Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Mo' Colombia: Of drugs and lovers

A must-read on the upcoming senate elections in Colombia is to be found on this link to the excellent English language resource, Colombia Reports. Here's how it starts, click through for the rest:

Senate candidate: My campaign is financed by 'faggot' not drugs

Monday, 25 January 2010 12:11 Adriaan Alsema

A Senate candidate for the newly founded ADN party denied allegations that he is sponsored by drug money, claiming on Monday that "a faggot from South Africa who is in love with me is sending me money." ADN, the party of former Colombian ambassador to South Africa and current senatorial candidate Carlos Moreno de Caro, has been criticized for the large number of candidates who have family members under investigation for links to paramilitaries. According to continues here