US `urges' army intervention'

Lima - US anti-drug czar Barry McCaffrey has informally urged Latin American leaders to organise a military intervention force…

Lima - US anti-drug czar Barry McCaffrey has informally urged Latin American leaders to organise a military intervention force to pacify Colombia, Peruvian TV reported yesterday

Gen McCaffrey reportedly made the statements in off-the-record personal talks with the presidents of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina, according to Frecuencia Latina TV.

The multinational force would intervene in early 2000 acting on a request by Colombian President Andres Pastrana, the report claimed.

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