I lived in Colombia for a year and I have a lot to say about the FARC, who I hate with a passion having seen their work with my own eyes. But the paras are a danger in and of themselves because they tend to try to function along the lines of "warlords" once they get established and Uribe's success in breaking them, and he has been
very successful at it, has enabled him to bring the ELN (Army of National Liberation) guerrillas into talks which seem headed to a successful conclusion right now.
ELN to Talk Peace with Colombian Government: Oct. 27, 2006
I look forward to a day when Colombia can focus almost exclusively upon the FARC.