And what's really crazy - most of the people in Colombia have forgotten why this conflict even started.
Colombian Civil War has displaced 2 400 000 to 4 000 000 people, but there's nothing unusual - who wants to live in a war zone for 48 years?
In 1999 2 787 people were kidnapped. And that's a world record (bad, bad record).
There are more than 100 000 refugees in Colombia now. 100 to 200 people become refugees every day.
This conflict has caused 50 000 to 200 000 deaths. Shocking and awful, isn't it?
And every day 20 people are killed for political reasons.
There are many reasons for this war - some of the movements fight for the rights of the poor people in Colombia. The Colombian government fights for order and stability.
This armed conflict is called "asymmetric low-intensity" but it's all wrong. Because you can't imagine you live normally when you're country is a war zone for almost 50 years.
You just have to say NO to war.
Info - http://www.counterpunch.org/2007/05/23/colombia-s-civil-war-and-the-us/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107419.html?pageno=3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_armed_conflict_(1964%E2%80%93present)
