On October 5, 2017, police opened fire on unarmed farmers in Tumaco,
Colombia. Eight were killed, with dozens more shot. The massacre was
part of a crackdown on coca farmers in
the "War On Drugs" despite an agreement for crop substitution--and
amidst new threats from Trump, ordering the government to use more force
or face consequences.
The
Empire Files goes on-the-ground to investigate the massacre,
interviewing witnesses and casualties. Abby Martin visits
recently-destroyed farms, uses hidden cameras to confront soldiers about
the operations, and explores the context of such a killing less than a
year after the historic peace deal ending the country's 53-year civil
war.
