Colombia Suspends Peace Talks With Rebels After General’s Capture
This article quotes Latin American Program Director Cynthia Arnson on the halted peace talks in Colombia following the guerrillas' seizure of a Colombian military general.
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“Politically, he would not have been able to overcome the firestorm of protest from the public and military and be sitting in Havana while a general is kidnapped,” said Cynthia Arnson, an expert on peace talks and director of the Latin America program at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. “If the general doesn’t appear soon, it is going to be very difficult for the government to continue these talks.”
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