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The wonderful Charlie Chan had an explanation for everything.\u00a0 One of my favorites is that \u201csmall things sometimes tell large stories.\u201d\u00a0 Well, they do in Colombia.<\/p>

Read more World Cup visitors discover the real America<\/a><\/p>\n

Are you ready for this?\u00a0 Guess who stole the election in Colombia?\u00a0 Let\u2019s hear from President Petro himself:<\/p>\n

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Colombian President Gustavo Petro declares the results of the ongoing Presidential Runoff Election to be invalid, following the loss of left-wing ruling party candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda and close win of Trump-backed far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Petro claims that polling data and software was \u2018compromised\u2019 by Israel, requesting an investigation into irregularities by the Rama Judicial.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

There you have it.\u00a0 The Israelis, and their \u201csecret police,\u201d showed up in Colombia and screwed up all of those machines for the benefit of Trump\u2019s guy, Abelardo.\u00a0 What else could it be?\u00a0 Too bad that Petro\u2019s party cannot count votes for eternity like they do in California.<\/p>

Read more Can our republic endure a gynocracy?<\/a><\/p>\n

There are two reasons for Petro\u2019s loss.\u00a0 The first one is results.\u00a0 Colombia\u2019s voters are unhappy with a president with ties to the narcos, and all of the violence that comes with it.\u00a0 They want someone who is going to get tougher with criminals, or the people who terrorize those who don\u2019t have bodyguards to protect them.\u00a0 They want something similar to what they see in El Salvador, where President Bukele has decided to lock up the gangs and make streets safe again.<\/p>\n

The second reason is very interesting, and let me explain.\u00a0 We have seen a tsunami of center-right candidates winning elections since we decided to defund USAID.\u00a0 Makes you wonder what in the world USAID was doing?\u00a0 It can\u2019t be a coincidence that we shut down money to USAID, and the right starts winning.<\/p>\n

Or better, the candidates who want to fight narcos started winning when we stopped funding USAID.\u00a0 You say small things tell big stories?\u00a0 Yes they do.<\/p>

Read more Intern summer: Finding a bed in the Big City<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S.\u00a0 Check out my blog for posts, podcasts, and videos.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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