U.S. to reduce aid to Colombia in fighting drug trafficking

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Xinhua

U.S. to reduce aid to Colombia in fighting drug trafficking
11:19, August 14, 2007

The United States will reduce its financial aid to Colombia in its fight against drug trafficking by about 10 percent, accusing the country of violating human rights, Colombia's ambassador to the U.S. Carolina Barco said on Monday.
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Plan Colombia was signed by former President Andres Pastrana. It worked as an anti-drug-trafficking measure in the beginning but was extended to cover guerrilla fighting by President Alvaro Uribe.

The U.S. legislature, the Congress, which is controlled by the Democrats, has accused Colombia of violating human rights in its military operations and has linked the country's progress in combating drug trafficking on a free trade agreement.

Some payments were already frozen in April following allegations that the Colombian army had been working alongside paramilitaries.

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[ButterflyBlood]

1. Good news

n/t

[Mythsaje]

2. Human Rights abuses?

In the War On (Some) Drugs? No way! I just can't believe that stalwart drug warriors would do such a thing.

:sarcasm:

[ClintonTyree]

3. So this means we won't be giving the Saudis any more aid......

because of their dismal human rights violations either, right? :shrug: If we aren't consistent in our position on aid/human rights violations, America would be open to criticism about it's hypocrisy, correct? ;)

The rest of the world sees this hypocrisy. They know the U.S. talks out of both sides of it's mouth at once. And for the life of us Americans can't understand why other people hate us. :shrug:

Hint: it's NOT because of our freedoms.