Bert Ruiz

The Colombian Civil War

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Produktbeschreibung

In 2000, the National Police of Colombia reported that 25,660 people met violent deaths in that country. According to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia, 170 civilians were killed in the first 18 days of 2001 in massacres and selective homicides related to that country's terrible civil war. By drawing on diverse sources of information, this work brings together the thoughts of historians, journalists, human rights activists, social scientists, military veterans, law enforcement officials, Congressional investigators, financial analysts, lawyers, Roman Catholic priests, peace organization spokespersons and others about the volatile present-day situation in Colombia. It explains the complexities of the drug-financed civil war and details Washington's concern that the Colombian conflict will destabilize the Andean region. Photographs and maps enhance the text.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9780786410842
• ISBN-10: 0786410841
• Artikelnr.: 21061738

Autorenporträt

Bert Ruiz is a former Wall Street executive and is current chairman of the Colombian American Association. In 1997, President Ernesto Samper presented Ruiz with the Republic of Colombia's prestigious award, "La Orden Nacional al Merito." He lives in Bedford, New York.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Introduction     
1. The Red Carpet     
2. They Fought Like Lions!     
3. The Genesis of Violence     
4. The Mistake from Hell     
5. The Next Vietnam     
6. Guerrillas at the Door     
7. The War on Drugs     
8. Death Squads     
9. Northern Brothers     
10. The Peacemaker     
Afterword     
Bibliography     
Index