Getting U.S. Aid to Colombia: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, October 12, 2000 |
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... fiscal year 1999 supplemental spending bill passed when Den- nis Hastert , now our speaker , was chairman of the drug policy re- sponsibility in a previous subcommittee . Sadly , less than half of the equipment Congress funded in that ...
... fiscal year 1999 supplemental spending bill passed when Den- nis Hastert , now our speaker , was chairman of the drug policy re- sponsibility in a previous subcommittee . Sadly , less than half of the equipment Congress funded in that ...
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... Fiscal Year 1999 Supplemental Spending Bill passed when Dennis Hastert ( now our Speaker ) was Chairman of this Subcommittee . Sadly , less than half of the equipment Congress funded in that bill has been delivered or is operational ...
... Fiscal Year 1999 Supplemental Spending Bill passed when Dennis Hastert ( now our Speaker ) was Chairman of this Subcommittee . Sadly , less than half of the equipment Congress funded in that bill has been delivered or is operational ...
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... . To assist this effort , in July of this year , the United States agreed to provide about $ 860 million to Colombia for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 in addition to the regu- lar U.S. assistance program estimated at about $ 330 million 18.
... . To assist this effort , in July of this year , the United States agreed to provide about $ 860 million to Colombia for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 in addition to the regu- lar U.S. assistance program estimated at about $ 330 million 18.
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... fiscal year 2000 and 2001 to support Plan Colombia will be sufficient . In addition , State officials have begun planning for funding in fiscal year 2002 and beyond to continue the plan . While estimates have not been completed , these ...
... fiscal year 2000 and 2001 to support Plan Colombia will be sufficient . In addition , State officials have begun planning for funding in fiscal year 2002 and beyond to continue the plan . While estimates have not been completed , these ...
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... fiscal years 2000-01 in addition to the more than $ 330 million in U.S. assistance planned for fiscal years 2000-01 . 1 U.s. estimates indicate that the drug threat from Colombia has both expanded and become more complex over the past ...
... fiscal years 2000-01 in addition to the more than $ 330 million in U.S. assistance planned for fiscal years 2000-01 . 1 U.s. estimates indicate that the drug threat from Colombia has both expanded and become more complex over the past ...
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4th Brigade administration aerial eradication Aid to Colombia aircraft Amnesty International Antioquia Apartadó Army arrest warrants Barrancabermeja battalion BEERS billion Black Hawks Carlos Castaño Chairman civilian courts coca cocaine Colombian Armed Forces Colombian government Colombian military Colombian National Police COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT CONGRE CONGRESS THE LIBRARY CONVIVIR counterdrug counternarcotics Defense Department drug trafficking effort equipment fiscal Fiscalía funding GILMAN Government of Colombia GOVERNMENT REFORM guerrillas helicopters HUBER Huey II human rights violations Human Rights Watch implementation insurgents investigation involved July jurisdiction justice killed LIBRARY OF CONGRESS massacre MICA military tribunals Millán MILLER MINK Narcotics officers ONGRES operations paramilitary paramilitary activity paramilitary groups paramilitary leader Plan Colombia Puerto Asís Putumayo Quiñones RARY region RESS Rights and USA SALAZAR Santander SCHAKOWSKY security forces situation in Colombia southern Colombia subcommittee Thank U.S. assistance U.S. Embassy U.S. Government United USA Military Aid Uscátegui
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Page 1 - The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 1:05 pm, in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John L. Mica (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Mica, Morella, and Moran.
Page 46 - ... our country billions of dollars annually. Reducing the supply of drugs on our streets is an integral component of our National Drug Control Strategy and the Department of Defense (DoD) plays a key supporting role in creating the opportunity for law enforcement agencies, both our own and those of foreign nations, to interdict the flow of drugs into our country. DoD is committed to this counterdrug mission. The...
Page 46 - UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM SUBCOMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DRUG POLICY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES...
Page 47 - Colombia and the lack of government control in large areas of this region has precluded Colombian interdiction operations to the point that the expansion of coca growing areas, especially in the Putumayo Department, has progressed virtually unchecked! Most of the world's coca is now grown in Colombia and over ninety percent of the cocaine consumed in the US is manufactured or passes through Colombia.
Page 57 - The targets are the narco-traffickers, those individuals and organizations that are involved in the cultivation of coca or opium poppy and the subsequent production and transportation of cocaine and heroin to the US. Only those armed elements that forcibly inhibit or confront counterdrug operations will be engaged, be they narco-traffickers, insurgent organizations, or illegal self-defense forces.
Page 113 - General are fully complying with (A)(i) and (ii); and (B) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully with civilian authorities in investigating, prosecuting, and punishing in the civilian courts Colombian Armed Forces personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights...
Page 55 - ... efforts are also required to develop and plan counterdrug operations. Consequently, the supplemental will provide sufficient funding in this area to further enhance the intelligence programs that already serve as a foundation for our source zone strategy. All these programs that I just outlined build on our current strategy - no change in DoD policy is required to execute the programs funded by this supplemental. There is nothing new here for DoD. However, there will be challenges to confront...