Posts Tagged ‘Alvaro Uribe’
Enemies or adversaries?
It is so problematic and telling that Uribe decides, once again, not to follow the rules of the game. He accuses a journalist of “slandering” him through social networks, but not before the judges, as the journalist did and as he should if his argument had a basis.
Read MoreLos Guáimaros resist being forgotten
August 30th marks the 15th anniversary of the massacre in the village of Los Guáimaros, in Montes de María. Despite the cruelty of those 15 deaths and their impact, their story remains untold and no one knows who did it.
Read MoreAntioquia is offended
The Antioquia that the former president Uribe says is offended with the satire of Samper Ospina is the uncompromising and unscrupulous Antioquia.
Read MoreHumor against power
The slander of former President Uribe against Daniel Samper Ospina shows that satire is becoming more and more uncomfortable, as more left and right-wing populist multiply.
Read MoreFatherlands of Paper
In the middle of so many impassioned discussions about the situation in the Colombian-Venezuelan border, I remembered a passage from The World of Yesterday, one of my favorite books.
Read MoreEulogy to Shame
Only in Colombia can someone like Álvaro Uribe Vélez accuse someone like Antanas Mockus of cheating.
Read More‘Ad Hominem’ Debates
After seeing the last debate between Senator Iván Cepeda and former President Álvaro Uribe I found myself thinking of the following Jules Romain quote: “Elite spirits debate ideas, ordinary spirits debate events, and mediocre spirits debate people.”
Read MoreThe Other “Paisa” Country
In the last electoral round, Óscar Iván Zuluaga won in almost every territory from Cartagena to Caucasia and from the central mountain range to the top of the western mountain range.
Read MoreThe Lesser Evil
In his opinion piece last Sunday, William Ospina said that if he had to choose between two evils, Santos and Zuluaga, he prefers Zuluaga because he is the lesser evil.
Read MoreCaudillo Warriors
Jose Gasper Francia was a Paraguayan president who governed during the first part of the XIX Century.
Read MoreBitter Regrets
Garcia Marquez once said that the secret of a happy marriage is not to discuss conflicts between the spouses; it is better to go to sleep without talking about it, he would say
Read MorePetro’s Constituent Assembly
Gustavo Petro is right to denounce the Inspector General´s Office and the government´s illegal decisions that ended his mandate as mayor before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. However, he is making a mistake in knocking over the board game, so to speak, he unfairly lost and joining the call for a constituent assembly.
Read MoreAnd Who Gave the Order?
Some abuses may be the work of derailed agents. But other abuses can only be explained if these agents were acting on orders of someone more powerful.
Read MoreThe Year of Hope for Peace
For those of us who were born in the 80’s, hope is almost an unknown feeling. We know that it is like an abstract idea, since we hear it from the mouth of leaders who fought against the violence. But back then the idea was not only never put in practice, it was also used to aggressively repress those who dared proclaim it.
Read MoreRe-election, Peace and Democracy
A closer look at the dates when high-level government officials will be chosen reveals the enormous concentration of power that the re-election of President Santos could bring. The balance of power must be re-established and there are concrete ways of accomplishing this.
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