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</a>Paris, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) The Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARC) called for a country without war after necessary steps
are taken to promote peace with social justice.<br><br>
"The future of Colombia cannot be one of war," declared
comandante Raul Reyes, reiterating the decision of the guerrilla
organizations to procure an agreement of humanitarian exchange.<br><br>
Unfortunately, the comandante told Prensa Latina via Internet, the
oligarchies aligned with the drug mafias and paramilitaries took over the
government to defend their interests, with a nod from
Washington.<br><br>
This is self-explanatory in the Colombia Plan and its derivatives such as
the Patriot Plan, Consolidation and others with grandiose names such as
Plan Lasso, Centaurs, Destructor One and Two or Tanatos, of former
president Andres Pastrana.<br><br>
Now, the FARC leader added, they are begging for approval of the Free
Trade Treaty with the United States to continue their killing sprees with
more poverty and destitution but without renouncing the plans of war
inspired by the plundered empires directed by the United States.<br><br>
Reyes made this declaration after the liberation of Claudia Rojas and
Consuelo Gonzalez and with the announcement of the liberation of three
more congresspersons in answer to requests by Venezuelan president, Hugo
Chavez, and senator Piedad Cordoba.<br><br>
The proposal Chavez made to recognize the status of FARC was the best
political contribution toward a humanitarian agreement and achievement of
peace, he added.<br><br>
In his opinion, one of the objectives of the war of the Alvaro Uribe
government is to force the peoples and governments of Venezuela and
Ecuador to participate in the internal conflict of Colombia through joint
operations with troops from the three countries.<br><br>
"Our policy," he said, "is to contribute to brotherhood.
FARC does not cross the border of any nation in military
operations."<br><br>
In his declarations to Prensa Latina, Reyes assured that comandante
Manuel Marulanda is in good health and at the head of FARC, successfully
leading his organization and denied false rumors of a terminal disease
with infighting to achieve leadership.<br><br>
Referring to a possible exchange of prisoners, the rebel chief said it
was of utmost importance to clear forces from the municipalities of
Pradera and Florida, in the Cauca Valley department for 45 days.<br><br>
The Spanish government and catholic church of Colombia excluded
themselves as mediators for taking sides with Uribe, he added.<br><br>
Reyes recalled that the guerrillas Simon Trinidad and Sonia, extradited
to the United States and the three US agents held by the rebels are a
substantial part of a possible exchange.<br><br>
The three CIA spies captured are war prisoners and not kidnapped as the
war hawks say to deny the truth of United States interference in the
internal conflict of Colombia, he informed.<br><br>
"Our army," he said "continues a normal process of growth
in experience, men and weapons with growing popular support. There are
daily combats throughout the homeland because guerrilla movements are
mobile and their presence is felt in all of Colombia."<br><br>
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