Explores the misdirected and devastating impact that US military “aid” continues to have on the war torn people of Colombia. Beginning with a brief history of Colombia, Murillo analyzes the complex forces driving Colombia’s current decades-old guerilla war, US involvement, media perceptions, and possible paths to peace. Whether it has been the US led war against “drug trafficking,” the newly constituted “war against terrorism,” or, as we have seen over the last two years, a convenient marriage of the two, the main effect has been to allow the US to further expand its role in Colombia.