Colombia bows to U.S. aid threats

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Colombia and the United States signed an accord that exempts Americans in the South American nation from prosecution before the new UN international war crimes court, the president's office here said.

Wednesday's agreement frees up military aid suspended in early July after Colombia failed to provide adequate guarantees that U.S. officials would not be handed over to the Brussels-based court.

The United States has given Colombia nearly $2.5-billion (U.S.) in the last three years to battle drug trafficking and a leftist rebel insurgency. About $5-million of the $600-million promised to Colombia this year was suspended.

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Why should we be paying for Columbian Fascists to murder peasant workers?

[papau]

1. Because we want control/access/protection for the pipeline we pay

Here we "fight drugs" to protect the existing pipeline.

In Afghanistan we give weapons to the drug lords to get their protection of the proposed pipeline.