Latin America Politics General Thread

[donbosco]

The Resurgence of Gustavo Petro and the Colombian Left

Colombia’s president has seen his popularity rise, increasing the odds that the left could win May’s presidential election.

www.americasquarterly.org

DEA names Colombian president 'priority target' as US prosecutors probe ties to drug traffickers

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to people familiar with the matter and records seen by The Associated Press.

apnews.com

Hmmmmmmm...

 

[donbosco]

"As the Trump administration continues to bombard Iran, a top Pentagon official revealed that U.S. wars in the Western Hemisphere are also expanding, unveiling an effort dubbed “Operation Total Extermination.”

Attacks on Latin American drug cartels are “just the beginning” Joseph Humire, the acting assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, told members of the House Armed Services Committee last week."

Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning