Posts Tagged ‘humanitarian agreement’

How to go on after Moncayo’s liberation (or Piedad 22)

April 2, 2010

Finally, finally in Colombia FARC hostages Pablo Emilio Moncayo and Josué Calvo have been liberated a few days ago. And hopefully the remains of colonel Julián Guevara, that were received by his mother Emperatriz yesterday, are really his. Madness of war. Piedad Córdoba is calling for peace, but that is still a complicated issue. Understandable, after the failure of the Caguan peace talks. People are fed up with the FARC and want this thing to end, as soon as possible. (more…)

FARC should behave at Easter time or Piedad 7

April 4, 2009

Colombia’s president Álvaro Uribe called the leftist guerrilla group FARC to at least stop killing during Easter time. Mr. Uribe actually wants them to stop violence during four months. That was his reaction to the FARC’s proposal to negotiate a humanitarian agreement. This agreement would be about an exchange of hostages and guerrilleros in prison. (more…)

FARC want to negotiate or Piedad 6

March 27, 2009

The leftist guerrilla group FARC in Colombia wants to negotiate with the government about a humanitarian agreement, in which hostages of the FARC are exchanged with guerrilla fighters in prison. The controversial senator Piedad Córdoba said that the guerrilla is ready to talk immediately.

pablo-catatumbo-0309It even appointed a spokesman, commander ‘Pablo Catatumbo’ (photo), who supposedly is close to highest commander, Alfonso Cano. (more…)

Alan Jara in ‘intellectual block’

February 13, 2009

Alan Jara, former hostage of the FARC and lately released, has joined Colombians for Peace, signalled by Colombia’s president Uribe of being the intellectual block of the FARC. (more…)