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In Colombia twenty-two trade unionists were killed since the beginning of the year. The last victim was Jesùs Caballero, kidnapped on April 16 and found lifeless on a side street in a village north of Bogota, with obvious signs of torture.
Caballero, director of syndicated "Servicio Nacionalde Aprendiaje", was among the promoters of a large popular demonstration on March 6 last year against the extreme-right paramilitaries and against the deaths of state, as those of trade unionists killed because demanding rights for workers.
In the first line there is Coca Cola.
7 trade unionists who worked in various factories of Coca Cola were killed in the last ten years. Another 5 survived murder attempts. 61 received death threats. 74 workers were kidnapped and tortured. With these systems Coca Cola Company today buys low-cost Colombians workers and sells us tasty and expensive drinks and an excellent marketing campaign with Santa Claus as a testimonial.
Despite 97% of these murders remaining unpunished, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has put a price on those responsible, saying that the goal of paramilitary guerrillas is to "discredit the country and prevent the approval of the Treaty of free trade with U.S. ' in which he and the U.S. are so much interested.
To underline the words of the President, just yesterday Mario Uribe, cousin of the President, President's adviser and senator of the state was arrested: he will have to respond to conspiring with the death squads of the extreme right, the same that the President claims he wants to fight. At least this is what he says.

Bruno Picozzi (in translation)