Party breaks with Uribe over opposition to peace talks .

[Judi Lynn]

Party breaks with Uribe over opposition to peace talks .
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 19:17 Adriaan Alsema

Colombia's coalition U Party, once the driving force in Congress behind then-President Alvaro Uribe, on Tuesday distanced itself from the former leader over his opposition to peace talks with rebel group FARC.

In an interview with Caracol Radio, U Party president said Uribe "does not understand the U Party. The party is committed to peace and I believe that the comments made are unnecessary. Peace is a constitutional duty, of all Colombians. We support the President [Juan Manuel Santos] and the quest for peace."

The break with the former head of state followed fierce criticism from Uribe and his allies over ongoing peace talks with the FARC.

The U Party was formed by Santos during Uribe's first term in office to support the then-president with a political party not alligned with the traditional political parties, the Liberal and the Conservative Party.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/28871-party-breaks-with-uribe-over-opposition-to-peace-talks.html

[ocpagu]

1. Interesting how this thug...

... (who should already be jailed and who, for some reason, "still enjoys considerable support among the Colombian population" according to the article) is doing everything he can to boycott peace talks in Colombia.

Looks like his intere$t$ lie in the continuity Colombia's war on poors.

[Judi Lynn]

2. It seems impossible a former Colombia president would protest peace in his country.

He and his pals like George W Bush seem to live for war, real weakness of character. They have always been completely protected from any of the suffering war inflicts upon ordinary people.

Real criminals at heart.