To the Point
After Decades of war in Colombia, peace has a chance
In 1964, Colombian peasant farmers—virtual slaves of urban landowners--formed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC. Since then, 200,000 people have died and millions have been displaced in the Western Hemisphere's longest-running conflict. Now, there's a peace deal — if Colombia's voters approve it next month.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn 1964, Colombian peasant farmers—virtual slaves of urban landowners--formed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC. Since then, 200,000 people have died and millions have been displaced in the Western Hemisphere's longest-running conflict. Now, there's a peace deal — if Colombia's voters approve it next month. But both sides -- peasant farmers and Marxist rebels against urban landowners using death squads and right-wing paramilitaries -- have committed atrocities over the years. Can victims and perpetrators learn to live side by side? We look at the history, the hopes and the fears of a beleaguered nation.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Paul von Zielbauer
Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Adam Isacson
Washington Office on Latin America
Chris Kraul
Los Angeles Times
Mary Anastasia O'Grady
Wall Street Journal
The full episode
2 of 3Colombia's FARC rebels come in from the cold- 1:57Samsung recalls 2.5 million phones because of battery fires
- 8:54After Decades of war in Colombia, peace has a chanceYou’re reading this
- 42:58Could Russia cause chaos on Election Day?