Azalea Robles explains: “Class struggle in Colombia is at its most absolute paroxysm. To preserve the privileges of the oligarchy and above all the plunder of resources perpetrated by multinationals, the Colombian state has implanted total war against the population.”
http://www.cpa.org.au/guardian/2010/1443/15-people.html
According to analyst Azalea Robles, "The disappeared are made invisible by a state desirous of perpetuating its genocidal mechanism of accumulating capital in a few hands, under the cloak of impunity." The "practice of genocide allows for the plunder of resources," she says. The victims were protesting "the ongoing aberration under which Colombia is one of the richest countries in the world, while its people are hungry." http://www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=129256
http://mltoday.com/subject-areas/imperialism/colombian-political-prisoners-lessons-in-solidarity-and-accommodation-1162.html
