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jade
this is kind of long and covers three things really
columbian general convicted in paramilitary massacre
On Monday a Columbian General was convicted of failing to prevent a paramilitary massacre. Retired General Jaime Uscategui [i have no idea of how to pronounce this] was sentenced to 40 months in jail in Columbia's first ever conviction of an army general for paramilitary violence.
The three month freeze in peace talks between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ( FARC) and the government, due to the FARC's demand of more government action against the paramilitaries, seem due to end. The talks are scheduled to resme Wednesday. A FARC leader, Jorge Briceno, made an unprecidented apoligy for civilian killings by the FARC and said they plan on confining their use of weapons to those less likely to kill civilians by accident.
In Washington, the State Department applauds the peace effort. US Secritary of State Colin Powel was scheduled to meet with Colombian Foreign Minsiter Guillermo Rermandez de Soto on Tuesday to review bilateral relations. One of the most important issues is :Plan Colombia, aimed at reducing coca production and drug trafficing it gives billions of dollars to the Colombian military, 1.7 of which come from the US.
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