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Colombia's Agent Orange?
Roundup Not Ready

O'Connor, Jenny
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/10/31/colombias-agent-orange/

Publisher:  CounterPunch
Date Written:  31/10/2012
Year Published:  2012  
Resource Type:  Article

A core element of U.S. anti-drugs policy in Colombia has been the destruction of coca fields by aerial chemical fumigation thus impacting the cocaine trade at its source. The continuation of this policy is based on three core myths: (1) That fumigation can target coca fields with pinpoint accuracy; (2) That the chemical used is harmless to humans and the environment; and (3) that aerial chemical fumigation is an effective method of eradicating coca cultivation.

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