From Colombia at the heart of the war on drugs comes this interesting article between the conflict that is arising between Washington and Caracas…
John P. Walters, director of the National Agency against Drugs of the White House visited Bogota, declared that Chavez “is becoming the great facilitator of cocaine traffic to Europe and other parts of the hemisphere because of his negligence in fighting drug trafficking”.
Argentina and Nicaragua have come to the side of Venezuala – but this just isn’t about drugs:
Valero [Venezualan Ambassador] stated that “in this fight, Venezuela is willing to establish a genuine bilateral cooperation with any country in the world, provided the fundamental principles in international law -sovereignty and non intervention- are observed”.
…especially since…
“The government of the US does not have any moral authority to self-appoint itself the world court in the matter of drug fighting. How many drug kings have been arrested in that country? How many banks and financial institutions involved in drug money laundering have been closed? Why does that country continue to be the greatest consumer of drugs in the world?”
And what is the truth about Venezuala’s success or otherwise in fighting drug production and supply? According to the Venezualan president,
The UN report on drug fighting states that Venezuela is the country with the third most seizures of drugs in the world”
Read the rest on WATCHING AMERICA.com
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.