US EditionColombia election favorite vows US-backed strikes on narco camps
De La Espriella plans immediate military action including bombing and fumigation with US support to reduce cocaine production, which accounts for 70% of global supply, UN data shows.
- Rodolfo de la Espriella, a 47-year-old Colombian presidential candidate, vows to initiate US-backed bombing of narco-terrorist camps and aerial fumigation of coca crops if elected.
- He plans a 90-day emergency strategy to "take back territory" by forming strategic alliances with the US and Israel to supply troops with advanced weaponry and artificial intelligence.
- Colombia now has record levels of cocaine production, with around 70% of the world's supply originating from the country.
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Colombia's 'outsider' candidate De La Espriella vows military crackdown to boost economy
Feb 11 - Colombian presidential hopeful and self-described \"outsider\" Abelardo De La Espriella would launch a military offensive to restore security and boost the economy, he told Reuters on Wednesday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Colombia’s ‘outsider’ candidate De La Espriella vows military crackdown to boost economy
By Luis Jaime Acosta Feb 11 (Reuters) – Colombian presidential hopeful and self-described “outsider” Abelardo De La Espriella would launch a military offensive to restore security and boost the economy, he told Reuters on Wednesday. De La Espriella, 47, a lawyer and businessman considered a right-wing candidate by analysts, is leading in some polls for the May presidential elections, in a close race with left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda, who seek…
The main candidate for the right-wing opposition to the presidential elections from May in Colombia announced Wednesday, in an AFP-agreed interview, that it will launch an air offensive with US and Israel's support in its first...
Abelardo de la Esprieja declares that he has a shock plan to deal with the problem
The head of the right-wing opposition to the presidential elections from May in Colombia announced Wednesday, in an interview agreed by AFP, that it will launch an air offensive with US and Israel's support, in its first 90 days of mandate...
Abelardo de la Esprilla said he would implement a "choke plan" to recover or control areas dominated by guerrillas and drug traffickers
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