Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is offering to help mediate possible peace talks between Colombia and that nation's largest rebel group.
Chavez says he spoke with recently released hostage Ingrid Betancourt and she urged him to join her in seeking the freedom of all captives held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. He said in a televised speech Wednesday that "we are willing to help" with any negotiations on hostage releases and peace efforts.
The Venezuelan president played a key role in negotiations that prompted the FARC to release six hostages this year. But Colombian President Alvaro Uribe abruptly ended his involvement in November after accusing him of overstepping his mandate.
Is there any further doubt that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants peace in South America? He has shown, that all those rumours about him being a dictator have been nothing but propaganda from the Bush regime.
ReplyDeleteThe offer to be a go-between in negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC prove that Chavez stands for peace in Latin America. Any peace in Latin America must be brought about by Latin Americans themselves, not outside powers like the USA. Why do Latin Americans want people who have no idea about Latin American poking their noses into something that does not concern them?
Perhaps after January 20, 2009, the new U.S. government will usher in a new policy with regard to Latin America and the world. It is now up to you the American people to make that happen, by voting in another party come November. Better Barack Obama and PEACE, than John McCain and WAR. This is not just for the U.S. alone, but a world tired of incessant wars brought on by the Bush regime on every continent.
Sincerely,
Kenneth T. Tellis