Pubdate: Wed, 13 Feb 2002
Source: Methow Valley News (WA)
Copyright: 2002 Methow Valley News
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1469
Author: Stephen Heath
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?203 (Terrorism)
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n132/a04.html

STILL ARMING TERRORISTS

To the editor:

Re: Still Hope in Colombia (Opinion, Jan. 23).

Over the past year the Bush administration has received tremendous 
criticism for their financing the Colombian civil war in the name of 
the drug war. Recognizing this, they now are re-spinning the 37-year- 
old conflict as "the good guys vs. the terrorists."

It should be noted that the "good guys'" record for restraint and 
their record for respecting human rights leave quite a bit to be 
desired-starting with its close ties to the paramilitary death 
squads, which were recently placed on the State Department's list of 
terrorist organizations. If President Bush is serious about declaring 
war on all regimes harboring terrorists, what are we doing arming one 
of these regimes to the teeth?

Stephen Heath

Clearwater, Fla.
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