Comments on: Friday links (Saturday edition) http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362 Peace, security, human rights and the U.S. role in Latin America, from the Center for International Policy. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:36:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Uribe Cannot Run For Reelection in 2010, Early Reports Say–Breaking News | Latin America News Dispatch http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362&cpage=1#comment-8684 Uribe Cannot Run For Reelection in 2010, Early Reports Say–Breaking News | Latin America News Dispatch Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:09:42 +0000 http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362#comment-8684 [...] Court’s decision comes shortly after the Centro Nacional de Consultoría released poll results indicating that for the first time a majority of Colombians do not support Uribe’s [...] [...] Court’s decision comes shortly after the Centro Nacional de Consultoría released poll results indicating that for the first time a majority of Colombians do not support Uribe’s [...]

]]> By: Kyle http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362&cpage=1#comment-8501 Kyle Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:48:44 +0000 http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362#comment-8501 Lastly, now that I think of it, this is not the first time Semana has said that reelection won't be possible. Lastly, now that I think of it, this is not the first time Semana has said that reelection won’t be possible.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362&cpage=1#comment-8500 Kyle Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:47:58 +0000 http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362#comment-8500 US lack of action? Two words: Plan Colombia. If Colombia (Uribe) isn't getting what he wants now, it's because he doesn't understand US politics...And the US hasn't promised anything, in fact, it's been very careful not to make such a move. Also, the only "peace" I can think of would be from about 1934 - 1947ish, if that counts. US lack of action? Two words: Plan Colombia. If Colombia (Uribe) isn’t getting what he wants now, it’s because he doesn’t understand US politics…And the US hasn’t promised anything, in fact, it’s been very careful not to make such a move.
Also, the only “peace” I can think of would be from about 1934 – 1947ish, if that counts.

]]> By: Camilla http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362&cpage=1#comment-8489 Camilla Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:09:25 +0000 http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362#comment-8489 For once, I agree with Jaime Bustos. Colombia went through six back-to-back civil wars in just the 19th century. In the 20th, the wars were layers right on top of one another - dopers, farc, paras, eln, pirates, garden-variety thugs, all sorts of dirtbags, each with his own war to plague the country with. What a bleak and wretched tour to the states that must have been for Silva. I don't see why Colombia bothers anymore, they just keep getting told the same old thing, the pretty words and the lack of action. Now they're shipping troops to Afghanistan. I don't agree with that at all, not until Uncle Sam coughs up the aid he's promised and the trade he owes. For once, I agree with Jaime Bustos. Colombia went through six back-to-back civil wars in just the 19th century. In the 20th, the wars were layers right on top of one another – dopers, farc, paras, eln, pirates, garden-variety thugs, all sorts of dirtbags, each with his own war to plague the country with.

What a bleak and wretched tour to the states that must have been for Silva. I don’t see why Colombia bothers anymore, they just keep getting told the same old thing, the pretty words and the lack of action. Now they’re shipping troops to Afghanistan. I don’t agree with that at all, not until Uncle Sam coughs up the aid he’s promised and the trade he owes.

]]> By: Jaime Bustos http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362&cpage=1#comment-8487 Jaime Bustos Sun, 14 Feb 2010 02:12:46 +0000 http://www.cipcol.org/?p=1362#comment-8487 I wonder what by "47 years of peace" Mr Uribe meant. Maybe it was another of his lapsus linguis and what he really meant was the last 47 years of internal war, but who knows? this guy can say whatever comes to his mind with the guarantee his words will soon be forgotten. Anyone that knows some colombian history is familiar with the fact that Colombia has not got any lasting peace period in the last 200 years. I wonder what by “47 years of peace” Mr Uribe meant. Maybe it was another of his lapsus linguis and what he really meant was the last 47 years of internal war, but who knows? this guy can say whatever comes to his mind with the guarantee his words will soon be forgotten. Anyone that knows some colombian history is familiar with the fact that Colombia has not got any lasting peace period in the last 200 years.

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