U.S. Bases in Colombia Rattle the Region
By Ben Dangl Originally published on March 17, 2010 in The Progressive Magazine On the shores of the Magdalena River, in a lush green valley dotted with cattle ranches and farms, sits the Palanquero military base, an outpost equipped with Colombia’s longest runway, housing for 2,000 troops, a theater, a supermarket, and a casino. Palanquero is…