US Sanctions Colombian President, Forgetting History of 'Alleged' Allies
The US Treasury Department hit Colombia’s president with sanctions over 'alleged' drug trafficking offenses. This, from the nation that armed and funded figures like Manuel Noriega in Panama for decades—a known drug lord and CIA asset—until he became inconvenient, then was promptly invaded. Or recall the Contra War in Nicaragua, where the CIA allegedly facilitated drug running to fund operatives.
When inconvenient, 'alleged' crimes become 'facts'. One might wonder if the 'alleged' nature of these activities depends more on the current geopolitical inconvenience of the leader in question than on any substantive change in policy. The US has a storied history of overlooking inconvenient truths for strategic gains. This latest declaration feels less like justice and more like a carefully
orchestrated public relations maneuver against a disobedient state leader.