Have you spent any considerable amount of time living in Colombia to feel confident enough to make these type of claims: "not defending them, but in the countryside is common that the guerilla defends the farmers, and the hostages are corrupt politicans."
A close family member of mine was kidnapped in the early 90's and I can assure you that he was neither a politician or a corrupt one at that. First thing he did after paying his ransom was to send his children abroad where they remain to this very day.
Aren't you aware that Colombia has the highest number of internally displaced people in the world at 8 million! Guerrillas aren't solely responsible for this, but the paramilitary groups which are equally responsible emerged as a desperate response to counter their growing power and influence throughout large regions in the country.
Aren't you aware that guerrilla groups such as FARC recruited over 18,000 minors in the countryside against their will. Poor peasant children some as young as 12 forced to take up arms and fight for a cause which long ago lost any credibility among the general public.
Would you mind pointing me to the media that you consume which has allowed you to have such an enlightened perspective which seems to elude those of us living in Colombia?
ingenieros|3 years ago
A close family member of mine was kidnapped in the early 90's and I can assure you that he was neither a politician or a corrupt one at that. First thing he did after paying his ransom was to send his children abroad where they remain to this very day.
Aren't you aware that Colombia has the highest number of internally displaced people in the world at 8 million! Guerrillas aren't solely responsible for this, but the paramilitary groups which are equally responsible emerged as a desperate response to counter their growing power and influence throughout large regions in the country.
Aren't you aware that guerrilla groups such as FARC recruited over 18,000 minors in the countryside against their will. Poor peasant children some as young as 12 forced to take up arms and fight for a cause which long ago lost any credibility among the general public.
Would you mind pointing me to the media that you consume which has allowed you to have such an enlightened perspective which seems to elude those of us living in Colombia?