Posted on 09/27/2025 3:25:55 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
BOGOTA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday dismissed the U.S. decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of violating international law over his criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza.
The U.S. said on Friday it would revoke Petro's visa after he took to New York's streets on Friday to join a pro-Palestinian demonstration and urged U.S. soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump's orders.
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"I no longer have a visa to travel to the United States. I don't care. I don't need a visa... because I'm not only a Colombian citizen but a European citizen, and I truly consider myself a free person in the world," Petro said on social media.
"Revoking it for denouncing genocide shows the U.S. no longer respects international law," he added on a post on X.
Israel has repeatedly denied genocide charges over its actions in Gaza and says it is acting in self defense.
Petro, addressing a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside U.N. headquarters in Manhattan, called for a global armed force with the priority to liberate Palestinians, adding "this force has to be bigger than that of the United States."
Petro is not the first Colombian president to have his U.S. visa revoked. In 1996, then-President Ernesto Samper's visa was canceled over a political scandal involving allegations that the Cali drug cartel had funded his presidential campaign.
Relations between Bogota and Washington have frayed since Trump returned to office. Earlier this year, Petro blocked deportation flights from the U.S., prompting threats of tariffs and sanctions. The two sides later reached a deal.
In July, both countries recalled their ambassadors after Petro accused U.S. officials of plotting a coup, a claim Washington...
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Now bomb the cartels.
You don’t have a right to be here.
You can call yourself a “citizen of the world” if you want....but your ass is staying out of our country and we will see to that by force. Oh and it had nothing to do with criticizing Israeli policy. You came to the US and publicly called for insurrection.
Get lost asshole
That’s fine. Now take your filthy a$$ back to your Shiite hole country.
Adios puta!
Bkmk
To ALL : Donations needed—DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?
Best. US. President. Ever
Take UN HQ to Colombia and then you can revoke Trumps ,LOL
“”shows the U.S. no longer respects international law,””
What is that law?
Fine, Mister Presidente.
We will provide you with a very fast boat and “special” cargo leaving from the harbor of your buddies in Venezuela. If you make it past our Navy and drones, perhaps we can talk.
PS - some of those drones have Hellfire missiles.... Just saying
xin lỗi về điều đó, lo siento mucho, sorry about that.
Will Colombia stop exporting its coffee to the US? Poor Juan Valdez might be out of a job.
They may allow you in as a guest but that permission may be revoked at any time for any and no reason.
When that happens you pack your bags and exit.
You have no grounds to force them to let you stay.
This has been an internationally recognized right of all nation states from year dot and no one has a problem with it. Until the US does it.
If int law were the law of the US, he would have a point. Instead, he can pound sand.
He can “dismiss” it all he wants, he still needs to GTFO.
He may have some sort of diplomatic immunity when speaking inside the UN building during formal proceedings, but that isn’t at issue here.
He sounds like a fairly low frequency individual. Too bad, so sad. GTFO
Sorry bud, no way can you return here.
Mrs. Olson can fill the void. “It’s the richest kind.”
Waaah. There. I sympathize.
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