Inside the 'Crystal Triangle': The US 'War on Narcoterrorism' in Colombia

Oliver Villar

Inside the 'Crystal Triangle': The US 'War on Narcoterrorism' in Colombia

Oliver Villar

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Abstract

For half a century, the United States and its client state in Colombia have been unsuccessful in eliminating Latin America's oldest and most powerful Marxist insurgency the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), via the Cold War, the 'War on Drugs,' and the 'War on Terror' after 9/11. This is an astonishing feat for a so-called 'terrorist' organisation in the twenty-first century. This paper will explore an area much eluded in Washington's 'Axis of Evil,' the US 'War on Narcoterrorism' in Colombia with a particular focus on the cocaine drug trade and the FARC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-10
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Review of Business Research Papers
Volume	5
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 2009

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Cocaine, Death Squads and the War on Terror: US Imperialism and Class Struggle in Colombia
Villar, O. (Facilitator)
Impact: Cultural Impact, Social Impact, Public policy Impact, Environmental Impact

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Inside the 'Crystal Triangle': The US 'War on Narcoterrorism' in Colombia

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Cocaine, Death Squads and the War on Terror: US Imperialism and Class Struggle in Colombia

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