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Spanish - He lived for 12 years with a chain around his neck. The wires of the cage blurred everything his eyes saw during that time. He even had to see the sky through the mesh that prevented him and his fellow police and military…
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Of course, one can have an opinion on any subject one wants. The problem is that ignorance and ego lead someone to believe that they really know everything and that their views should be taken seriously. I, an economist by…
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Spanish - Who would even side with a child rapist? Common sense dictates that no one would. At least no one in a decent mental state and who has the bare minimum empathy. But in Colombia, the country where the worst murderers of history…
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Spanish - Dilan Cruz died. It is a pity that a young man who had his whole life ahead of him is no longer alive. I feel sorry about what happened, and I am sorry about the difficult time his family must be going through. But the current…
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Spanish - In Cali, a policeman walks around surrounded by a mob of "demonstrators," beating him, insulting him, shouting that he has been "arrested." In the city center of Bogota, in Bolivar Square, a military woman is carried by her…
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Spanish - The metropolitan region of Santiago, Chile, and four other areas are in a state of emergency. A curfew has also been imposed in the city during the night. The images of the events in Chile look like they are straight out of…
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Spanish - Once again, Latin America is brimming with socialism. There are elections in Bolivia and Argentina this month, and in both countries, it is almost certain that the left will win. It is also almost certain that in both…
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Spanish - Ivan Marquez, Jesus Santrich, and “El Paisa,” the critical leaders of FARC came out in a video and declared that they have taken up arms; there is no peace in Colombia, and they will continue to commit crimes. But the news is…
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Former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez first denounced the fabrication of false witnesses, but is now being investigated himself on this charge. The leader of the Colombian right has been stabbed in the back by a court that suggests that the…
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Spanish - In Colombia, everyone knows that FARC guerrillas recruited and raped minors for decades. The reports, the evidence, and the cases are all there. However, because of a pact between FARC and former president Juan Manuel Santos,…
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Spanish - "The Colombian peso is in trouble again. It's time for the government to officially give up the peso and give Colombians what they want: dollars," the renowned economist Steve Hanke wrote on Twitter a few days ago. The Johns…
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Spanish - One of the most common words in Colombia these days is “dissidents.” Oddly enough, when delinquent groups present themselves to their victims, they paint the walls and sign press releases saying “FARC.” However, when the media…
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