The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC) is the largest and oldest paramilitary group operating in South America, specifically based in the Republic of Colombia. For more than half a century, the FARC has been terrorizing the Colombian Government and populous by means of extortion, kidnapping, and assassination, in hopes of reaching its goals of controlling Colombia’s political system. The United States (U.S.) Government categorizes the FARC as a terrorist organization. It is imperative the US immediately implements and conducts full spectrum Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations against the FARC in order to disrupt their efforts of controlling the Colombia or have an influence in the …show more content…
The FARC implements numerous tactics and techniques such as bombings, murder, mortar attacks, kidnapping, extortion, and hijacking. The FARC utilizes guerrilla and conventional military tactics against Colombian political, military, and economic targets. The FARC is very effective when utilizing tactics and procedures due to constant training and the continuous update of their arsenal. According to (Counterterrorism Calendar 2013), “The FARC has ties to a range of drug trafficking activities, including taxation, cultivation, and distribution. The group considers U.S. persons to be legitimate military targets due to U.S. support to the Colombian Government.” The four were freed by Colombian security forces in July 2008.” The FARC has become more involved with kidnapping and extortion, which is a major source of revenue. The targets for kidnappings are politicians, executives from petroleum, banana, commercial agriculture, and cattle industries, because they have a bigger ransom value. The FARC has also profited tremendously from drug …show more content…
The most major environmental concerns in Colombia are soil erosion, deforestation, and air pollution. The constant heavy rainfall have significantly contributed to the overall soil erosion. The soil has also been damaged by overuse of pesticides by farmers who cultivate crops. The most significant causes for deforestation are the exaggerated commercial exploitation of the forest in the country. Vehicle emissions in the big cities are also the cause of the pollution problem. Safe drinking water is available mostly for urban areas and not as much of the rural areas. The lack of safe drinking water in rural communities increases the risk for viruses and infections on the
What external threats to your company's future well-being and profitability do you and your co-managers see? What does the preceding SWOT analysis indicate about your company's present situation and future prospects—where on the scale from "exceptionally strong" to "alarmingly weak" does the attractiveness of your company's situation rank?
Colombia was one of the three unique nations alongside Ecuador and Venezuela that rose up out of the breakdown of Gran Colombia in 1830. In the course of the most recent 40 years, there has been a battle to oust the legislature somewhat in light of the drug exchanges all through Colombia. The development does however need backing from military and backing from the essential impacts. Lately there have been difficulties for control of the regions all through Colombia furthermore for the drug exchange. The Spanish was landed with an expect to assume control and colonization and conveyed slaves alongside them from Africa. In view of these reasons Colombia is perceived as expanded ethnics and social nation where every locale
Drug Trafficking, civil unrest, and kidnapping are commonly associated with Colombia. However, a closer look at the South American Country, which is slightly less than two times the size of Texas, reveals not only a very rich culture that centers on fine arts and language preservation, but also a country that strives for economic progress and effective government. All of which is typically overshadowed by the notorious guerilla warfare and drug cartels.
Colombia is located in the northern region of South America, between Venezuela and Panama. It is almost twice the size of Texas and consists of "flat coastal lowlands, central highlands, high Andes Mountains, and eastern lowland plains" (CIA). Half of the land is forested and a third is used for agriculture; this country has plenty of natural resources and exports the most coal in South America. Climate is cooler in the uplands yet tropical eastern (CIA). Galeras, one of the country’s active volcanoes, erupted in 2009 and 2010.
The country of Colombia resides in the northwest region of South America next to the North Pacific Ocean. Colombia is a neighbor to many countries including Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Venezuela and is considered the fourth largest country in South America. Temperatures in Colombia can vary significantly due to the difference in terrain across its geography, which ranges from 0-5,775 meters (cia.gov). The variation of geographic features makes Colombia an excellent home for many natural resources, ranging from minerals such as iron ore, nickel, gold, emeralds, and copper, to natural energy resources and fuels – specifically natural gas. Natural gas accounts for a large output of resources and provides around 65,110 barrels of refined
The capital of my country (Colombia) is Bogota.the names and locations of 3 other important cities are Cali, Armenia, and ibague. Cali is located in the northeast, Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus, and Ibague which is located in the center of the country near the mountain range of colombian andes near Nevado del Tolima. Bogota once called bacata by the Muiscas, had been the center of the muiscas population before the spanish took over. Bogota was put as the capital of Gran colombia, coming territories of modern panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador.The third largest city in colombia is cali.
Currently, the president of Colombia is Juan Manuel Santos and the vice president is German Vargas LLeras. Throughout the 20th century, Colombia has had conflicts between paramilitary groups such as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (F.A.R.C). According to Frank Safford, Colombia has suffered since the emerged of the paramilitary groups. These groups transport illegal drugs within the country and kidnap and extort to stay financially stable. Therefore, these actions encourage intensive violence in society and led the unrest of the country. The politics in Colombia have not been very pleased for the citizens, but every year quieter. Juan Manuel Santos is making programs to reach peace; however the results have not been submitted
Colombia, which is the 28th largest country in the world, is the second largest country in South America, and has more than 46 million people living there. It is also the third largest Spanish-speaking country in the world (US). “Colombia is situated in South America, bordered by Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Ocean” (Colombia Weather). Between the Caribbean and the Pacific, the country has the most bio diverse land, which includes the Rainforest and the Andes mountains (US). Three ranges of the Andes Mountains run through Colombia, and it ends in the lower places of the Caribbean. There are marshes and rugged mountains along the southern Pacific coast. The east of the southwestern lowlands
In conducting the Counterinsurgency agent networks and noncombatant-targeted violence study, researchers attempted to identify how and why recruited foreign agents become subjects of violence. The researchers, also attempt to identifying in what manner and why this transpires is crucial for emerging intelligence methods to improve and implement effective Counterinsurgency standard operating procedures.
Music is the way that I and millions of people around the world express our emotions. Many people do not feel comfortable talking about their problems, but music is a way for them to release whatever they are feeling inside. Throughout this paper, I will be discussing the history, culture, and music of the country of Colombia. The diversity and uniqueness of Colombia as a country is reflected through the music and culture. Music in Colombia is imbedded into its heritage and it’s important to the nation’s identity.
Colombia’s FARC: A Portrait of Insurgent Intelligence by Gentry and Spencer looks in great detail of the insurgent group known as FARC . The article aims to view how groups FARC uses its intelligence services and groups like FARC. The article also goes into great detail on the history of FARC. The authors say that the groups military intelligence is fairly good but
The United States Department of State classifies 58 different organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (US DOS). Of those 58 FTOs only one is located in South America, and none are located in Mexico. Despite the lack of official FTOs in Mexico, non-state violence is at an all-time high and the country is more dangerous than ever. This is because of the presence and prevalence of drug cartels throughout the country. These drug cartels employ violent tactics as part of their drug trafficking network. But these cartels are more than just criminal organizations. The scope of the violence, the fear they instill in the population, and the influence they have on policy shows that these organizations should be considered as more than petty criminals trying to make money. While economic gain remains one of the main goals of these groups, there is much that falls under the umbrella of terrorism.
The small island of japan is greatly known for its culture that has been practiced for over a thousand years. Japan has many different types of food and entertainment and religion. The most popular religion is Buddhism and Shintoism.
It’s the sixties. Racism is running hot through the streets of New York. One neighborhood in particular, where one group of boys makes the choice that will change their lives and everyone’s around them forever. These boys are young, full of talent and smart. These boys choose to take all of what they had and throw it away. What happens to these boys next is something that you would not want to wish on anybody. Here these young talented boys cram into a car and ride to the African-American neighborhood. The boys toss burning bottle of alcohol through a glass window into a store. With burning bottles shattering left and right there is one that doesn’t break. This one bottle was tossed back into these boys car and there is
Columbia is historically the most impacted nation of narco-terrorism. Columbia was first declared an independent nation after the fall of Gran Columbia along with Ecuador and Venezuela in 1830. As of July 2011, CIA World Factbook has estimated its population to be about 44,725,543. Columbia has 1,138,910 sq km of land, approximately three times the size of California. However, according to the CIA World Factbook it is estimated that only 2.1% of the land is arable, 1.37% is already used for permanent crops, and the rest of its 96% is used for “other” reasons. According to the 2008 World Drug Report, over 99,000 ha of Columbian land is used for cocaine cultivation. Due to its ongoing civil wars and weak democratic government, Columbia has become a haven for narco-terrorism. Insurgent groups such as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), National Liberation Army (ELN), and United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) have been known rely on drug trafficking to carry out bombings, extortion, kidnapping, and assassination.