Dirty War in Urabá

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May 1996: The Paramilitarization of Urabá by Daniel Bland

How the U.S. trained Colombian military carries out its dirty war against the civilian population, using classic unconventional warfare. The stakes are high -- control of prime real estate -- the Darien Gap, where the Pan American Highway will merge. The rain forests are being chopped down, to make room for cattle ranches, the product of druglords' laundered profits.

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