Colombia military blackmailing Santos: former US ambassador

written by Adriaan Alsema May 4, 2017


Colombia’s military lobby organization ACORE is “blackmailing” President Juan Manuel Santos so generals involved in war crimes be exempt from justice, according to a United States former ambassador.

In a recent interview with newspaper El Espectador, retired career diplomat Myles Frechette additionally accused the generals of the 1995 assassination of Conservative Party leader Alvaro Gomez to cover up a coup plot.

Myles Frechette (Image credit: El Especiador)
Frechette. 81, served in Colombia between 1994 and 1997 under former President Bill Clinton and is despised by many for all the right reasons.

He was the first to report on the execution of civilians by the military and has been called “that shitty gringo” by Liberal Party Senator Horacio Serpa, who lost his US visa after leading former President Ernesto Samper’s drug-funded 1994 election campaign.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-military-blackmailing-santos-former-us-ambassador/

LBN:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141767235