Columbia Spent U.S. Anti-Drug Aid on Hiding Government Ties to Drug Rings
(Blog Post) The U.S.-funded counterinsurgency campaign against a Marxist rebel group in Columbia was viewed as so successful that it has become a model for strategy in Afghanistan. But things were not what they seemed: the Washington Post reports that U.S. ally and former president Alvaro Uribe has been implicated in "egregious abuses of power and illegal actions," involving U.S. aid an "possibly U.S. officials" -- all under the cover of fighting drug trafficking. ... Full Story »
Posted by Kristin Gorski
Is this a hastily published blog post that wasn't submitted for any senior editor approval? Perhaps the reporter is an intern? If so, I hope this post is used for learning based on its shortcomings; it has many opportunities for "teachable moments" within it. (Most articles I've read in the Atlantic are much more professionally written than this!)