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In 1992, I headed to Guatemala to give a few speeches on perfidious U.S. protectionist policies. Outside of Guatemala City, I met farmers and small businessmen who explained to me how the U.S. drug war was ravaging their country. A Guatemalan banker told me that the DEA was involved in shooting down or forcing crash landings of small planes suspected of carrying drugs. A prominent Guatemalan politician told me, “If you criticize the Drug Enforcement Agency, you might lose your visa” and be banned from visiting the U.S. More 1
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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org 4 and was authored by James Bovard.