wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

Comments

• [1] judy from NYC December 26, 2007 - 01:40PM

  I visited Colombia about 15 years ago. The family I was with made me leave my passport at home and pretend to be mute when we travelled together, in case we were stopped by rebels. At the time, I thought they were joking. After returning home, I learned Americans were being kidnapped.

  
  
• [2] Fernando Espinosa from NY December 26, 2007 - 01:46PM

  A taxi Driver in Colombia told me;

  There is no peace in Colombia because the armed forces keeps a ruling called

  “Emergency situation” A situation that the army will get 50 % more money during those periods

  So they will do anything to keep like that

  
  
• [3] Amy from Manhattan December 26, 2007 - 01:54PM

  Plan Colombia was bad enough under Clinton--what's happened to it under Bush?

  (Sorry if you've covered this already--I got a phone call & missed some of the interview.)

  
  
• [4] Taher from Croton on Hudson December 26, 2007 - 02:05PM

  Your guest Miz Paternostro is not saying anything. She evading your question by saying all is nuanced.

  I have not learned a thing about what is Columbia. What are the social and historical dynamics that have brought this country to violence, corruption and dysfunction

  
  
• [5] J E Molinas from Bogota January 31, 2008 - 03:02PM

  Your speaker fails to mention that the regionality of Colombia began with the creation of Colombia as a nation state over one hundred years ago. It is a racial/regional geography as you might find in India, only that it was developed by a small group of men of letters who were the political elite. I feel it's an important part of understanding Colombia.

  
  
• [6] J E Molinas from Bogota January 31, 2008 - 03:10PM

  Furthermore, the displacement in Colombia, is a phenomena that has happened for years. In fact, the over one hundred years of violence has to do with land distrubition or violent re-distribution. It's not simply someone's home getting destroyed. What the speaker refers to as "feudalism" is changing. That has a great deal to do with el desplazamiento.