Toronto Star

OP-ED:Distressing parallels in dissimilar countries

Sept 28 -- I came to Colombia, the world's largest coca producer, duly warned of kidnappings and street crimes – a warning reinforced by gun-toting soldiers at every turn: hotels, office buildings, museums, even college campuses.

Haroon Siddiqui
29 de septiembre de 2008

I am leaving safe and sound, but consumed by something else altogether: the disturbing parallels between here and Afghanistan, the world's largest opium producer, where Canada has a lot at stake.

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