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Wednesday April 16, 2003 18:42
by Colombia Report
15.04.2003 - In war-torn Saravena, a town of 30,000 in Arauca department in eastern Colombia, soldiers dressed as clowns befriend local children by offering them candy, rides on armored personnel carriers, and the use of the army's swimming pool in return for the opportunity to pummel them with pro-army and anti-rebel propaganda. Read the article by Garry M. Leech at Colombia Report.
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Comments (3 of 3)
Jump To Comment: 1 2 3What's your point ? Why shouldn't the young men and women of the National Army have friendly relations with the community ? They're not an occupation army.
And unlike the FARC, the soldiers won't kidnap the children!
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