Former President Alvaro Uribe continues to denigrate, intimidate and slander journalist Hollman Morris who has previously had his life made miserable by death threats, arbitrary detention and illegal wiretapping by Uribe's spy agency.

The Bogota ban on carrying weapons has taken away the means of civilians to protect themselves against a very real criminal threat. Mayor Gustavo Petro must be aware of this, taking into account the number of bodyguards he has.

Increasingly, politically-motivated incarceration threatens Colombian unionists, human rights workers, and political activists. British trade unions have been instrumental in bringing the fact of 7500 Colombian political prisoners to the world’s attention.

Most people want the American Dream to be true. The belief that you can accomplish anything if you just work hard enough seems like something worth believing, and worth attempting. If all it takes is a little sweat and determination, why should you settle for a life that doesn’t make you happy?

A Putumayo electoral observer Eladio Yascual Imbaquin phoned website La Silla Vacia two weeks ago. He said that he had proof against the mayor-elect in the town of Mocoa, but was not comfortable speaking about the matter over the phone. The papers arrived on Monday, a day after Eladio was murdered.

Colombian social organizations, backed by the authorities, are planning to march against the FARC on December 6 -- but they should demand peace from the government, as well as from the rebels.