I'm John Datsuo with my colleague, Professor Avinellis, the Un-American Research Professor

at the US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.

And we go to Columbia, a strong ally of the United States for decades, perhaps forever.

But right now, contradictions.

Headline, Reuters, last hours, Columbia, ex-President Uribe could go on trial and witness tampering

case.

And another headline that just happened hours prior to this one about Uribe.

Columbia suspends ceasefire with Estato Mayor Central Rebels in some areas.

That Estato Mayor Central, I'm told, is to regard that as a rump of the FARC, the notorious

FARC, who are said to have come in from the cold.

But clearly, Mr. Petro, Gustavo Petro, the current president no longer regards these

rump FARC rebels as agreeable enough to make peace with, and they've now dropped the ceasefire.

Professor, I turn to you because these are two aspects of the Colombian contradiction.

Reemerging is a potential prosecution of two presidents ago, Uribe.

And now the current president, whom you could comfortably say, is on the polar opposite

from Uribe, is now engaging again with Narcoterra's, this group derived from the FARC.

And if I understand it, Uribe's possible trial has to do with how his administration and

his successors dealt with the same Narcoterra's gang.

There's enough irony here for me to stop talking.

What to make of Columbia's president policy, prosecuting a president three, two presidents

days ago, and dropping the gloves and going back to violence with the present FARC remains?

Great question, John.

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