Tag Archives: Pablo Escobar

On This Day — Pablo Escobar is killed in Medellin (December 2 1993) [UPDATE : Colombia’s cocaine production at record high]

“What we’ve learned is that if you look at history what happened with the Medellin Cartel after we took them down, Cali Cartel got stronger, right? Then we take them down, and North Valle Cartel takes over. We’re taking down … Continue reading

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On This Day — Pablo Escobar is killed in Medellin (December 2 1993) [UPDATE : Colombia Growing Record Amounts Of Coca]

“What we’ve learned is that if you look at history what happened with the Medellin Cartel after we took them down, Cali Cartel got stronger, right? Then we take them down, and North Valle Cartel takes over. We’re taking down … Continue reading

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On This Day — Pablo Escobar is killed in Medellin (December 2 1993) [2020]

“What we’ve learned is that if you look at history what happened with the Medellin Cartel after we took them down, Cali Cartel got stronger, right? Then we take them down, and North Valle Cartel takes over. We’re taking down … Continue reading

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On This Day — Pablo Escobar is killed in Medellin (December 2 1993) [2019]

“Pablo  committed suicide. He did not get killed. During all the years they went after him, he would say to me every day that if he was really cornered without a way out, he would shoot himself through the ear.” … Continue reading

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The Real CIA NARCOS Story Netflix Ignored [2019]

“The old conventional wisdom of this being a conspiracy theory survived even if the evidence is now incontrovertible. So even NARCOS wants to avoid the issue and pretends it did not happen.” Journalist Robert Parry (June 24, 1949 – January 27, … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — The long history of CIA involvement in the international narcotics trade — [Documentary]

“US officials in Central America failed to address this drug issue for fear of jeopardising the war efforts against Nicaragua … and senior US policymakers were not immune to the idea that drug money was a perfect solution to the … Continue reading

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Two Years Ago — Juan Pablo Escobar: “My Father Worked for the CIA.”

“My father worked for the CIA selling cocaine to finance the fight against Communism in Central America.” Juan Pablo Escobar “What we’ve learned is that if you look at history what happened with the Medellin Cartel after we took them … Continue reading

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Colombia — UNODC Report 2018 : Cocaine Production Hits New Record // UPDATE — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo : “U.S. Deeply Concerned”

“There are troubling early signs that cocaine availability is on the rise in the US for the first time in nearly a decade.” US State Department — February 2017 “The old conventional wisdom of this being a conspiracy theory survived … Continue reading

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On This Day — Pablo Escobar Killed in Medellin (December 2 1993)

“Pablo  committed suicide. He did not get killed. During all the years they went after him, he would say to me every day that if he was really cornered without a way out, he would shoot himself through the ear.” … Continue reading

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Colombia — UNODC Report 2018 : Cocaine Production Hits New Record

US REPORT: Colombia’s cocaine production is ‘up’. Really? Continue reading

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