How a US military doctrine became Colombia's 'origin of evil' Part 3: Slavery

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How a US military doctrine became Colombia’s ‘origin of evil’ | Part 3: Slavery
by Adriaan Alsema
September 29, 2020

The military doctrine a Medellin court dubbed the “origin of evil” in Colombia contains the concept of “the internal enemy,” which originally referred to American slaves.

The National Security Doctrine didn’t exist until 1947 and wasn’t introduced in Colombia until 1962.

The concept of the internal enemy, however, dates back as far as 1814 when Thomas Jefferson expressed his concern about the perceived threat of the British Empire igniting a slave revolt during the War of 1812.

Yet the hour of emancipation is advancing, in the march of time. It will come; and whether brought on by the generous energy of our own minds; or by the bloody process of St. Domingo, excited and conducted by the power of our present enemy, if once stationed permanently within our Country, and offering asylum and arms to the oppressed, is a leaf of our history not left turned over.

Thomas Jefferson

“The association of the enemy with emancipation reinforced white Virginians’ perception that the defense of slavery was fundamental to a worthwhile American union,” which laid the foundation of the American Civil War, according to US history professor Carter Bruns.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/how-a-us-military-doctrine-became-colombias-origin-of-evil-part-3-slavery/