The Obama administration agreed to the Cuba deal, and to the Iran deal. Neither Cuba nor Iran ceded an inch.
The FARC are paying attention: Mary O’Grady writes about the agreement that has yet to be made public,
Colombia’s Peace Deal Comes Apart. Soon after President Santos hailed the agreement at the U.N., the FARC weighed in.
In a dramatic speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that his government is on track to soon sign an agreement with the Colombian organized-crime syndicate FARC, bringing hostilities to an end. “The time of peace” is near, he solemnly predicted.
Not so fast, the FARC shot back that very same day. Its leaders issued a six-point document objecting to claims made by the Santos negotiating team in Havana about the status of the talks, and what has been agreed upon.
Santos refuses to allow a referendum anyway, but
The FARC, on the other hand, understands that it has all the leverage over Mr. Santos it needs. He has staked his legacy on a deal and hungers for the international recognition a signed agreement would bring. The stakes are even higher after the show in New York, in which Mr. Santos practically promised that he would deliver a complete final agreement in six months’ time. Colombia’s president must have studied the art of negotiation with the team President Obama sent to deal with Iran.
The FARC refuse to pay reparations to its victims, to disarm,
to confine its troops in any way or restrict the liberty of those who admit guilt
The FARC also demand to have a role in choosing the Special Jurisdiction for Peace judges.
Again, the accord has not been released to the public.
Alvaro Uribe tweets,
“According to FARC, the justice accord is now Constitutional Reform as per Geneva Protocol.”
Según Farc, acuerdo de justicia ya es Reforma Constitucional por Protocolo de Ginebra http://t.co/24zTv9LeC7
— Álvaro Uribe Vélez (@AlvaroUribeVel) October 5, 2015
“Santo’s peace is the deterioration of safety.
[retweet] So far 7 murdered candidates, 15 attempts on other candidates, and 187 threatened. Government, what guarantees?”
La Paz de Santos es el deterioro de la seguridad. https://t.co/ucqjnUGNhl
— Álvaro Uribe Vélez (@AlvaroUribeVel) October 5, 2015
NOTE: Yes, I refer to the FARC in the plural, while O’Grady does in the singular. Colombians refer to the FARC in the plural.
