Bullet proof
Despite an escalation of violence, the talks continue
IN PRINCIPLE, Colombia’s government and the FARC leftist army both think it would be a good idea to shoot less at one another while they negotiate an end to their 50-year war. In practice, that is difficult. Violence has flared since April, when the FARC attacked an army patrol, killing 11 soldiers. The attack breached a unilateral ceasefire that the FARC declared in December. The government responded by resuming bombing raids on the guerrillas.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “Bullet proof”
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