FARC demands pullout of US "Military Advisers" in Colombia

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The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), the principal revolutionary force in Colombia, demanded the pullout of US "military advisers" in the country as precondition to a ceasefire agreement with President Andres Pastrana�s government. According to FARC, "foreign military advisers, particularly Americans, are involved in an undignified violation of our national sovereignty."

The revolutionary army likewise demands an end to Plan Colombia, Pastrana�s counterinsurgency program disguised as a campaign to stop drug trafficking. Plan Colombia primarily depends on US military aid. Aside from FARC, there are other revolutionary forces in Colombia like the Ejercito de Liberacion Nacional (ELN). Already one third of Colombia�s national budget is being spent in the fight against revolutionary forces, prompting US Pres. Bush to propose an increase in the $1.3 billion annual military aid to Colombia.

February 2002
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