioned in media accounts. At present, the number is well below that cap. ... [Read More]
Fact Sheets
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs [Read More]
Country Program: Colombia
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Plan Colombia
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Plan Colombia and Human Rights
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