COLOMBIA DOUBLE STANDARD

Marc Cooper's story on Colombia and the involvement of the U.S. in the
Colombian conflict lacks in research and draws irresponsible and dangerous
conclusions. The largest consumer of Colombian drugs in the world can not
possibly deny its already terrible contribution to the ills of its close
neighbor. Mr. O'Grady says it is beyond him to see how any U.S. involvement
would help alleviate things in Colombia. How about starting with some action
on drug consumption in the U.S., and dropping the double standard where
growing and producing drugs is evil but consuming the, is cool?

Paola Lozano

New York