But Colombia – the region’s oldest and most stable democracy – is still plagued by illegal, armed guerilla organizations. Unlike in other countries, where guerrillas pursued exclusively political demands, Colombia’s guerilla groups became involved in drug trafficking, which transformed them into lethal institutional monsters, one part subversive organization and one part criminal mafia.
但拉美地区历史最悠久、局势最稳定的民主国家哥伦比亚仍然受到非法武装游击队组织的折磨。其他国家的游击队完全追求政治目标，而哥伦比亚的游击队却参与贩毒，进而转化为致人死命的机构怪物，半是颠覆性组织半是犯罪黑手党。