Thanks for the insight - it's always good to hear from average people who were on the ground. I'm glad you clarified the Colombian perspective on Pablo - his p

Thanks for the insight - it's always good to hear from average people who were on the ground. I'm glad you clarified the Colombian perspective on Pablo - his philanthropic efforts were inarguably happily accepted by locals, but that doesn't equate to admiration, more of an acceptance that taking his largesse beat the alternative. Finally, I think you make a good point about being a model for failed states, at least re: coming to terms with reintegrating some number of the architects of the failure back into society, although the influence of American military assistance and Plan Colombia cannot be ignored either.