Pubdate: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 Source: Inquirer (PA) Copyright: 2000 Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. Contact: 400 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101 Website: http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/home/ Forum: http://interactive.phillynews.com/talk-show/ MORE AID TO BE ASKED FOR NEIGHBORS IN DRUG WAR The Clinton administration will urge Congress to give Colombia's neighbors more money to prevent the escalating war on drugs in Colombia from driving traffickers across its borders, a senior U.S. official said yesterday. Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering, who visited Colombia last week, said the United States would have to pay more attention to regional aspects of the drug trade as the Colombian offensive begins. Congress has approved $180 million for antidrug programs in the neighboring countries as part of the $1.3 billion package for Colombian President Andres Pastrana's multinational Plan Colombia - a three-year program aimed at wiping out the cocaine and heroin trade and making peace with rebels. - --- MAP posted-by: Don Beck