New York Times: Colombia and FARC Rebels Reach a Deal to Free Child Soldiers
CARACAS, Venezuela — The Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group announced on Sunday that they had reached an agreement to release child soldiers from rebel custody, an important step in peace negotiations, which are in their final stages.
The deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC, could involve hundreds of children who were recruited to fight in Colombia’s long civil war, though no census of child solders has ever been taken.
“One of the biggest horrors of a conflict is when we drag our children and young people into combat,” said Humberto de la Calle, a chief government negotiator. “It’s for this reason that this agreement is a crucial advance in the process of bringing this war to a close.”
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2 comments:
The Left loves FARC and hates the U.S. backed Columbian government.
So let's be good Lefties and ignore the child soldiers and the pimping of girls.
Good post.
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