Top U.S. Drug War Partner and Aid Recipient Convicted on Bribery and Fraud Charges - CovertAction Magazine

Top U.S. Drug War Partner and Aid Recipient Convicted on Bribery and Fraud Charges - CovertAction Magazine

A darling of the Bush II and Obama administrations, Álvaro Uribe Vélez has had close connections to the Medellín and Cali drug cartels along with fascist paramilitary groups that committed heinous crimes in a war against left-wing guerrillas In late July, former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez (2002-2010) was sentenced to 12 years of house […] The post Top U.S. Drug War Partner and Aid Recipient Convicted on Bribery and Fraud Charges firs…