Posted on 08/29/2019 3:28:51 PM PDT by fruser1
...after what they consider to be the failure of a 2016 peace deal to guarantee their political rights...
"When we signed the accord in Havana we did so with the conviction that it was possible to change the life of the most humble and dispossessed," said Marquez...
"But the state hasn't fulfilled its most important obligation, which is to guarantee the life of its citizens and especially avoid assassinations for political reasons."...
Marquez was a key negotiator of the peace agreement signed in 2016...
The announcement, which Marquez said was filmed in Colombia's Amazon, comes as the complex agreement faces severe challenges, including the murder of hundreds of former rebels and human rights campaigners...
The group says its objective now is the installation of a government that will support peace...
It will fight corruption and fracking and demand payments from those participating in illegal economies and from multinational companies, Marquez said...
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
I especially like the part about adopting the fight against fracking into their cause. ATTN George Soros - FARC wants your donations!
FARC them. Kill the rest of the rebels and “human rights” campaigners.
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