Sustaining the Medellin Miracle (from the Washington Post today) (alright, apparently Huskie was quicker on the draw there)

Sustaining the Medellin Miracle:
Colombia Struggles to Hold On To Gains From Globalization

By Anthony Faiola
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 11, 2008; Page A01

MEDELLIN, Colombia -- This labyrinthine metropolis transformed over the course of a decade from a battlefield of drug lords, paramilitaries and leftist guerrillas into one of the safest, most dynamic cities in Latin America. Visionary inner-city renewal projects and a push to take back the lawless hillside slums by force deserve credit, but many here hail an unsung hero in Medellin's urban miracle -- globalization...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/10/AR2008...

By august on Jul 11, 2008, 11:40 in Friendly Talkzone.

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august says on Jul 11, 2008, 14:25: Correction: Suerte Gringo was quicker on the draw there. 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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