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How Colombia's defense minister screwed up US counternarcotics support again
by Adriaan Alsema September 1, 2020
Colombia’s defense minister may have to tell the US government he screwed up the involvement of American soldiers in counternarcotics operations for the second time in three months.
Approximately 50 US “advisers” resumed joint operations with Colombia’s National Army in coca eradication operations in July after Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo said he had received congressional approval.
Trujillo lied, could be in contempt of court and is close to embarrassing himself again.
All the defense minister had was a letter of 69 senators saying they were in favor of US support for the military operations that was suspended by a court in June because the minister failed to ask permission from Congress.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/how-colombias-defense-minister-screwed-up-us-counternarcotics-support-again/
