The safe rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans is astunning success that symbolizes the huge gains made under theU.S.-funded Plan Colombia program and is a major black eye for theFARC.
On June 19, Gustavo Petro won the second round of the Colombian presidential election with over 50% of the vote. This is a historic victory because Colombia, unlike many other South American countries, including neighboring Venezuela, doesn’t have a history of leftists winning office. For more than 52 years now the U.S.
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Simon Trinidad.
Fight Back! interviews Mark Burton, attorney for Colombian revolutionary Simon Trinidad who is a political prisoner held by the U.S. government. Simon Trinidad, also known as Ricardo Palmera, is a good man who has done nothing wrong. His only crime is to fight for the freedom and independence of his own country, taking the side of Colombian workers and peasants. Due to U.S. government repression, we are unable to interview Simon Trinidad directly. Check out the campaign to Free Simon Trinidad at http://freesimontrinidad.org.
Fight Back!: Who Is Simon Trinidad?
Mark Burton, Esq.: Simon Trinidad is a historical figure who rose to be an important spokesman for peace for the FARC-EP in Colombia. Simon began his career as a banker and an economics professor in his home Department of Cesar, Colombia. In the 1970s and 1980s he became very interested in the struggle for peace in Colombia and joined the political group Causa Común and the
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Denzel Washington s upcoming HBO Max film, The Little Things , is about to drop in January (Getty Images)
Over the years, Denzel Washington s range as an actor has been unmatched. He kickstarted with comedy and soon turned to play intense real-life characters such as anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in Cry Freedom (1987) and the titular civil rights activist in Malcolm X (1992) on the big screen. This is perhaps why, almost two decades ago, FARC â Colombia s largest rebel group â sought support from him to negotiate an exchange of imprisoned groups for 62 hostages.
Washington was among a list of three Hollywood dignitaries who were sent a letter from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as FARC, in 2006. The other two were directors Oliver Stone and Michael Moore. The three were requested help for pressuring the US government to release 600 imprisoned guerrillas in exchange for the hostages that included three US defense contrac