The story behind the documentary “Tanja: Diaries of a guerrilla fighter”
I was not excited at first about the proposal, but as he insisted and ex-fighters started to get killed all over the country, I rethought the idea. What if I got killed? Then the only versions of my life would be those told by the BBC, Geen Stijl or RCN television. By then, I hadn’t even considered writing a book so I said yes.
Heartwarming self-criticism
it was heartwarming to hear a government negotiator recognizing exactly what most people fail to recognize – in a completely transparent, selfless and public exercise of self-criticism: most ex-FARC members complied
We are not ‘cooperating’; we are making peace
Regarding an article published in The Guardian, called “Colombia peace deal with Farc is hailed as a new model for ending conflicts” written by Ed Vulliamy, I would like to make a few clarifications. The author mentions that only one of the six elements of the agenda remains to be discussed: decommissioning and disarmament. If only it were […]