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.htmlAnother 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