How the U.S. terrorist list is getting in the way of peace in Colombia

Five years after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia turned in its weapons and committed to peace, the United States continues to list the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Catatumbo and dozens of his former comrades remain “specially designated nationals” - people connected to terrorism, drug trafficking or countries that have been targeted with sanctions by the U.S. Treasury.

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