An aircraft that was being used for some sort of intelligence on some sort of mission in Colombia had mechanical problems and crashed somewhere in Southern Columbia. Of the crew of five onboard, an American Janis Thomas and another man, Sgt. Luis Alcides Cruz of the Colombian Army were found executed about a mile from the wreckage of the plane. The other three crewmembers are still missing.
Hell of a fate for one Columbian and four Americans in the losing "War on Drugs". Is the War on Terror going to go the same way ultimately? Obituary footnote stories buried on the inside of the paper or an occasional page one story when there is success in the War on Terror equivalent to the seizure of a ton of pot at a border crossing?
