Ignoring Outrage, Obama Set to Expand Pentagon Presence in Colombia

By Moira Birss

Imagine that you live in a nice house in a tense neighborhood. Your neighbors haven't been too pleased with you lately, and you have a terrible roach infestation running havoc in your house. But perhaps there's hope. A big, strong guy lives down the street, and is offering to help out. He has big guns and says he has just return to article

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    Columbia is a no go.

    Single payer, no bullshit or addendums.

    Bring all of the troops home NOW.

    I said in 1980, it makes no difference if the Iranians have oil.  They have to sell it;

    Venezuela is a nice country trying to get ahead.  My president is rapidly becoming a piece of right winger no think..

    Impeachment now, there are enough votes and I personally could draw up a bill for impeachment based strictly on war crimes committed in the last seven months of war crimes;

    Peru Posted by evil is evil on Aug 26, 2009 at 2:10 AM

    With the nation bankrupt the military industrial complex still expands.

    These days our country’s principle worldwide export is war and the implements and technologies of war (large scale violence and tools of the trade).

    Since WWII well over half of collected revenues have been allocated toward the ‘defense’ killing machine - a major player in the current bankruptcy.

    When do taxpayers wake up and cut the military industrial budget by 75%?

    Want to support our troops? The ONLY way is to bring ‘em home.

    Stay out of Columbia

    United States Posted by John Danilow on Aug 26, 2009 at 6:46 AM

    Indeed, Ms. Birss, you were not been the first one to use my neighborhood analogy. And although I sort of appreciate that you put a link to my column in Colombia Reports (the least you could do), I do not think it kind or professional that you almost copied and pasted the first paragraph of my column to begin your own. Just change rats for roaches. That will do.

    Also, I am outraged that you used my own ideas to advance your arguments, considering that they are both so opposed to mine and deeply flawed.

    There seem to be quite a few Americans in Colombia, like yourself, working against the interests of my country and supporting deleterious and vague ideas of independence and sovereignty. In reality, although perhaps inadvertently, you are protecting the interests of thugs, drug lords, and expansionist autocrats.

    It is time to bring into Colombia the other Americans that will help my country in the fight against terror and drugs.

    I’m also filing a complaint with your editor. Have a nice day.

    Colombia Posted by Gustavo Silva Cano on Aug 26, 2009 at 8:57 AM

    Mr. Silva,

    Yes I played on your good neighbor analogy, though I clearly did not cut-and-paste. Such back-and-forth between journalists is an inherent part of having one

    Colombia Posted by Moira Birss on Aug 28, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Hi Gustavo. I read your article on the military bases (quick note to your article. It

    United States Posted by Nick Magel on Aug 28, 2009 at 7:45 PM
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