Daniel Sierra Martinez, Nelly Avila Moreno and Nicolas Montoya, former members of FARC, the Colombian terrorist group. Getty ImagesThe FARC And The 'Peace Community' -- Wall Street Journal
In Colombia, a former guerrilla commander says that in "peace communities" controlled by NGOs, the population was exploited and peace-niks helped the terrorists.
As the U.S. prepares to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan on a mission that will include defending a civilian population in a narco-economy, Colombia's experience with drug traffickers and terrorism may be instructive.
The testimony of the former second in command of the 5th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which operates in the banana-growing, drug-trafficking region known as Urabá, could serve as Lesson One.
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My Comment: The same can be said about Hamas in the Gaza strip, and the support that they receive from NGOs. Hundreds of millions flow into Gaza each year in the form of aid and assistance, but the people who administer this trade .... and who are paid for their efforts .... are Hamas members.