2/22: The Colombian government ordered thousands of troops to a demilitarized zone controlled by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC, in Spanish), the largest rebel group fighting the state. Bombs rained down as the government officially backed away from all peace talks and threatened to escalate bloodshed in the already 38 year-old rebellion. Plan Colombia, the Colombian and US governments' scheme to crush domestic dissent behind the façade of fighting the "war on drugs", stands as the driving force behind the attack. As is customary, the poor and indigenous populations will bear the brunt of the government's escalation. A mobilization against war in Colombia has been called by School of the Americas Watch for April 19-22. Details | DC IMC

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