[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5473]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         FARC DEMANDS IMMUNITY

  (Mr. CURBELO of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CURBELO of Florida. Mr. Speaker, last week, the Marxist 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in a direct violation 
of a cease-fire, attacked a resting army unit in Cauca, killing 11 
Colombian soldiers and injuring 20. I mourn with the Colombian people 
for this senseless loss of life.
  Just this past weekend, reports from Colombia claim that a naval 
convoy delivering medical and humanitarian care to remote communities 
in Colombia's Amazon region twice came under attack by FARC forces. 
Attacking medical personnel is considered a war crime by international 
law.
  Colombian President Santos continues to demonstrate a dangerous 
naivete in his negotiations with the terrorist organization. The FARC 
demands immunity and political legitimacy, but it is not an honest 
partner in the peace process.
  Immunity for the FARC would constitute an affront to the memory of 
thousands murdered by that terrorist organization, innocent victims 
whose spirits demand justice.
  Mr. Speaker, peace is always achieved through strength, never through 
weakness and appeasement.

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