Bolivia: 15 Years After the Cochabamba Water Revolt, Echoes in New Cases of Corporate Abuse

[Judi Lynn]

3. Clinton also had enough time in his second term to pull off "Plan Colombia," bless his heart.

That made him some very fast friends in Colombian government. President Alvaro Uribe, in his search for US allies on the FTA he wanted from the US, also attempted to enlist President Jimmy Carter, claiming he supported it, and Carter had to call his own press briefing to inform them, as if that would do any good, that he most clearly had NOT backed the FTA.

At least Carter stubbornly resisted quite a bit of that treacherous dishonesty.

It helps a great deal to read your comments, as you don't blow off the vital information. We need perspective. We don't get it from our corporate media. It could take centuries, at this rate, before people can trust them to respect actual journalistic standards.