http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323596204578241902662204058.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Peace talks have resumed in La Habana between Bogota and reps for the 8,500 member narco/oro terrorist group...FARC.
But the smaller narco terrorist group...the ELN...with some 3,000 members...is not present there.
They were excluded by President Juan Manuel Santos.
ELN resents it...and has stepped-up attacks on an important oil pipeline...to increase pressure and prove they belong.
Bogota claims the 2 groups objectives are different...and would complicate negotiations.
ELN has also refused to exclude kidnappings from its bag of tactics.
Colombia's chief negotiator also wants the FARC talks to speed-up...and be completed by a November deadline.
FARC has reaffirmed that its ceasefire will end on 20 January.
Popular Posts
- COLOMBIA / CUBA / NETHERLANDS : 02 Feb UPDATE: FARC Terrorists Kill 3 Cops; Peace Talks Resume ; Army Kills 5 FARC; Dutch Woman Is FARC Negotiator.
- CHILE : Maid's Short Walk Thru Gated Community...Aborted...Outraging Many.
- SPAIN / ARGENTINA : 29 Jan UPDATE: TIME Magazine Features Lionel Messi On Cover.
- SERBIA / LIBYA : Are Serbian Mercenary Pilots Bombing Protestors In Tripoli?
- HOLLYWOOD / USA : Screenwriter/ Humorist Nora Ephron Dead...At 71.
- MEXICO: President-Elect Pena Nieto Interviewed; Ruling PAN Party's Prospects Look Dim.
- BOLIVIA: Thousands Protest Food Hikes.
- MUSIC FOR MONDAYS: Ciao! Adios! 25TH SXSW Ends! From Austin...Charanga Cakewalk.
- AUSTIN / FRANCE : Report Claims Disgraced Biker Armstrong Sells Texas Home...To Pay Mounting Legal Costs.
- CHILE: 22 Dec UPDATE: Santiago Fans Give Madonna The Cold Shoulder; 650 File Complaints About Late, Short Concert; Diva Objects To Smokers, Threatened Walkout.