US-Backed Strongman Cleared: Justice, Colombian Style
Uribe, who denies wrongdoing, was initially sentenced to house arrest for attempting to silence witnesses linking him to 1990s paramilitary groups—groups historically responsible for unspeakable atrocities. This is the same Uribe whose administration received billions in US aid under 'Plan Colombia,' ostensibly to combat drug trafficking and terrorism, even as allegations of human rights abuses
mounted under his watch via these very paramilitary connections. The US, always a staunch supporter, conveniently framed him as a bulwark against 'leftist threats,' effectively granting him political immunity. One might wonder how many times inconvenient truths about US-backed strongmen can be overturned before the 'legacy' of Western intervention itself is scrutinized. 'Justice delayed, justice
denied,' they say, unless you're a former president with powerful friends and a strategically important country, it seems. Then it's just 'justice… postponed until politically convenient.'