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The State of FARC

COHA has released a pretty well balanced report on the state of FARC.

FARC - A Perilous Future; A Grim Recent Past

- The FARC experienced a number of crushing setbacks in 2008, varying from external threats to internal deterioration
- The rebel group’s violent acts against ordinary Colombians threatens its already eroding base of support
- Arguably, FARC would be best off renouncing its violent means and re-entering Colombian society by reviving something akin to the long defunct Patriotic Union (UP), if the personal security of its members would be guaranteed.
- But, President Uribe would have to guarantee the personal security of demobilizing FARC combatants.
- FARC’s, fiat far from certain.

more http://www.coha.org/2009/04/farc-a-perilous-future-a-grim-recent-past/

By romy on Apr 28, 2009, 08:13 in Politics & the war.

ddluzdelsol says on Apr 28, 2009, 11:28:

Great article.... A convincing argument for me to explain to my folks that it’s not as bad as they think for me to visit Ibague and Santa Marta!!! It's really too bad that Colombia has such a bad 'rep' in the States.

Christmas and New Years in Ibague!!

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Simon says on Apr 28, 2009, 12:11:

"Great article.... A convincing argument for me to explain to my folks that it’s not as bad as they think for me to visit Ibague and Santa Marta!!! It's really too bad that Colombia has such a bad 'rep' in the States."

Ask your folks if they'd prefer you visit Mexico instead.

And Colombia has a bad rap in the states among the bigots and rednecks! Educated people know better.

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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ddluzdelsol says on Apr 28, 2009, 12:23:

hahahahaha... that's a good argument, too!!

Christmas and New Years in Ibague!!

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billyb says on Apr 28, 2009, 15:24:

"Ask your folks if they'd prefer you visit Mexico instead"

Maybe they would prefer Utopia Texas, nothing going on there, I mean nothing at all.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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