Foreign Aid to Colombia, Part 1
Witnesses testified about the administration’s proposed $1.6 billion aid package to Colombia to help fight drug production. Among the issues… read more
Witnesses testified about the administration’s proposed $1.6 billion aid package to Colombia to help fight drug production. Among the issues they discussed were providing up to 30 Blackhawk helicopters to help the Colombian police destroy poppy crops, the scale of U.S. involvement, and the possible escalation of the forty-year civil war. close
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