CIA assassinations: The CIA has been helping Colombia kill rebel leaders with smart bombs and other equipment not listed among the official U.S. military aid to the country. According to an investigation by The Washington Post, the 2008 assassination of FARC leader Raúl Reyes in Ecuador—an operation that caused a diplomatic flap between Ecuador and Colombia—was a U.S.-approved hit using U.S. bombs. The ongoing, multibilliondollar CIA program is reportedly funded secretly and separately from the $9 billion in military aid the U.S. openly provides to Colombia. The Colombian government credits the program with forcing the FARC to the negotiating table last year.
