AK-47: The Weapon that Changed the Face of War by Kahaner Larry

Author:Kahaner, Larry [Kahaner, Larry]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780470315668
Publisher: Turner Publishing Co.
Published: 2008-04-20T16:00:00+00:00

Why would Montesinos, a staunch anti-Communist, sell AKs to left-wing Colombian rebels? In public, he and Fujimori often complained that the Colombian government was too soft on rebel groups.

Several theories have been suggested, with the simplest being greed. Although Montesinos had already amassed a fortune estimated at more than $260 million, he could probably make a decent profit selling fifty thousand AKs. The other possibility, put forth by critics of the CIA, is that a well-armed FARC presented an increased danger to U.S. interests. Seeing this new threat, Congress would be obliged to pass the budget for the controversial Plan Colombia. These funds would benefit CIA and CIA-connected private contractors who would be used for some of the work. Montesinos had been on the CIA payroll for some time and was a cooperative operative.

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