Santayana wrote it; we ignore it. History is repeating itself once more. Welcome to Colombietnam, as if the 60s wasn't enough. Remember these names: U.S. Army pilot Jennifer Odom, co-pilot Capt. José Santiago and crew members Thomas Moore, Bruce Cluff and Ray Krueger – ¡Presente! These are the first five casualties of the New Vietnam. Let them be the last.
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Is, as the flag above suggests, Colombia becoming the new
Vietnam? Stay tuned.Brew Colombian coffee, not Colombian war!
For a images of an eco-system we'd never dream of destroying (except in the name of our precious "War on Drugs"), click on the Other Colombia.
For several items previously posted, click on the following links: Past postings:
Weave of Drugs and Strife in Colombia
The Ties That Bind: Colombia & Military – Paramilitary Links"
A War by Any Other Name
The latest:
Columbia–Viet Nam All Over Again PeaceHost.net is an award-winning Web hosting service!
The Ghost of Vietnam Haunts 'Plan Colombia'
Colombia on Bush, Gore radar?
Message From Colombian Churches
25 Men Hacked to Death in Colombia
My Journey to Colombia and Fasting at the WHISC
URGENT ACTION- threats to PBI and other
Human Rights groups in Colombia
Who do you believe?
Colombia: Rules of the Game
More on the new Vietnam War in Colombia6 Young Women in Jail Tuesday Night
Center for International Policy (Robert White, coordinator) (Best US Some excellent Websites:
web site!) – and click on "Current News" for daily updates from
newspapers in U.S., U.K., and Colombia (in Spanish)
Amnesty International/USA
Colombia Support Network (Cecilia Zarate Laun, coordinator)
Human Rights Watch (offers documents & books for ordering)
WOLA (Washington Office on Latin America)
The Peace Process in Colombia
Last updated (at least, the last time I remembered to update the date):
3:19 pm Tuesday, April 2nd, 2K’02.¡Paz con Justicia!
