Interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's airspace is necessary, because of the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficking to the national security of that country.
Barack Obama: “Interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's…”
On the recordAugust 9, 2011
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Memorandum on Continuation of United States Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia
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