The Colombian Drug War

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
In 2006, independent journalist Garry Leech was held captive by Colombia’s largest left-wing paramilitary group, FARC, for 11 hours. Leech has spent 8 years reporting on the U.S. backed drug war in Colombia. The result is his documentary memoir Beyond Bogotá. You can view a photo diary from the book here.

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