Uribe: Colombia Peace Deal Is "a Capitulation" to FARC
Uribe: Colombia Peace Deal Is "a Capitulation" to FARC
Colombia’s former president on his objections to a deal, and his “vendetta” with his successor.
It’s been a challenging few years for Álvaro Uribe. His 2002-10 presidency of Colombia is still credited with a historic drop in violence and robust economic growth rates. But since leaving office with an approval rating upward of 75 percent, Uribe has watched the country move in a different direction. His chosen successor Juan Manuel Santos surprised almost everyone by seeking a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) – resulting in a now-infamous rivalry that has played out noisily on Twitter and...
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