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  • Power shift in Colombian civil war-Army finds new confidence while militias' power slips

    11/27/2002 1:06:28 AM PST · by Cincinatus' Wife · 3 replies · 184+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | November 27, 2002 | JOHN OTIS
    BOGOTA, Colombia -- President Alvaro Uribe's announcement that his envoys are meeting with outlawed paramilitary leaders to explore peace talks reflects deep turmoil within the right-wing militias as well as a newfound confidence in the Colombian army, analysts said Tuesday. Blacklisted as terrorists by Washington and with their top commanders facing drug-trafficking charges in the United States, the paramilitaries are mired in crisis and may see negotiations as their best option, these observers said. The meetings with the paramilitaries may also signal that the Colombian government finally trusts its armed forces to battle Marxist guerrillas on their own. For two...