Colombian warlords enter guilty pleas in US court

Source: International Herald Tribune/Associated Press

Colombian warlords enter guilty pleas in US court

The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

MIAMI: Two warlords from a far-right Colombian paramilitary group blamed for some of modern Colombia's worst atrocities pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to a drug conspiracy charge.

Ramiro Vanoy Murillo, 60, and Javier Lindo, 38, are among 14 paramilitary members extradited to the U.S. in May for their alleged roles in a massive cocaine smuggling operation in the late 1990s.

Sentencing was set for October. Vanoy Murillo faces up to 19 years in prison and Lindo, more than 17 years.

The Bush administration agreed it would not seek life sentences as a precondition of their extradition.

Colombia decided to extradite the men because they were still committing crimes from Colombian prisons and had failed to pay restitution to victims.



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I think that's what this is about. Colombia appears to have real prosecutors, and some courageous judges, who are going after Bush pal Uribe for ties to rightwing death squads, drug trafficking, election fraud and other crimes--and have some fifty of Uribe's cohorts (including relatives) under investigation for similar crimes, some already in jail. Many of these investigations hinge on former death squad confessions. I don't believe for a minute that Uribe extradited them, or Bush & cartel cooperated, for purposes of stopping rightwing death squad crimes or drug trafficking. I think, on the contrary, that Uribe and Bush & cartel are thickly involved in both, also weapons trafficking. This is a cover-up. These prisoners were rendered to the U.S. to be silenced--by bribery, bullying/threats or assassination. And it is a sad tale, indeed, of our own 'justice' system, that the Bush Cartel can use it as their own private protection racket/silencer (--as they are probably using Guantanamo Bay and secret torture dungeons around the world).

And what is this all about?
"The Bush administration agreed it would not seek life sentences as a precondition of their extradition."

Why would our Bush fuckwads agree to "preconditions"? So their Colombian hitmen can get paroled to the Miami mafia? Why would Uribe impose this "precondition"? It smells to high heaven. And, of course, the Associated Pukes and their ace reporters are really on the job here, questioning and investigating. (Not!)

Elsewhere, the article states that human rights groups think one of these prisoners--Murillo--was behind hundreds of rightwing death squad murders. Why would any government agree to the "precondition" of no life sentences for such prisoners?

For some excellent investigative reporting on some of the holes in the U.S. "war on drugs" through which tons of cocaine and heroine have been 'legally' imported, with no accountability:
http://www.narconews.com/Issue47/article2885.html

For excellent background on "Plan Colombia":
http://www.narconews.com/docs/ontrial.html

Another excellent article on drug corruption out of the U.S. Embassy in Bogota re: the Ingrid Betancourt (and 3 U.S. contractor) 'rescue'--quite enlightening!:
http://www.narconews.com/Issue54/article3153.html

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/so-thats-why-mccain-went-colombia

Did you ever see such a repulsive criminal line-up?! Drug trafficking, torture, murder and psyops TRIUMPHANT! It's enough to make you...

:puke: !!!