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Colombian government reaches agreement with FARC to release captured general
The armed rebel group FARC and the Colombian government have announced that they have agreed conditions for releasing a captured general and four other people. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesThe negotiations were stalled because the general in mysterious circumstances was kidnapped a few days ago.
Nov 20th, 2014 - 05:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The negotiations will collapse. I dont see a reason for the FARC leadership to impose their weapons and the narcotics trade. Santos and the political elite will have to secure a deal in which the FARC leadership retains the lucrative business and their military power is transformed into political power. I just dont see how can you do this without selling yourself away and turning a blind eye.
It is an horrendous situation all round, generally speaking. I truly hope that Colombia will overcome these problems soon.
Nov 20th, 2014 - 10:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It will be very difficult and there are no 'quick-wins' that I can see.
But they're still talking.
Nov 21st, 2014 - 08:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0The talks have been supposedly on the verge of collapse since they started.
But they haven't.
“But they're still talking.”
Nov 21st, 2014 - 11:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0In Habana... Nothing really has being said about what they are talking about, dont believe that BS that its about treatment of farmers or whatever fairy tell. Its pretty much how the FARC converts its power into political power and how they retain the drug trafficking profits.
“The talks have been supposedly on the verge of collapse since they started.”
Not true. Everyone was skeptic about them, I think that there was legitimate reasons to why the FARC would have dropped their weapons in “peace talks” that would have being a surrender negotiations, with the possibility of Chavez losing in early 2013 and so on
The Pastrana- Farc negotiations lasted for 4 years, it just bought them time to strengthen
They're still talking.
Nov 21st, 2014 - 09:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0How do you know if they are actually talking??
Nov 22nd, 2014 - 02:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0The Colombian Government probably has some Nigerian advisors.
Nov 22nd, 2014 - 04:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Philippe
Colombia is still in a better place than Arg & Ven, even with the local problems.
Nov 24th, 2014 - 12:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0That says a lot.
#8
Nov 24th, 2014 - 05:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0“Colombia is still in a better place than Arg...” You really know what you are talking about, don't you?
Yes you are right. Ilsen really does know.
Nov 24th, 2014 - 10:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0Both Venezuela and Argentina are financially and economically collapsing while a Colombia is booming. If Venezuela wasn't giving sanctuary to FARC criminals on their territory then Colombia would be doing even better.
Argentina has increasing restrictions on rights. An increasingly autocratic government. Growing economic restrictions. A fascist quasi government in La Campora. Failing infrastructure. A compromised education system. And it's in a recession with 40% inflation.
10. No she doesnt
Nov 24th, 2014 - 10:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is still better off than Colombia who has 8 million ppl more to accommodate in a same size economy... but tendencies are tendencies
Colombia is not in default. Colombia is a member of the Pacific Alliance. Colombia has good relations with the USA, the UK and the EU. Colombia doesn't need to paint propaganda on all its public transport to distract its population. Colombia is not making colonialist claims it can't win nor justify. Colombia is not brainwashing its children.
Nov 24th, 2014 - 01:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh, and the Colombian economy is improving. The Argentine economy is likely to collapse in 2015.
I think we all know enough about Venezuela.
But Colombia is one of the most dangerous places on earth still. The second largest producer of cocaine in the world. Its in a civil war and its GDP per capita and general life standards are still significantly lower than that of Argentina's.
Nov 24th, 2014 - 01:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Hardly a civil war.
Nov 25th, 2014 - 03:26 am - Link - Report abuse 0~10,000 people versus ~47.8 million.
Perspective
But they run between 10% and 5% of all national and they have presence way beyond. That is perhaps more than the Russian separatist hold in the Donbass region in Ukraine. That is pretty much a civil war by all standards.
Nov 25th, 2014 - 02:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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