In a renewed attempt to broker peace, Colombia's leftist President Petro agreed on a ceasefire with an armed dissident group. The EMC is a splinter group that rejected the 2016 deal broadly honored by the larger FARC.
The line between leftist guerilla and common criminal started blurring some time ago. But the bigger problem in Colombia is the right-wing paramilitaries. They are well funded and well connected and at least until recently received support directly from the government and the military. The peace deal includes these paras also. Let’s hope Petro can make it work.
I don’t get it. Are the rebels supporting right-wing ideologies?
The line between leftist guerilla and common criminal started blurring some time ago. But the bigger problem in Colombia is the right-wing paramilitaries. They are well funded and well connected and at least until recently received support directly from the government and the military. The peace deal includes these paras also. Let’s hope Petro can make it work.
Eh. It’s tough because a lot of the damage right-wing people cause is legal.