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#FAFO Colombia President Petro responds to Trump tariffs: Read his full statement

https://www.newsweek.com/colombia-president-petro-responds-trump-tariffs-full-statement-2021072
President Petro of Colombia

Colombia President Petro Responds to Trump Tariffs: Read His Full Statement

Colombia-US clash erupts over deportation flights, sparking 50% tariffs and fiery statement on sovereignty from President Gustavo Petro.
Adeola Adeosun (Newsweek)
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Pachacutec
This story as written is deceptive and omits key facts.

#Colombia DID NOT reject repatriation of its citizens. It rejected the landing of military planes and the handling of its citizens in chains as criminals. The norm for repatriation is to deliver people unbound in civilian planes. Colombia upheld its duty to protect the dignity and bodies of its citizens, consistent with international treaties, which the US was violating.

English media is routinely distorting the facts.
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kcarruthers
I was more sharing it for President Petro’s full statement which is a gem.
Pachacutec
It's a bit of a clumsy translation. If I may, allow me to offer a better one in the form of a thread to follow here. . .
Pachacutec
#colombia Statement by President Gustavo Petro (thread, 1/?)

"Trump, I don’t really like traveling to the U.S. much; it’s a bit boring, but I admit there are some commendable things. I enjoy visiting the Black neighborhoods in Washington. There, I witnessed an entire battle in the U.S. capital between Black and Latino communities, with barricades and all, which I thought was nonsense because they should unite instead. . . ."
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Pachacutec
Statement by President Gustavo Petro (thread, 2/?)

"They were murdered by the fascists within the U.S., just as they exist in my own country, executed in the electric chair for being labor leaders. I don’t like your oil, Trump. It’s going to destroy humanity out of greed. Maybe one day, over a glass of whiskey—which I’ll accept despite my gastritis—we can speak frankly about this. But it’s difficult because you consider me an inferior race, and I am not, nor is any Colombian. "
Pachacutec
#colombia Statement by President Gustavo Petro (thread, 3/?)

"So, if you know someone stubborn, that’s me, period. You can use your economic power and arrogance to attempt a coup, as you did with Allende. But I will die standing by my principles. I’ve endured torture, and I will endure you. I don’t want enslavers next to Colombia; we’ve had enough and freed ourselves. What I want next to Colombia are lovers of freedom. If you can’t stand with me, I’ll go elsewhere."
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Pachacutec
Thread continues here

https://union.place/@Pachacutec/113897878971985410

Pachacutec (@Pachacutec@union.place)

#colombia Statement by President Gustavo Petro (thread, 4/?) "Colombia is the heart of the world, and you’ve failed to understand that.
The Union Place
Pachacutec
OOPS:

#colombia Statement by President Gustavo Petro (thread, 1a/?)

(1a, some text I omitted accidentally between thread items 1 and 2):

" I confess I admire Walt Whitman, Paul Simon, Noam Chomsky, and Miller. I confess that Sacco and Vanzetti, who share my blood, are memorable figures in U.S. history, and I follow their legacy. "

That part makes thread part #2 make more sense. SORRY!
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