[Peace-discussion] AP: US military aid to Colombia: nearly 700 million dollars annually

[Henry D.]

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  http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070218/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_numbers_game_1
   
  Surely the AP is being overly critical of the Democratic/Republican party budget which is underwriting the costliest US Counter-insurgency program in the Western Hemisphere. 
   
  The left-wing AP goes on regarding war refugees:
   
  "The government's figure — 1.9 million — counts only those who were forced to flee their homes by actual violence — not just threats. The U.N. says the real number is 3 million and that the number has risen since Uribe took office, basing its estimate on data compiled mostly by the Roman Catholic Church."
   
   


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<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">  <DIV><A href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070218/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_numbers_game_1"><FONT size=1>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070218/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_numbers_game_1</FONT></A></DIV>  <DIV><FONT size=1></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>Surely the AP is being overly critical of the Democratic/Republican party budget which is underwriting the costliest&nbsp;US Counter-insurgency program in the Western Hemisphere.&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>The left-wing AP goes on regarding war refugees:</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>  <DIV>"The government's figure — 1.9 million — counts only those who were forced to flee their homes by actual violence — not just threats. The U.N. says the real number is 3 million and that the number has risen since Uribe took office, basing its estimate on data compiled mostly by the Roman Catholic Church."</DIV>  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> 
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