During Bush's recent travels to South America, he announced that Colombia "has made great strides toward freedom and prosperity” and is therefore a worthwhile partner for the U.S. in a trade agreement.
Interesting, then, that The Washington Post has found that the Colombian government knowingly aids the death squads that "silence" union activists. Just to be clear, the activists were working only to obtain fair compensation and safe working conditions for the people of Colombia and are being murdered for doing so - in some years, as many as 200 activists have been murdered.
So is Bush ignoring all of this? Does he think it's unimportant? Or does he, in some sick way, envy their ability to keep the working class down?
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