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Posted on: December 13, 2011 - 6:08 pm
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While the very public spat between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe rages on it is worth looking at several factors that have made the Colombian conflict an international cause celebre. Colombia’s long running conflict makes the international news every week, most recently for the fantastic contra FARC marches held across the globe and everyone has an opinion, not least the Venezuelan Premier. President Chavez’s recent calls to have the FARC removed from the list of international terrorist organisations, through the eyes of many, only affirmed his support for the subversive group and have given rise to further rumours of his aiding the terrorist organisation. With this in mind we look at other external factors that have helped shaped the Colombian situation over the years.

Early Days

When, after 1948 the first guerrilla groups emerged in Colombia and were arguably legitimate revolutionary forces seeking change in an unjust society and not the narco-funded mafias we now recognise as being in control of the jungles and hinterlands of Colombia, it is worth noting that a great portion of their funding came from overseas regimes eager to have an ally in the region. Both Russia and Cuba donated generously.

Collapse of the Soviet Union

The Cold War came to an end and the coffers that provided ready cash to dissident groups with likeminded political slants dried up then these groups within Colombia had to look for other ways in order to extend their tenure. Kidnapping and the drugs trade came into play.

International Terrorist Cooperation

To some extent many people and certainly Colombian government sources have always known about the movement of “dubious” characters (from the IRA or ETA) between factions but in recent years it has become clear that a certain agreement reached profound depths. According to Alfredo Rangel, Political Analyst and Director of la Fundacion Seguridad y Democracia, these revelations are hardly surprising and that there is an ideological empathy between these armed organisations that has developed over time.