In an outcome described as "shocking," "painful," and "unspeakably sad," Colombian voters on Sunday rejected a landmark peace deal that would have end
If itās war the Colombia Right wants, then itās war that they will get.
The idea that all of the atrocities in this 50 year long civil war were perpetrated only by the Left is beyond belief.
What is wrong with the conservatives of this world?
This report fails to mention the intimidation that other sources have reported to āpersuadeā voters to stay at home. If you are afraid to leave your home, you are not able to have your voice/vote counted.
You are right that the U.S. play a destructive role in this war over the last 50 years - but wrong in implying that our government torpedoed the deal. In fact, this is a case where they actually played a productive role in making the agreement happen.
Itās a real shame that it got voted down - sad that a population would vote for continued war over peace
Iād agree that Cuba played a huge role (and a more positive role than the U.S.) - and certainly agree with statements about how our supposed āWar on Drugsā just contributed to a War on Columbia. However, it looked to me like there was a turnaround in U.S. policy with the opening to Cuba and when the U.S. started taking part in the Columbia peace negotiations in Cuba in early 2015. Overall, I think that helped move the Columbian government side toward a variety of details in the agreement. This also included the suspension of the defoliation program you mentioned in October 2015.
Yes - In fact the lack of quorum issue just came up this week on an anti-immigration vote in Hungary.
From article entitled āPlan Colombia Vindicated: Colombia Rejects Peaceā by Roger Harris on Counterpunch.org
The Obama administration, while giving lip service in support of the peace process, has massively increased lethal aid and transfer of the latest military technology to the Colombian government under the rubric of Plan Colombia. Presumptive president-elect Hillary Clinton has been on the campaign trail stomping for Plan Colombia as the world model for the military subjugation of those who oppose the extension of the US neoliberal empire.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/10/03/plan-colombia-vindicated-colombia-rejects-peace/
How is what our government did productive? How is giving any government aid in the form of weapons productive?
While the rest of that article seems to report direct observation (I only skimmed it), the paragraph you quoted, at the very end of the article, bears no references or sourcing of any kind. I remain unconvinced.
Yikes! Thanks.
I donāt know why I was discussing the drug war at that University in New York.
But did it get voted down? Exit polls indicated a very different scenario.
Problem is, exit polls, once held as a tool for validation, are now ignored as insignificant blips on the radar.
I donāt know enough about the type of exit poll done in the Colombian election to comment. In the U.S. we no longer do exit polls to predict elections - only to examine the reasoning behind the way people vote. I did read that the turnout in the Colombian election was extremely low (ā37%) because of the hurricane and, since turnout was dramatically reduced in some areas compared with other areas as a result, it would make the election hard to predict in any case.
Iām sure there was no tampering of the polling stations and that no one was coerced by threats of physical violence to vote one way or the otherā¦I mean Itās COLUMBIA for cryinā out loudā¦No doubt this was all on the up and up
Why the comparison to Brexit----these are two very different issues-issues that only seem to get headline coverage.
