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Brother of FARC Leader to lead effort to free hostages

Interesting interview with the brother of Alfonso Cano the political ideologue of the FARC. A former member of the UP he was selected by the Mayor of Bogota to lead an effort to free hostages held by the FARC.

Roberto Sáenz es el menor de los siete hermanos de Guillermo León Sáenz, conocido en el movimiento subversivo como 'Alfonso Cano'. Mientras este último destruye pueblos enteros con actos terroristas, secuestra, y viola los derechos humanos, su hermano, quien siempre ha sido militante de izquierda, dice que lucha por todo lo contrario. Por eso, desde hace un mes, el alcalde de Bogotá, Luis Eduardo Garzón, lo vinculó a su administración para que coordinara lo que llaman la red de reconciliación. Un programa del gobierno distrital que busca mantener vivo el recuerdo de las personas que están secuestradas, ofrecerles ayuda a sus familiares y respaldar el acuerdo humanitario.

By vladimiro on Feb 20, 2006, 09:11 in Politics & the war.

vladimiro says on Feb 20, 2006, 09:11:

http://semana.terra.com.co/opencms/opencms/Semana/articulo.html?id=93011

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juancegomez says on Feb 20, 2006, 09:45:

... Yes, I read the article yesterday and found it very interesting and insightful, because it shows that being the brother of a guerrilla, as well as a former member of the destroyed UP, doesn't prevent the guy from reaching reasonable and constructive conclusions about the conflict and about what he can do for the country and the families of those kidnapped by his brother's organization, instead of simply reveling in sadness, anger or vengeance (as other people do).

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