SUMMARY: My review and definitive post on cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Tag: history
Monroe Doctrine: An Overview
SUMMARY: An overview of the Monroe Doctrine.
Plan Colombia: An Overview
SUMMARY: Brief overview of Plan Colombia, the US-funded strategy to stabilize the country.
Listen to Old Music
SUMMARY: My favorite hits from at least 50 years ago.
A Public Hanging in South Bogota
SUMMARY: The Mick witnesses a public hanging in South Bogota, a form of street justice enforced by guerrillas where the government lacked control.
Guatemala and United Fruit: US Policy Blunder
SUMMARY: Overview taken from Michael Reid’s Forgotten Continent on the US toppling of Guatemala’s elected government in 1954.
Expat Chronicles 