Colombia-Stories

=Stories=

The Cocaine Trail
media type="youtube" key="3SNms-hEppA"[1] This video shows why cocaine is so important in Colombia. While it shows a cocaine bust, it also explains that many Colombians must rely on the drug trade to support their families. Colombia is plagued by the side effects of drug wars such as the violence and threats of the paramilitary and guerrilla insurgents. The drug rings have helped balance Colombian trade by providing a steady flow of foreign currency.[2] However, the drug lords have also destabilized the government by moving the power from the president and officials to the drug lords and their paramilitaries.[3]

Death in Colombia
media type="youtube" key="mw89T3OuW9E"[4] This video talks about the way the Colombian government handles murder and death. Because there have been so many killings in Colombia (three candidates were killed during one presidential election), death has become a common occurrence, so life goes on as normal. All the of the paramilitary groups are just adding to the death toll and making many Colombians desensitized to the violent killings that take place.

For more information about Colombia and it's refugees, feel free to go to any of these sites: 1. [|http://www.colombiajournal.org/colombiafacts.htm]

2. [|http://www.harpers.org/subjects/Colombia/SubjectOf/Fact]

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Works Cited: [1] "The Cocaine Trail." Production date Unknown. Online video clip. __//You Tube.//__ 27 April 2007.  [2] "Colombia." __Wikipedia__. 27 Apr. 2006 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia#Colombian_armed_conflict>.Wikipedia] [3] "Colombia." __Wikipedia__. 27 Apr. 2006 <[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia#Colombian_armed_conflict>.] [4]"Death in Colombia." Production date unknown.Online video clip. __//You Tube.//__ 26 April 2007//. 
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