A Short History of the FARC Over a period of many decades‚ the FARC has grown from a small peasant organization to its present unprecedented military strength. In part‚ this growth has been facilitated by profit from the FARC’s taxation of illicit drug production. Support for the FARC‚ however‚ is also a product of the lack of government response to the severe hardships faced by peasant farmers in the region. The history of regional guerrilla movements in Colombia began with the peasant struggles
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for better opportunities (#theamericandream). To invent‚ to create‚ to design‚ to make money these are all factors of illegal immigration being brought here. For example in my parents native land (Colombia) the drug war between the Cali cartel and the Medellin Cartel had become very dangerous for my grandfather who was a politician had to flee the country for safety of the family. Of course they had come here with the propper paperwork‚ but after you stay here over certain time they had become an
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What makes change happen? Problems request for solutions and solutions leads to changes. Problems can be very simple and appear every day. Nevertheless‚ they can also be huge‚ complex transcendental and rarely appeared. However‚ they both should be faced with a series of solutions that will finally solve the problem. People are constantly trying to find solutions for their problems. Problems appear in their homes‚ in their jobs or in their society. And those who take the initiative to face them
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Grown in the countries of South America‚ with Columbia being the most productive‚ the Erythroxylon Coca bush is the natural origin of cocaine‚ a central nervous stimulant. Its history is as rich and diverse as the people using and dealing the drug. Cocaine use dates as far back as the 16th century when it was used among Inca royalty. In the early 1800’s cocaine was introduced to Europe. Sigmond Freud wrote a song in its honor and famous author Robert Louis Stevenson wrote "The Strange Case of Dr
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Manuel Noriega: Playing All Sides Of the Fence Manuel Noriega‚ the former dictator of the Central American country of Panama‚ rose to power through the art of destruction deception and detail. Manuel Noriega was able to profit and flourish as Panama’s new leader because of the Cold War environment. Due to the Cold War‚ its geographical positioning‚ and financial liberties‚ Noriega was able to manipulate all parties involved while making him very wealthy‚ powerful‚ a political asset
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By late 2000’s‚ audiences began to slowly shift from watching telenovelas in Univision to watching them in Telemundo. Telemundo began to produce novelas that contained storylines that were unique. El Rostro de Anahi (The Face of Anahi’s) became the first novelas to grab the audiences attention from Univision. The telenovela is a mystery/thriller and it entails about two women‚ Mariana‚a successful business owner‚ and Anahi‚a secret agent that get into a car accident. This telenovela is a very loosely
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and drug traffickers 9. DEA has 223 domestic offices in 21 Divisions throughout the United States 10.DEA also has 86 foreign offices in 67 countries. 11. DEA has been successful in dismantling major drug rings. 12. DEA took down The Medellin and Cali cartels in Colombia. 13. DEA joins forces with the FBI to bolster the effort with more anti drug manpower and resources. 14. Congress passes an amendment to the CSA to address new problems in the rapidly changing world of drugs. 15. Special Agent
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on planes. Then the drug cartels realized they could fill up airplanes and boats and drop the cocaine at the shore off the coast of Miami making smuggling cocaine appropriate in significant amounts. In Columbia were factories and labs with countless people working in order to grow the product. In order to communicate‚ American sellers and the Medellin Cartel had setup short band radio waves. This helped them set up trips for American sellers to meet up with Drug Cartels‚ fill up airplanes with
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Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Drug Enforcement Administration officer. General Noriega became friend with the Medellin cartel and began to conduct business with them. The association of the two allowed General Noriega to create an empire‚ utilizing the canal for drugs and weapons trafficking. General Noriega’s was collaborating with United States government and the Medellin’s cartel at the same time‚ cultivating gains of millions of
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1 International Baccalaureate History of the Americas HL Required Summer Reading Study Guide Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America By John Charles Chasteen Foreign Affairs November/December 2000 states: Born in Blood and Fire is a briskly written yet sophisticated introduction to Latin America that will be greatly welcomed by non-specialists and experts alike. Chasteen paints on a very broad canvas‚ but he succeeds in capturing with enviable conciseness the major ingredients
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