Reply #11: Colombia comes calling for more millions, trade agreement [View All]

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Defense minister Santos arrived in Washington yesterday (Monday), hat in hand.

Speaking of the massive, wire-tapping scandal in Colombia, Santos said the DAS domestic spying agency was "profoundly ill, and it needs a Christian burial."

According to El Tiempo newspaper of Bogota, Santos will be seeking 560 million dollars from the Obama admin. Anti-drug operations, 250 million. Development aid, 200 million. Pentagon aid, 110 million.

Santos will be meeting with Gates, Obama National Security adviser Jim Jones, CIA director Panneta, Hillary Clinton, Sens. Leahy, Kerry, Dodd.

The article mentions whether "under the Afro-American" there will be the same close relationship as there was during the eight years of Bush.

Story below is in Spanish. The U.S. media will catch up with the story by and by.

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/justicia/liquidar-el-das-recomendo-el-ministro-de-defensa-juan-manuel-santos_4837754-1




Gates welcomes Santos to the Pentagon.