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sandensea

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8. Alas, that can get one killed in Colombia.

Reply to slumcamper (Reply #7)

Sun Jun 17, 2018, 10:56 PM

Jun 2018

150 lawyers and activists in the last 18 months alone - and that was during the moderate Santos administration.

This narco-puppet Duque will probably make Cheeto look like Olof Palme.

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Conservative Ivan Duque poised to be Colombia's new president [View all] sandensea Jun 2018 OP

So it's back to war against the leftists, back to the gov't-associated death squad paramilitaries, Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #1

Heartbreaking. Your post dovetails perfectly with the news of Trump child concentration camps sandensea Jun 2018 #4

So very, very true. Colombia used to be known as the country which produced so much coffee. Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #6

Fraud! Puzzler Jun 2018 #2

And if anybody dared investigate said fraud, sandensea Jun 2018 #3

Colombia voters have often had assistance in making up their minds about their votes.... Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #5

RESIST slumcamper Jun 2018 #7

Alas, that can get one killed in Colombia. sandensea Jun 2018 #8

It almost looks like a story a sane person could predict this evening. Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #9

Ivan Duque noncliqer Jun 2018 #10

If anyone has any more news/updates Puzzler Jun 2018 #11

Allow me to recommend Colombia Reports. sandensea Jun 2018 #12

Thank you Puzzler Jun 2018 #13

You're welcome, Martin. sandensea Jun 2018 #14

I'm guessing the horrific performance of Chavez and Maduro in Venezuela had an effect here stevenleser Jun 2018 #15

These problems have been going on since 1946, over 70 years ago, a bit farther back than Chavez. Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #16

I'm aware of that. Surely you are also aware of how Venezuela and it's regime is viewed stevenleser Jun 2018 #18

I'm aware of how the corporate media is explaining it. How does that relate to the thread? n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #19

No, not the "corporate media". The entire region. nt stevenleser Jun 2018 #20

Doubts loom over Colombia peace deal with hawk's election Judi Lynn Jun 2018 #17