Plan Colombia: Cashing-In on the Drug War Failure (2003)
Plan Colombia: Cashing-In on the Drug War Failure is a 2003 documentary directed by Gerard Ungerman and Audrey Brohy. The film sheds light on what many perceive as dangerous hypocrisy by the American government in its approach to the drug trade. Here are the key points from the documentary:
- Background:
- Colombia is the world’s largest exporter of cocaine.
- The War on Drugs has been largely ineffective, yet billions of dollars continue to flow into the project known as Plan Colombia.
- Systematic Corruption and Vested Interests:
- The film explores the systematic corruption and vested interests that sustain the drug war.
- It reveals how illegal trade is funded by radicals, the corrupt Colombian government, and the fact that most farmers cultivate coca because they can’t survive on the profits of legitimate food crops.
- Aerial Fumigation and Environmental Impact:
- The documentary delves into the link between America’s notorious School of the Americas in Georgia and targeted aerial fumigation.
- Aerial fumigation has destroyed perfectly legal natural resources in the mission to eradicate drug crops.
- Military-Industrial Complex Profits:
- The film concludes that the U.S. military-industrial complex is cashing in on the violence they perpetrate while doing little to actually stem cocaine production.
