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  • U.S. defends Colombia's president over alleged drug ties

    08/02/2004 8:33:36 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 2 replies · 169+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 8/2/04 | Dan Molinski - AP
    BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - The United States rushed to the defense of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Monday after a recently declassified 1991 U.S. military intelligence report linked him to powerful drug traffickers more than a decade ago. Both the State Department and the Pentagon delivered unusually strong statements in support of Uribe, who is a strong ally of Washington in the war on drugs. "We completely disavow the allegations about Uribe. It's not credible information," State Department spokesman Robert Zimmerman said Monday, noting that Uribe has a record of strong opposition to drug trafficking. "No conclusions can be drawn from...