Days after an assassination attempt on Carlos Castaño, the driving force of Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary army, his disappearance has thrown peace talks between the paramilitaries and the government into a state of turmoil. It has also threatened a cornerstone of President Álvaro Uribe’s strategy to pacify the country. Mr. Castaño, a founder of an antiguerrilla movement known for mass killings and drug trafficking and classified as a terrorist organization by the State Department, was the target of an assassination attempt on Friday by a rival faction of the organization. It remained unclear on Wednesday if Mr. Castaño had been killed and his body hidden or if he had escaped into the jungle. Full Story
About OODA Analyst
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments.