Over the past half-century, Colombia has been plagued by violence—its people caught in the middle of an armed conflict raging between the army, leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, narco-traffickers, and U.S. anti-drug warriors. Drawing from on-the-ground reporting as well as historical sources, Killing Peace addresses all aspects of the Colombian conflict, particularly the dangerous and expanding involvement of the United States as part of its drug war—and now the “war on terror.”
Though rarely in the headlines, Colombia is not only by far the largest recipient of U.S. military aid in the Western Hemisphere, it is also the worst human rights catastrophe. The rampaging process of economic globalization is further brutalizing the war-weary Colombian people. Killing Peace provides a timely and much-needed overview of the war that is ravaging Colombia, including its root causes in the country’s gross social and economic inequalities.
Reviews
“Garry Leech’s fine study … is a lucid and informed introduction to one of the most painful tragedies of the current era.” – Noam Chomsky
“Killing Peace is an important guide….a simple, easy-to-follow, but very compelling piece of work.” – Adam Isacson, Center for International Policy
“Killing Peace… is an excellent short overview of the past and the present of the Colombian Civil War.” – NACLA Report on the Americas
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Author: Garry Leech
Publisher: Inota
Published: April 2002
Paperback, 116 pages with photos
ISBN: 0-9720384-0-X
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