Publisher's Synopsis
Open Media Series An analysis of the current political situation in Colombia which overturns the somewhat simplistic view of the country presented by the mainstream media which ignores the deeply rooted political, economic and social conditions. Carrigan examines the US funded 'war on drugs,' the new US package for Colombia that will puts $1 billion into the hands of the world's most corrupt and brutal military, and the internationalisation of the country's complex and brutal civil war.