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In a Rebel Camp in Colombia, Marx and Free Love Reign

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IN THE MOUNTAINS OF COLOMBIA — The rebel camp is a Communist time capsule. An old guerrilla fighter sings songs about Che Guevara on his guitar as a crowd leans in to listen, armed with rifles and grenades.Salaries do not exist here, or even marriage. The fighters believe in free love, saying they are wed only to the revolution. They say life is still possible with Karl Marx in one hand and a Kalashnikov in the other.
“We have prepared for peace, but we are also ready for war,” said Samuel, a 31-year-old fighter who, like many of the rebels, has never set foot in any ofColombia’s cities.
I was invited by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as theFARC, to witness this sprawling jungle hide-out for about 150 fighters during what were supposed to be its last days.
The journey took us through rugged mountains on horseback and on foot, requiring us to abandon our satellite phones and any equipment that could be tracked by government soldiers, then place ourselves in the hands of a rebel group infamous for kidnapping civilians and holding them for years.
Now, the two sides are negotiating an end to decades of fighting, the longest conflict in modern history. But the end was nowhere in sight that day.
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The Guerillas of the FARC insist that they will simply evolve into a political party. With recent peace talk setbacks it seems like that will not happen in the next year. John Kerry while he is in Cuba is set to support the peace talks. I hope this armed conflict can come to an in ASAP. /
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Read more @: In a Rebel Camp in Colombia, Marx and Free Love Reign

The Guerillas of the FARC insist that they will simply evolve into a political party. With recent peace talk setbacks it seems like that will not happen in the next year. John Kerry while he is in Cuba is set to support the peace talks. I hope this armed conflict can come to an in ASAP. /[/FONT][/COLOR]
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I wish everyone involved with FARC was either dead or in prison.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Because they must undergo peace talks first before being allowed to openly operate a political party.. .
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And yet other armed groups in Colombia have had no trouble doing so, from what i can tell this has more to do with the FARC wishing to continue the conflict in order to justify there own existence then any reluctance on the governments part.
 
Red_Dave said:
And yet other armed groups in Colombia have had no trouble doing so,
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Yes they do. See the ELN.

from what i can tell this has more to do with the FARC wishing to continue the conflict in order to justify there own existence then any reluctance on the governments part.
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What is "this"?
 
TheDemSocialist said:
Yes they do. See the ELN.


What is "this"?
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´´This´´ being the lack of a peaeful outcome, I guess my question is why has the FARC failed where the ELN and the likes have suceeded, My suspicion is simply that those at the top have gotten a lot of power and money out of the conflict and are not in a hurry to say goodbye to either one.
 
Red_Dave said:
´´This´´ being the lack of a peaeful outcome, I guess my question is why has the FARC failed where the ELN and the likes have suceeded, My suspicion is simply that those at the top have gotten a lot of power and money out of the conflict and are not in a hurry to say goodbye to either one.
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The ELN has not succeeded in peace talks.
 
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