Colombia's Zone of Fear

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August 26, 2001 8:00PM EDT | Commentary

Colombia's Zone of Fear

There is a place in this hemisphere where people vanish without a trace. Fear is so pervasive that few are willing to meet publicly with international human rights investigators. It is as large as Switzerland, but ruled by the gun.

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