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Colombia election favorite vows US-backed strikes on narco camps
De La Espriella plans a US-backed military campaign targeting narco-terrorist camps and expanding security forces to counter rising cocaine production in Colombia, which accounts for 70% of global supply.
- Rodolfo de la Espriella, a 47-year-old Colombian presidential candidate, vows to initiate US-backed bombing of narco-terrorist camps and aerial fumigation of coca crops if elected.
- He plans a 90-day emergency strategy to "take back territory" by forming strategic alliances with the US and Israel to supply troops with advanced weaponry and artificial intelligence.
- Colombia now has record levels of cocaine production, with around 70% of the world's supply originating from the country.
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The main candidate from the right to the May presidential elections in Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, said in an interview with the AFP agency that in his first 90 days of government he is committed to launching an air offensive backed by the United States and Israel to bend the cocaine cartels. At his headquarters in Bogotá, De la Espriella said that if he wins he will implement a “clash plan” to regain control of the areas under the comma…
Colombia's 'outsider' candidate De La Espriella vows military crackdown to boost economy
Feb 11 - Colombian presidential hopeful and self-described \"outsider\" Abelardo De La Espriella would launch a military offensive to restore security and boost the economy, he told Reuters on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Colombia’s ‘outsider’ candidate De La Espriella vows military crackdown to boost economy
By Luis Jaime Acosta Feb 11 (Reuters) – Colombian presidential hopeful and self-described “outsider” Abelardo De La Espriella would launch a military offensive to restore security and boost the economy, he told Reuters on Wednesday. De La Espriella, 47, a lawyer and businessman considered a right-wing candidate by analysts, is leading in some polls for the May presidential elections, in a close race with left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda, who seek…
The main candidate for the right-wing opposition to the presidential elections from May in Colombia announced Wednesday, in an AFP-agreed interview, that it will launch an air offensive with US and Israel's support in its first...
Abelardo de la Esprieja declares that he has a shock plan to deal with the problem
The head of the right-wing opposition to the presidential elections from May in Colombia announced Wednesday, in an interview agreed by AFP, that it will launch an air offensive with US and Israel's support, in its first 90 days of mandate...
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