Nobody has to threaten us: Colombia in response to Trump

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Colombia’s government on Thursday responded unusually harsh to US President Donald Trump’s surprise threat to decertify the country as a partner in counter-narcotics efforts.

In a press release published on the website of President Juan Manuel Santos, the national government responded, saying “nobody has to threaten us to confront this challenge.”

. . .

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, on the other hand, has called to rethink the US-led war on drugs for years, claiming the human cost of the American strategy was too high while not producing the desired results.

For more than 30 years Colombia has demonstrated its commitment – paying a very high cost in human lives – with overcoming the drug problem. This commitment stems from the profound conviction that the consumption, production and trafficking of drugs constitute a serious threat to the well-being and security of citizens. Colombia is undoubtedly the country that has fought the most drugs and with more successes on this front. No one has to threaten us to meet this challenge.

Colombia’s National Government

Read more: https://colombiareports.com/nobody-threaten-us-colombia-response-trump/

[sandensea]

1. They should have never been certified to begin with.

Estimated Colombian cocaine output from 1990 to 2010:



And since 2010:

[Judi Lynn]

2. Thank you for the numbers, sandensea. Someone should try to explain them to Trump.

This is very revealing.

[sandensea]

3. Sure, Judi. Would that it weren't so; but they really are going in the wrong direction.

In any case, I'm glad the Colombians have at least found a way to carry on without the hideous crime wave that Griselda the Godmother and others inflicted on Miami in the early '80s.

[Judi Lynn]

4. Miami would probably been just as violent without Willy Falcon and Sal Magluta,

since Griselda was a deadly one-person crime wave on her own. Unbelievable!

I took a quick look at her bio., trying to find several photos of her, and could NOT believe she could have done so much damage during her lifetime.

In case anyone wants to see who was running her business through Miami during the Cocaine Cowboy years, this biography could leave a lot of people in semi-shock:

'Godmother of cocaine' shot dead in Colombia
Griselda Blanco, thought to have ordered scores of murders in Miami's drug wars, is killed outside butcher's shop

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/04/godmother-cocaine-shot-dead-colombia


Pictures of some-time Miami citizen, Griselda Blanco, from youth, onward:













ETC.

Yikes!

I'm not sure I've ever seen a tougher looking woman than Griselda. Whoa!

Thanks for the memory, it could come in handy when someone needs something to feel good about, realizing she's gone!