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From: LindyBill4/3/2010 12:19:20 PM
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"The Fade
April 3, 2010: The starkest sign of the decline of the drug gangs in Colombia is the percentage of the GDP the cocaine operations represent. Back in the late 1980s, it was about six percent of GDP. But now it is about one percent. Much of that is because, with the decline of violence and leftist rebels (FARC), the economy has boomed in the last decade (from $94 billion in 2000 to $240 billion last year). The leftist rebels and drug gangs don't have as much political or military clout, and are very much on the defensive. Thus FARC has come to depend more on terrorism (bombings and kidnappings) to try and maintain some power. But this the strategy of someone on the decline, and only increases popular hatred of the leftist groups.

The huge number of FARC and drug gang documents (mainly electronic) captured in the last few years has exposed an extensive foreign support network for the leftist rebels and their drug gang allies. Most of these foreigners appear to be political activists who were attracted to FARC's use of violence to support a leftist revolution. This often led to helping FARC raise money and buy weapons and equipment. The government is trying to build criminal cases against their foreigners, and get local authorities to prosecute. The host nations are often reluctant to do this, because local leftist politicians block prosecution efforts.

FARC supporters have learned that the safest place to operate from is Venezuela. There, the government is enthusiastic about supporting leftist rebels in the region, and Colombia is of particular interest because of traditional national rivalries and the rapid decline of Colombian leftist rebels in the last decade. Venezuela denies all such support, no matter how much evidence piles up."

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