The U.S. is expanding its military involvement in Columbia under the guise of the war on drugs. U.S. military advisors are already there. The U.S. has sold millions of dollars of military equipment to Columbia. The real reason is to fight the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia) and the ELN (National Liberation Army), the two largest leftist rebel groups. The FARC controls 40% of the country and has been granted a safe haven in the south. The government may give the ELN a safe haven in the north.

After a recent visit to Columbia, U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone called for the U.S. to cut off military aid to Columbia, citing human rights violations. The Columbian government and army are allied with the right-wing militias (death squads). These right-wing death squads have killed many civilians, accusing them of collaborating with the leftist rebels. U.S. law prohibits arms sales and military aid to countries guilty of human rights abuses. This law was officially waived by the U.S. government in order to continue military aid and arms sales to Columbia.

The U.S. fears the FARC and the ELN because they are disrupting U.S. plans for global domination. This is the real reason for the U.S. military involvement in Columbia, not the war on drugs.