`Evil Hour in Colombia` by Forrest Hylton

Evil Hour in Columbia by Forrest Hylton

Forrest Hylton in his book Evil Hour in Columbia , describes the historical background of Columbia in the context of the re installation of Alvaro Uribe as the president . He emphasizes how the current government has a nexus with the drug cartel . How the current government uses systematic displacement , murder and terror to further the interest of the drug interest group and capitalists interest

When Alvaro Uribe Velez became the president of Columbia on 7th August 2002 , the outlaws became powerful . Uribe 's father has suddenly

found wealth , power and influence in the mid 1970s as a political broker Uribe Sierra was connected to the influential family that joined the upwardly mobile contrabandists to form the infamous Medellin cartel When he attended a meeting of the drug cartel at Napoles , he was removed from the post as a mayor of Medellin . When his father died in 1983 and left behind a huge debt Alvaro Uribe took charge . As the governor of Antioquia , between 1995 and 1996 , formed close alliances with Pedro Juan Moreno Villa , the main importer of potassium permanganate a chemical important for the manufacture of cocaine . Forrest Hylton explores the conflicts that are currently harming Colombian lives , property communities and region . Hylton shows a sense of hurry , a rush to convey how control , property and power have been appropriated by a few powerful persons who have used the weapons of terror , subjugation and financial depredation to maintain their position

Forrest Hylton systematically builds the case against Alvaro Uribe . He traces Uribe 's record as the governor of Antioquia . He is reputed to have supported the anti-guerilla militias who rendered homeless 200 ,000 peasants . In the banana export enclaves there was a spate of murders when he became the governor . The author 's plea reaches desperation when Alvaro is elected for the second term on May 28 , 2006 . The author is hurt by the jubilation of the US state and other allies at the election of Uribe . He feels an It seems that Hylton is perturbed by the re election of Uribe because of the negative impact on the society and economy of Colombia . Hylton 's plea is well intentioned . He does not want the social struggles to continue , he does not want a state that supports the narcotic carte , he does not want to support the amalgam of the government and illegal perpetrators or crime nor does he want the exploitation of the majority of the people of Colombia . He is making a plea for an end to the exclusionary social fabric that is supported by the capitalist countries

One of the reasons why Hylton makes a plea is that Colombia is a country where normal forms of confrontation and struggle are difficult Trade unionism is perilous in 2006 alone there were 70 deaths of trade unionists . A large number of workers who show opposition are killed . The killings of the worker leaders have been engineered by military and paramilitary forces . Capitalist...