Colombian President-elect Alvaro Uribe, right, Vice President-elect Francisco Santos celebrate their victory in the May 26 presidential elections. Uribe, 49, swept to power on promises to battle drug-funded insurgencies that figure on the U.S. list of terrorist groups. (Luis Acosta - AFP)
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Post correspondent Scott Wilson discussed Alvaro Uribe's victory in Colombia's recent presidential election and the future of U.S. involvement there.
Transcript of Post correspondent Scott Wilson's interview with Colombian paramilitary leader Carlos Castano .
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