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Colombia, no gem of the ocean.

Publication: The Nation
Publication Date: 13-DEC-04 		Format: Online - approximately 707 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Colombia, no gem of the ocean.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)

Article Excerpt
Somerville, Mass.

* Peter Canby's review "Latin America's Longest War" [Aug. 16/23] provides an insightful introduction to the sad and violent situation in Colombia, where 90 percent of workers earn no more than the minimum wage of about $120 per month. A few clarifications: Canby implies that three US contractors held by the leftist FARC guerrillas since early 2003 were piloting crop dusters. In fact, they were employed by California Microwave Systems (CMS), a subsidiary of military contractor Northrop Grumman, to conduct aerial surveillance in an area with a longstanding guerrilla presence. While the Americans were certainly interested in coca crops and cocaine laboratories, their...

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