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Leader of Deathsquads Wins Colombian Election

by James Petras

Leader of Deathsquads Wins Colombian Election

New York (USA) | 28 June 2010
With just a 30 percent turnout, the election of new Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos - one of Washington’s closest disciples in Latin America - was hailed as a "victory for democracy" by major western media outlets. However, they blithely omitted to report on Santos’ presumed role in the killings of over two thousand people while he was Defence Minister, and on his close involvement with death squads and narco traffickers. At the same time, Venezuela’s efforts to forge a more just society are relentlessly berated by the same media.

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Leader of Deathsquads Wins Colombian Election