Colombia’s Success, Time to Rethink Drug Strategy
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WASHINGTON — The three-minute video is filled with iconic images: the final minutes of freedom for “Cesar,” a commander in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC); the look of resignation from U.S. hostage Keith Stansell as he is placed in plastic handcuffs; the loud protests of Colombian hostage Raimundo Malagon; the silence of former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt as she prepares to board a helicopter. Then, the final exhilaration of the hostages as they realize they have been freed.
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