![Leopoldo Lopez meeting with Colombia's Uribe pointed by many as the father of para-politics, meaning the mix of politics with paramilitary gangs. His employee, former deputy Guaido with the head of an infamous paramilitary gang, Los Rastrojos. Photo courtesy of The Grayzone.](https://orinocotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Leopoldo-Lopez-Colombia-Uribe-drugs-Venezuela-Guaido.jpg)
Leopoldo Lopez meeting with Colombia's Uribe pointed by many as the father of para-politics, meaning the mix of politics with paramilitary gangs. His employee, former deputy Guaido with the head of an infamous paramilitary gang, Los Rastrojos. Photo courtesy of The Grayzone.