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2012-01-11 Caribbean-Latin America

New FARC Chief Says Willing to Negotiate with Colombia Leader

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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"Before the nation, (we hope) to address privatizations, deregulation, the absolute freedom of trade and investment, environmental degradation, democracy in a market economy, and military policy," Jimenez said.

These are very real issues; but FARC can hardly claim the moral high ground here. They have devastated local economies. They have attacked and killed thousands, and terrorized many more. They kidnapped leaders that were trying to fight corruption in government. We know of two instances personally: they threatened to kidnap a friend of ours. They tried to force his uncle to give up his coffee plantation land for drugs.

The Colombian Govt does not need FARC's help to deal with these issues. Gangs of every political stripe are the heart of the problem, not part of the solution.

Posted by mom 2012-01-11 10:15|| 2012-01-11 10:15|| Front Page Top

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