Uribe's spots
Besides all government approved propaganda regarding the success of Uribe’s campaigns and reforms, this piece on the guardian about his background and history proves interesting reading. We all thought that Pastrana had given the country away, but then Uribe, the same man that freely supported the paramilitaries and had vowed a revenge on the leftist groups, became president, and memories of his own atrocities kind of faded away. Uribe, as this article clearly points out, has a long history of human rights violations under his term as a Governor of Antioquia. Are we going to see that happening now in Colombia? Most likely: The economics need of the country, the international corporate interests, and the change in policies that GWBush’s war on terror gave the world, have all made it easy for Mr. Uribe to justify his tactics and reforms, while at the same time attract attention and sympathies toward the country.
There is no choice there, really. The FARC or the Paramilitaries?