Carlos Castaño and the Prior Assurances of the Mapiripán Massacre
The 1997 slaughter of civilians was facilitated by a military that looked the other way—a partnership the CIA tracked in a report kept secret for decades.
By Harlan Pryce ·
AUC
Nestor Hernandez Iglesia and the 70 Percent Economy of Putumayo
For years, the state ignored the AUC’s narco-financed massacres in southern Colombia while arresting a local mayor for fraud to keep the appearance of law.
By Harlan Pryce ·
John Paul Olivo and the Secret Ledger Funding Colombia's Paramilitaries
Kept hidden within a secret accounting system, payments from a banana giant's subsidiary funded far-right death squads for years before an SEC probe broke the silence.
By Desmond Okafor ·
DIA Maps 9 Terrorist Groups Governing Colombian Countryside
Far-right terrorists governing Colombian territory through force and massacres were watched by US spies tracking the central nervous system of the organization's regional commands.
By Desmond Okafor ·
DIA Dismissed AUC Paramilitaries as Top Priority for 2 Years
Brutality like the Mapiripán massacre went ignored as US intelligence spent two years treating AUC paramilitaries as a low military priority.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Chiquita Lawyer Tracked Secret Ties to AUC Death Squads
Colombian peasants and union leaders were targeted by death squads while Chiquita's senior counsel used privileged memos to cloak early ties to the AUC paramilitaries.
By Desmond Okafor ·