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Congressional Report: Plan Colombia Fails to Meet Goals

HeadlineNov 07, 2008

A new congressional report says US-backed drug eradication efforts in Colombia have failed to meet stated goals of cutting drug production in half. According to the General Accounting Office, Colombian coca cultivation increased by 15 percent from 2000 to 2006. Colombia is the largest recipient of US aid in the Western hemisphere, receiving billions of dollars in military assistance under a program launched by former President Bill Clinton.

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