The 2007 numbers are in, and it turns out that last year the Colombian government massacred 329 civilians, a number that is 50% higher than the year before. We're only talking documented, non-combatant, "extrajudicial" killings here, so unreported murders, FARC insurgents, and convicted criminals aren't included. Sounds like a post-apocalyptic shitload, doesn't it? But seriuosly, how does Uribe measure up?
According to Wikipedia "sources," the body count is roughly half the size of the Tienanmen Square massacre, which froze relations between China and the U.S. for a decade. It's about on par with My Lai, and larger than Wounded Knee, Tlatelolco, or the Madrid train bombings. We're talking 13 Bloody Sundays, 36 Manson families, or 82 Kent States. It's more than double the death count at Dujail, which is what Saddam Hussein was tried and executed for. In other words...let's see how did the New York Times put it?..."he will be remembered as the leader who brought Colombia back from the brink and onto a path toward peace." Sigh.
