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   kcarruthers (kcarruthers@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:19 JST kcarruthers

   #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

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     Pachacutec (pachacutec@union.place)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:18 JST Pachacutec

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     @kcarruthers 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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     Pachacutec (pachacutec@union.place)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:28 JST Pachacutec

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     @kcarruthers #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 (pachacutec@union.place)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:28 JST Pachacutec

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     @kcarruthers 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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     kcarruthers (kcarruthers@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:29 JST kcarruthers

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     @Pachacutec I was more sharing it for President Petro’s full statement which is a gem.

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     Pachacutec (pachacutec@union.place)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:29 JST Pachacutec

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     @kcarruthers 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. . .

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     Pachacutec (pachacutec@union.place)'s status on Monday, 27-Jan-2025 16:30:36 JST Pachacutec

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     @kcarruthers 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. "