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Rubio dials it to 11 on Colombia's leftist president after slaying of conservative presidential candidate
American Thinker ^ | 14 Aug, 2025 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 08/15/2025 4:26:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Leftists have long held no qualms about assassination against their rivals, and in Colombia, where narcoterrorism is also a problem and left-narco alliances are common, it has started up again..

But at least we have a secretary of state who is wise to what's going on.

This week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent a high-level delegation to Bogota after a leading Colombian presidential candidate, conservative Sen. Miguel Uribe, died of his wounds in a June shooting by a criminal known as a 'sicario' or hitman who obviously had a sponsor.

Rubio seems to know who that might be, though, and has dialed up the pressure on the radical leftist in the presidential palace, Gustavo Petro, which tells us a lot about what he thinks is going on.

According to the expat-oriented City Paper of Bogotà, in a piece that ran two days ago, Rubio sent in his big guns to the funeral of the murdered conservative presidential candidate, Miguel Uribe -- dispatching Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau to interrupt his regularly scheduled trip there to lead a high powered delegation, which included GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio, a Colombian-American whose Colombian brother used to run the Inter-American Development Bank, and who obviously, is very connected in Colombian power circles outside the far-left Petro government.

The City Paper noted:

Landau said his trip would demonstrate “deep concern” and stressed Colombia’s strategic importance to the United States, particularly on migration and other regional issues. He also reaffirmed the “solid diplomatic relationship” between Washington and Bogotá, underscoring U.S. commitment to defending democracy and condemning political persecution of opposition leaders.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also expressed his condolences, saying he was “deeply saddened” by the assassination. “The United States stands in solidarity with his family, the Colombian people

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: americanthinker; berniemoreno; bogota; christopherlandau; colombia; gustavopetro; leftism; marcorubio; migueluribe; monicashowalter; ohio

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1 posted on 08/15/2025 4:26:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

The left seems to act in the same ways no matter what country they inhabit.


2 posted on 08/15/2025 4:26:16 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Bkmk


3 posted on 08/15/2025 4:30:29 AM PDT by sauropod
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To: MtnClimber

I wonder if they call their drug cartels ‘foundations’?


4 posted on 08/15/2025 4:32:03 AM PDT by Track9 (Make haste slowly. )
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To: Track9

Maybe they call the cartels NGOs.


5 posted on 08/15/2025 4:37:19 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

I have very old friends who were missionaries there for years.

Colombia is a very rough, dangerous place where the drug industry is very entrenched. Cleaning out the cartels and drug lords would need Divine Intervention.


6 posted on 08/15/2025 4:39:54 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: MtnClimber

Or ColombiaAID.


7 posted on 08/15/2025 5:06:36 AM PDT by Ge0ffrey
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To: MtnClimber

Leftists have long held no qualms about assassination against their rivals, and in Colombia,

or in America, where they tried to kill Trump at least twice.


8 posted on 08/15/2025 5:09:11 AM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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To: MtnClimber

They call it the “communist international” for a reason: their dreams of unaccountable and unlimited power know no limits. Borders to them are merely a legal construct.


9 posted on 08/15/2025 5:41:42 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: MtnClimber

Interesting Spinal Tap reference to “11”.


10 posted on 08/15/2025 7:40:00 AM PDT by drSteve78 ( Older Je suis Deplorable. Even more so )
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To: metmom

For about 15 years I used to spend 6+ months a year in Colombia so I’ve a bit of knowledge of the country. Most farc area were/are in the east and south.
The Indios are easy targets for terrorists and missionaries. Zero sympathy for the terrorists or the missionaries.


11 posted on 08/15/2025 8:18:31 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: metmom

For about 15 years I used to spend 6+ months a year in Colombia so I’ve a bit of knowledge of the country. Most farc area were/are in the east and south.
The Indios are easy targets for terrorists and missionaries. Zero sympathy for the terrorists or the missionaries.


12 posted on 08/15/2025 8:35:05 AM PDT by rrrod (6)
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