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                    COLOMBIA OSINT - REFERENCE SOURCES
                    Gustavo Petro Research
                    Last Updated: January 5, 2026
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NOTE: This file contains NEWS and REFERENCE sources for research.
For TECHNICAL OSINT methodology (tools, endpoints, queries), see:
  -> sources/OSINT_SOURCES.txt

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[1] US GOVERNMENT - OFFICIAL
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TREASURY SANCTIONS (October 24, 2025):
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0292
- Official OFAC designation of Petro
- Lists all sanctioned individuals
- Legal basis and justification

OFAC SDN LIST:
https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/
- Specially Designated Nationals database
- Petro and family members listed

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[2] NEWS COVERAGE - SANCTIONS
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NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/24/g-s1-94970/us-sanctions-colombia-president-petro-drug-allegations

Spokesman-Review:
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/oct/24/us-treasury-sanctions-colombian-president-over-all/

OPB:
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/10/24/u-s-slaps-sanctions-on-colombia-president-petro-over-drug-allegations/

JURIST:
https://www.jurist.org/news/2025/10/us-announces-sanctions-against-columbian-president-over-drug-trade-dispute/

MercoPress:
https://en.mercopress.com/2025/10/25/us-sanctions-petro-over-alleged-drug-links

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[3] LEGAL ANALYSIS
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Holland & Knight:
https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2025/10/us-sanctions-colombias-president-under-global-illicit-drug-trade

Freshfields:
https://blog.freshfields.us/post/102lvuv/sanctioning-a-president-not-a-country-ofac-designates-colombias-president-gust

Sullivan & Cromwell:
https://www.sullcrom.com/insights/memo/2025/October/United-States-Sanctions-Colombia-President-Certain-Supporters

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[4] M-19 & PALACE OF JUSTICE
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Wikipedia - Gustavo Petro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro

Wikipedia - 19th of April Movement:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_of_April_Movement

Wikipedia - Palace of Justice Siege:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Justice_siege

Colombia Reports - Palace of Justice:
https://colombiareports.com/palace-justice/

City Paper Bogotá - 40th Anniversary:
https://thecitypaperbogota.com/colombia/colombia-marks-40-years-since-palace-of-justice-siege-by-m-19/

Latin America Reports - 40th Anniversary:
https://latinamericareports.com/colombia-marks-40-years-since-palace-of-justice-guerrilla-siege/12871/

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[5] PABLO ESCOBAR CONNECTION
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ADST (Association for Diplomatic Studies):
https://adst.org/2015/11/pablo-escobar-and-the-siege-of-colombias-palace-of-justice/

Colombia Reports - Escobar Myth?:
https://colombiareports.com/pablo-escobars-involvement-in-1985-palace-of-justice-attack-another-urban-myth/

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[6] MADURO CONNECTION (January 2026)
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NBC News - Maduro Capture:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/venezuela-maduro-trump-live-updates-rcna252101

CBS News - Maduro Updates:
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/

CNN - Maduro in Custody:
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26

ABC News - US Captures Maduro:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/explosions-heard-venezuelas-capital-city-caracas/story?id=128861598

The Hill - Maduro Indictment:
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5671342-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-cilia-flores-indictment/

STLPR - Maduro Charges:
https://www.stlpr.org/npr/2026-01-03/what-are-the-charges-against-venezuelas-nicolas-maduro

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[7] BACKGROUND REFERENCE
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Military Wiki - Palace Siege:
https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Palace_of_Justice_siege

Narcos Wiki - Palace Siege:
https://narcos.fandom.com/wiki/Palace_of_Justice_siege

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[8] US-COLOMBIA CRISIS (2025-2026)
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VISA REVOCATION (September 2025):
- Multiple news sources reported Petro's US visa revoked
- Triggered by UN speech calling on soldiers to disobey Trump

OFAC SANCTIONS (October 2025):
- Treasury SDN designation
- Petro + family members sanctioned
- Trump called Petro "illegal drug dealer"

RUBIO CONFRONTATION (November 2025):
- Petro challenged: "Want to put me in orange jumpsuit? Try it"
- USS Gerald R. Ford deployed to Caribbean
- Colombia halted intel sharing with US

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[9] ARCGIS DATA SOURCES
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Primary ArcGIS Server:
https://ergit.presidencia.gov.co/server/rest/services

Key Data Categories:
- Military intelligence maps (CNR_*_MIL1)
- Armed group territories (ELN, Clan del Golfo, EMC, etc.)
- Human rights data (DDHH folder)
- Violence statistics (2010-2025)
- Peace process data (signatories, ETCR camps)
- Coca cultivation maps (2017-2023)

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