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Guatemala: A Spying Case and Potential Cartel Involvement

Sep 9, 2008 | 21:57 GMT

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Summary

Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has said two government officials planted listening devices in his home and offices at the behest of drug traffickers. Though plausible, Colom's effort to lay blame on the drug cartels active in Guatemala represents a move to shift attention away from his administration's security problems.

The Guatemalan president's effort to implicate drug traffickers in a spying scandal represents an attempt to deflect attention from his own security problems. <em>(With Stratfor map)</em>...

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