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'''Reporter: ''' The DEA announced a crushing victory over Colombian drug cartels. A correspondent reports that a combined military force has closed down another drug operation run by the notorious Synes Saenz brothers, long-time leaders of the Colombian drug cartel and paramilitary warlords fighting to control central Colombia.

'''British Female: ''' Look, nobody's saying that Carlos Synes Saenz wasn't a complete and utter psychopath. But you know, I'm here. And you ask people around there, and they'll tell you global warming has wiped out the Colombian drug trade, not the fucking DEA. Posting this from Meta, Colombia. Here's another version of the truth.

'''Colombian Woman ''' [In Spanish, look below for * but not in a Colombian accent. For Spanish textand details on this accent incongruence see below]: When I was a girl things weren't easy, but now it rains and rains. We haven't even dried the coca leaves and then they left've already rotted. They say its because of global warming. 2 years ago the river took my brothers house, it took my brother his wife, my nephew, and the baby girl. We found her it covered with mud and when she in the places where it dried out she resembled it looked like ashes. Last year was difficult but the men who buy the coca leaves told us to grow what we could, and we did it and they they took it. We waited and we waited and then finally they told us that they could not pay us, because nobody wants to buy coca leaves. *baby crying in the background* (talking to it) shhhhhh... there there pretty Hush my little girl. Good girl. This year the rains returned and we could not grow anything. Now the people say that nobody will buy the coca leaves, it's not worth anything to anyone. In Bogotá they only want Opal. They buy Opal in the United States and they bring it to Bogotá... Opal... (thanks for this! this would've been a phonetic nightmare)

'''Female: ''' Here in Colombia the people say nobody even buys coca anymore. It's all Opal. Even in Bogota, it's Opal. Shipped in from America.

'''Reporter: ''' Speaking from a compound on Pennsylvania Ave, a presidential spokesperson thanked God and the brave soldiers of the DEA for this astonishing raid, which he called a knockout punch to the already bloody face of the drug lords.

'''Female: ''' What a load of bullshit. Your tax dollars at work America... ''[her voice distorts into unintelligibility]''

:''cuando Cuando era ni–auna niña, las cosas no eran facilesfáciles. Pero ahora, (na–o?) llueve y un año llueve y llueve. --- Todavía ni sacamos las hojas de coca , y ya (o alla) si quierese pudren. dicen Dicen que es por la cal(BLUUR)miento el calentamiento de la tierra. Hace dos a–os2 años, el (rio?) río se llevo a llevó la casa de mi hermano, y se llev— (?) llevó a mi hermano, su esposa, mi sobrino, y a la bebŽbebé. Ni La encontramos descubierta (el cubierta de lodo?). Y , y donde se sac—? (no idea)secó, parecía ceniza. el a–o El año pasado fue dif’cildifícil, pero los hombres que compran las hojas de coca, nos dijernos (?) (something) dijeron sembrar lo que pudiŽrimospudieramos. mis "imos" Lo hicimos y se lo se llevaron. Esperamos y esperamos, y finalmente los nos dijeron lo que podemos (?) no nos podían pagar. si porque , que ya nadie quiere quería comprar las hojas de coca. Mi Shh Shh. Callate hijita, que mía.. Que linda.. Este a–o, año las lluvias volvieron, y no se pudo sembrar. Ahora dice que la gente que nadie comprara compra las hojas de coca. Ya no llevayan le vale a nadie(?). En Bogota, solo si Aún en Bogotá sólo se quiere "opalo" (?)Opalo. Se compra "opal" Opalo en los esatos unidos, Estados Unidos y se ----- Bogotalo trae a Bogotá... Opalo...''

<!-- *[It should be noted that the woman speaking in Spanish is not having a Colombian accent, but she has an accent originated on or influenced by Mexican or Central American accents. This confusion is commonly observed in American films. It has not been clarified if this contradiction is intentional and meaningful or if it would be, otherwise, only due to a mistake during production. Obviously, this nuance is not detectable to the intended audiences.] ==EnglishTranslation==: ''Cuando era una niñaWhen I was a little girl, las cosas no eran fácilesthings weren't easier. Pero ahoraBut now, un año llueve y lluevein a year it keeps raining and raining. Todavía ni sacamos las hojas de --- We haven't taken out the cocaleaves yet, y ya se pudrenand they're already rotting. Dicen que es por el calentamiento de la tierraThey say that it's because of the global warming. Hace 2 añosTwo years ago, el río se llevó la casa de mi hermanothe river took my brother's home, se llevó a mi hermanotook my brother, su esposahis wife, mi sobrinomy nephew, y a la bebéand the baby.. La encontramos cubierta de lodo We found her covered in mud, y donde se secóand where it was dry, parecía cenizait looked like ashes. El año pasado fue difícilLast year was difficult, pero los hombres que compran las hojas de but the men who buy the coca, nos dijeron sembrar lo que pudieramosleaves said to us to sow what we could.. Lo hicimos y se lo llevaronWe did it and they took it. Esperamos y esperamosWe hoped and we hoped, finalmente nos dijeron que no nos podían pagarfinally they said to us that they could not pay us, que ya nadie quería comprar hojas de that nobody wanted to buy cocaleaves anymore. Shh Shh. Callate hijita míaCalm down my daughter.. Que linda.How pretty. Este año las lluvias volvieron y no se pudo sembrar. Ahora dice la gente que nadie compra las hojas de . This year the rains returned and it was not possible to sow. Now the people say that nobody buys the cocaleaves anymore. Ya no le vale a nadieIt's not longer worth it to anybody. Aún en Bogotá sólo se quiere OpaloStill in Bogota, they only want Opal. Se compra Opalo en los Estados Unidos y se lo trae a BogotáOpal is bought in the United Estates and brought to Bogota... OpaloOpal...'' -->