Posted on 03/01/2002 3:08:24 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:07:26 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
COLOMBIA IS at war. The peace process has ended, and the bombings have begun.
Government forces have unleashed their weapons against the same guerrillas whose leader met with the country's president only three years ago. The peace process that opened with great fanfare amid high hopes for bringing an end to an insurgency that refused to die after nearly four decades proved fruitless. Once again, the conflict is propelled to a level that undoubtedly will bring even greater pain to the country's long-suffering civilians.
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