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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Considering President Chavez's long history in the region, his success in handling crisis, I think it's time he have a chance to explain...
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) and senior rebel commander Ivan Marquez of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) walk at Miraflores Palace in Caracas November 8, 2007. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has asked Chavez to mediate with the Marxist guerrillas from Latin America's oldest insurgency, the FARC, to break an impasse in negotiations meant to win the release of the group's most high-profile captives. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA)
...how rebels, after generations of being rebels aren't necessarily terrorists so much as entrenched in lives they don't necessarily have control within or ways to change. It's time to listen to an unpopular leader and discern if he indeed can make a difference in the lives of those so involved with violence that they can't find their way out.
Mathaba News Network (click here)
Chavez: 'I support the search for peace, not the FARC'
Posted: 2008/01/15
From: Mathaba
'I do not support the FARC ''Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia'', I support the search for peace,' Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said Sunday.
Good night...