Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay Faces New Surgery Amid Political Attack

On June 7, Colombian Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was gravely wounded in what appears to be a politically motivated attack. Two bullets struck his head and another hit his left leg during a campaign rally in Bogotá's Modelia neighborhood. This brazen assault on a public figure running for office exposes the dangerous political violence that still plagues our hemisphere. Since then, Senator Uribe Turbay has been hospitalized at the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, undergoing multiple surgeries to save his life and preserve his capabilities. On Thursday, he is scheduled for yet another operation—an essential step on...