Christian Democrats in the United States

Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:06 PM

caution in Columbian politics

Columbians are too quick to swallow the official line that FARC was behind the recent killing of Gov. Luis Francisco Cuellar of Caqueta. Only a fair, truthful state will triumph over the crazed goals of armed narco-terrorists. In the absence of a public claim of responsibility, officials of any fair state have an obligation to prove the guilt of the responsible party before announcing in global media who that is. Without a voluntary confession or forensic and investigative proof, a quick denunciation may mean that Gov. Cuellar was killed by the government. Many politicians make political enemies. Such a brazen, overt act of war by FARC would be thought to be useful in the eyes of a deceived deceiver to bolster political control by the government for whatever acts of brutality the government cares to commit. In the absence of voluntary confession by FARC or forensic proof by the government, that hypothesis is just as likely. This is especially true considering Uribe's attempts to repeal his term limits and take power as a dictator wearing opposite colors next door to Venezuela's Chavez. The United States must adopt a consistent policy toward Venezuela and Columbia in support of truth, justice and the rule of law - not political assassinations and media manipulation.

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