US-backed Colombian soldiers execute innocent for cash


	US-backed Colombian soldiers execute innocent for cash

sincitykitty

7-3-2009 2:27 PM

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At the heart of the problem is the Colombian government’s practice of paying soldiers for dead bodies of FARC members. Predictably, the incentive has led some soldiers to kill innocent civilians, dress their bodies up as FARC rebels, and hand them in for cash.

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