All Terrorists are Not Equal - The Drug War in Colombia After September 11th

Abstract

Immediately after the attacks of September 11th, the U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, the Colombian military and other Washington officials began to couch the three major insurgency groups in Colombia as 'terrorists'. Since these three organizations are among the twenty-eight groups listed in the U.S. State Department's 'Profile of Global Terrorism', such a designation could drastically change the type of military assistance offered by the U.S. in support of Plan Colombia. Currently, the U.S. military plays only a 'supporting' role in Colombia. This approach is 'accepted' by other nations who have an interest in the drug wars and who also play a key role in ensuring Plan Colombia's success. If the U.S. declares that it now considers the insurgent groups to be 'terrorists' - and conducts military operations directly against them - the U.S. may win the terrorist battle but will lose the drug war.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404959

Entities

People

  • Charles W. Mitchell

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Criminals
  • Department Of State
  • Drug Abuse
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Police
  • Public Policy
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies