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After Decades Of Fighting In The Jungle, FARC Rebels Prepare To Join Society
After Decades Of Fighting In The Jungle, FARC Rebels Prepare To Join Society
YARI PLAINS, Colombia ― As a child growing up in south central Colombia, Roberto Méndez never had a chance to study beyond the first grade. From a young age, he was forced to work on coffee farms in the hills surrounding his home, where leftist guerrillas have ruled for decades.
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I'm sympathetic to those opposed to the peace deal. I'd be pretty upset too if I thought that the people who murdered my friends and family were not only getting away scot-free, but also getting guaranteed seats in the senate.
But at the same time, the rebels would never accept the peace deal if they thought that they would be imprisoned or executed afterwards. They would fight to the bitter end, leading to more deaths and suffering.