Colombia: Who Are the Enemies of Peace and Democracy?
by Jenny Pearce, openDemocracy, UK - The Farc is indisputably an enemy of peace and democracy in Colombia. This does not mean that (as the Economist leading article maintains) it is a criminal organisation. Indeed, even the familiar, reductive epithet of "terrorist" - a term which President Uribe has systematically promulgated in order to insert Colombia into the global "war on terror" in order to win the military aid and economic support he needs to crush the Farc - is not straightforward.
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Thanks to the WIP for linking this thoughtful article. It puts forth complex issues both comprehensively and clearly.
I would like to see leadership all over the world that is "committed to [countries] where all citizens enjoy rights, the means to life and a meaningful future."
If we can conceive of it, we can work toward it.
Posted by Nancy Vining Van Ness | April 11, 2008 5:43 AM