Cocaine, Death Squads, and the War on Terror: U.S. Imperialism and Class Struggle in Colombia - Paperbackby Oliver Villar (Author), Drew Cottle (Author) Since the late 1990s, the United States has funneled billions of dollars in aid to Colombia, ostensibly to combat the illicit drug trade and State Department designated terrorist groups. The result has been a spiral of violence that continues to take lives and destabilize Colombian society. This book asks an obvious question: are the official reasons given for the wars on drugs and terror in Colombia