The Latin American Left Has a Crime Problem

The Latin American Left Has a Crime Problem

Crime and violence were already on the upswing in Colombia before the 39-year-old presidential candidate Miguel Uribe was shot at a campaign rally in Bogota in June. And 10 days after he died from his wounds on Aug. 11, two separate criminal groups exploded a car bomb outside the air force base in Cali and downed an army helicopter with a drone; at least 18 people were killed, civilians and army officers. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The vi…