Something dreadful is happening in Colombia. There will be presidential elections next year and, given the speed and efficiency with which counterinsurgent paramilitaries are extending their terror and gaining control of densely populated territories, Carlos Castano's political ambition to deliver enough captive votes to elect [RETURN TO ARTICLE]
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