The Secret Service prostitution scandal in Cartagena, Colombia has dominated U.S. headlines and attracted responses from a number of high-profile Americans including the president himself. Obama said last weekend: “If it turns out that some of the allegations made in the press are confirmed, then of course I’ll be angry.” But what do Colombians think of the whole scandal? Miriam Wells is managing editor with Colombia Reports in Colombia.
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