Plan Colombia

“Readers will be outraged and inspired in equal parts by John Lindsay-Poland's excellent Plan Colombia. Poland's book is an indispensable guide to Washington's indefensible policies in Colombia, as well as an empathetic survey of courageous grassroots activism.” - Greg Grandin, author of The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World

“Often our greatest enemy is ignorance, and this can certainly be applied to what we don’t know about Colombia. This book by John Lindsay-Poland will educate us. With his extensive knowledge of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America and many years of experience in Colombia, he has given us an important book we should all read.” - Roy Bourgeois, Founder, SOA Watch

“With enormous sensitivity and respect for human life, John Lindsay-Poland tells the stories of ordinary Colombians who put their lives on the line for peace. No one possesses his grasp of events or such a tremendous heart. Plan Colombia is an enormous contribution.” - Robin Kirk, author of More Terrible Than Death: Drugs, Violence, and America’s War in Colombia

"Lindsay Poland has given us an exceptionally well-documented chronicle about an almost unimaginable tragedy, and done so with graceful style and uncommon sensitivity. Highly recommended." - Lars G. Schoultz

"Most studies of human rights violations approach cases at the national level and offer little insight into how U.S. military aid is territorialized. . . . By tracking the career trajectories of Colombian officers, Lindsay-Poland directs our attention to a shared war, and to a common counterinsurgent expertise, developed between the United States and Colombia over the course of 50 years." - Emma Shaw Crane, NACLA

"[This] book is accessible to scholars, activists, and lay readers interested in human rights." - Naomi Gonzalez, Journal of Military History

“[Lindsay-Poland] achieves the ultimate goal of challenging the narrative of the success of the Plan Colombia. . . .  Plan Columbia also opens up more research avenues for historians to ask hard questions not only about the Plan Colombia, but about other similar programs implemented in other regions of the world.”