JUNE/JULY

1991
No. 8

The End Of The Armed Struggle

An Interview With Pablo Monsanto,
Guatemalan GuerrillaCommanderIn
The URNG

For thefirt time, afer 30 yearsof civi war,the
Guatemalan goverrmens, army and guerrilla have
committed thamselve o "tk o ts conclusion a roc-
es3 of magatition that alows, inthe shortst L pos-
sible, thesigning of irm and lasting peace accord."
PabloMonsario who isa member of the URNG (Guate-
malan National Revoluionary Unty) general com-
mand.along with Gaspar Ilom, Rolando Moran and
Carlos Gonzale explains that the guerrilla wor't de.
livr is weapons unil achieving the demiliarization
and democraizaion of Guaterala with UN verifca.
tion.

Is 8 defniive peace a5 cose as It appears in
Guatemal

I the negottion process we are going 1 camly
and serously address such important questions ss the
democratzation of Guatemala, respect for human
righis,consitutonal and electoral reforms, th stregth.
ening of civil power and the demilarizaton of the
countey, the idenity of th indigenous peoples and the
economic and social changes related o the causes o the
conflct. Because ofth depth and breaddhofthe topice
each one will ke several mectngs. We nced o address
themseriously and hat equires suffcenttime. Wetook
p arms aganst system of oppression that remaing
intact and that is why we hav to change it. Wity
negoliation we enter into a new form of strgle,in 3
e polica space bt without laving our weapons.

Why did the government and army aceept the
negotiations?

‘Without the armed stroggle that we have devel-
ped the govermment never would have at down with
s, The negotition ar apened from the siaring point
that e Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Gustemaleca
(URNG) shows thatinpractice weare a el military and
poltcal force with greatimpct n the couniey, hat we
are one of the main protagonists i the ctul polical
process. Our paricipaton has been secured not only
through the mliay operations of the URNG's ammed
unitsbut alsoaspoiiclfoce through the nfluence we
exercise throughpot Gustemalan society. That parc

paton, which unil now has been in tht manne, it
stzengihened andbecomes more viabl through negors

tion. A negotition process which,as 1 was telling you,
allows us 1o open a new form of sruggl. It s & new,
politcal space in which we willy o achieve the gosl
and ojectives for which we iniited the amed siuggle
in our country hiy years sgo.

Neverthelss, It has been sald that the URNG.
proposed the negotiations because it is miliariy

weakened and politically vul-
Derable due 1o International
changes.

Onhecontary. L an ssure
youthatth guerlain Gostemala

s now mach tronger than befor.

Wehave resolved many problems
wihegards1o ourown orcesand

resources. We have reslved the

logisiclpoblems sndth forma.

tion of millary cadre. we have

very goodoffcerswih alotof ex.

periencs. togeher with combat-

ants of grea capabiliy. Besides,

the growl of our forces s a per.

manentprocess. Of course thein-

tematonsl siusion influences

our perspetive and on the fomn
ourmovementmustiake butnotto

the pointof slatng v due o the

fact that we maintsin the armed

suggl. insst that withou the armed

suvggle the goverment would never

have accepted egotining, the amy snd

goverment would never have accepted ths ne-
Botation process 1o realiz the changes the country
neds. This ammed sruggl that as been developed in
‘Goatemala wasn't intoduced by ousiders as many
thought bt surged forth a5 consequence of the impo-
sitionof a systemof epression nd appression tht has
putdownihe Gustemalanpeople favouring oy small
8roup of e olarchy

Why did the URNG insist o much o the ned
for the army 1o be represented in the negotiaions?

“Thearmy hasthe el power in Guatemalaand the
sovermenthas only . absluelynecessary 1o
have themilary present forthe negotistons o s,
The army has 1 comit st follow thse accords.
The realtyofthecounty formany years, which cn'tbe.
changodin woorthree moniths, hows it the amy has
alvayskept pover in i hands, The sroctares trough
whichipalilcally ndmiltarly conrols the population
remains inact. First the army was the insirument of
domintion by the oligarchy over ur people nd later
began 0 panicput i the conomic benefts through
th exercse of power. This has toend now.

What does the URNG propose fo the army’s
tuture?

We have 10 demifarize Gustemaln sociey and
dismante tis enire sysiem of milry contol stab-
Hished over the decades. We don't propose the di

pearance of e amy bu s dimimution. And e rduc-
tion of s woops and s expenses which curenly con-
sumes 32% of the naional budget. These resources
shouldbe invested ineducaton, healh and production.

LA Resismancia
POPULAR vEACIRK

‘We lsopropose htit topistervening inthe economy,
‘admivisizaion o the st and edocation. There arc 3
number of millarized educationalceires in Guntemala
that have 1 retum o the Minisey of Education It 't
the army that should havethe educaton of Gutemalan
youth n s hands. The army must be ransformed. We
areno seeking o finih it uttha i ol s funcionsin
acoordance.with the contiution, tht i defend the
naional sovereigaty and not vage war on its own
‘peopl. It should be an army that with s atiude and
acivitis gains the respect and love o te Gustemalan
‘people. Now it s the most feared nd hated nsintion.
For them 10 be spprecised the milary will have 1

change. Nowthe peopl considerthemtortrer, thieves
and mrderes because the majority of milary chiets
have enriched themselves through the exrcise of
porwer. Wehave o changethatimage bt change it we
have 1o putthe amy in functons that orrespond it '
democraic socity.

In all the Latin American proceses of transi-
ton to democracy the most diffcult question o re-
solve is whether t0 apply forgive and forget or tral
and punishment to millary men accused of serlous
‘human righis violations. What wil happen in Guate-
mala?

We must pu an end 1o impurity and prish the
violtors of human rights. Jusce is something the
‘Gustemlan people se and cannot be denied 10 ther,
Those who have commited et of genocide should bs
judged and punished by Gustemalan jutice.

.continued on the back page

Camilism As A Form Of
National Identity

An Interview With A Member Of The UCELN

The ffensive realized by the gueril coordinst-
ing group *Simon Bolivar” aganst the govemmen of
‘Cosar Gaviri in Columbia makes the possibiliies of
peace in this Latin American county moro remote
‘Whenmany analyssvisualize the Natonal Constittent
Assembly a abridse of dslogue between Columbians,
disine. millary and poliical events generatc « new
bellgerent period. T demobilization o the 19t of
‘Aprl Movement (M-19) and ther paricipaion n the
‘Assembly with 19 elegate. The recent demobilzation
of the PRT and the indigenous organizaton Quintin
Lame, and he surrnderof arms by the Popular Libe
tion Army (EPL) culminat a process of dislogue be-
tweenthese gorrll sctors andhe Gaviria dministr.
tion whichcrate the llsion of a eal peace process in
‘which a majority of Colunbians paricipat n; never-
heless serous political social and hisorical factors
persst which make it dificul, suchasdrug raffickng,
theparamiltary groups,backwards and fuscissciorsin
e armed forces as wella the poston o the Guerrlla
Coordinaton which seis its ovn political and social
Gonditions 10 ingrate telf into the peace process
‘which arguesthat the motivating cautes o the armed
siruggle re sill maintined.

‘With allof these questons we nieriew Milion
Hemandez, membes of the National Directorat of the
National Liberation Army Camilista Union (UCELN)
‘whois lsohis group'scoordinator wthi he Guerrlla:
Coordination “Simon Bolivar”,

‘What s the positon of the Guerella Coordina-
tion and the UCELN with regards to the carrent
sitation?

From he 17 through he 27thof September 1990
‘we had s meatingofthe Guerilla Coordination “Simon
Bolivar” (CGSMD 1o seck a means to secngthen the
unitary process of our coordination with th goal of
cretingapoiialpltform that willgive el soltion
10 all of Colunbi, i a real an ity mammes.

“The project prsented for the Coordination was
based on the following parametcr; the necessity of
cresing & naonal commission that would explore 3
dialogue between the confronted pars of the counry,
between the goverment and the Coordinaton, the
‘comumission should encompassal of the pates, of all
branches and roots and among,al of them put together
work agenda which would alow a dislogue between
the Coordination and the government.

We set out from the base that any negotstion
ot b iniated on & unilteral bass, because we
belive that any peace proposalshould comprise, from
thebeginning the inurgent movemment withthe official
partof e amed forces. And we believethatthe Colum-
bian milary should sl be a the negotisting table a5
their paricipaton should gusrantce s rel ceasefre,

For his proces it s sbiolutly necsssay fo the
‘paramilary groups 10 be demobilzed, 10 ackieve the
demiltarization of Columbian lfe. Under thse prem-

s eal pace process could b achieved. Butuptothe
‘moment we beleve the armed forces are't willng 10
s0p thei actions, tht at o time have they stopped
onductng thei opeation agaast the civilia popula-
tion, withconsant bombing on the Coordinations z0nes

ofinfluence

If this sitation is taken into accoun, the peace.
poliy of Cesar Gaviia’s govemment n some aspects
hastodo withthe demabilizaton snddeacivtionof the
mass movement. Under tese premises,out reinsertion
o civillifeofth countryis made posibe

‘We also think tha o uaranice srious dislogue.
itis necessary 1o createan ntemational commission 0
moritor whatever sgrecment i reched.

Ductothese circumsiances, e s theneed for a1
intermational medisor, inclding the possibily of par.
tiipation of some U.N.commission, th European Pr.
liamen, the presence. of personaites lie Daniel
Oriega. We are prepared to accept the presence of
Vencaseln President Carlos Andres Prez, s guaran-
o5 of possible agreements bevween the Coordination
and the govemment.

We don' paricipat inthe Constitacat Assembly
because it s impossble 10 have an Assembly on the
margin of the amned movement, it would mesn leaving.
ot ane o the counry’s plica acorsas we e those
upinarms. Weare ot preparediosigna blank check for
millaism snd th snt democrats,

Many Lefist poltcal forceshavesupported the
‘Constituent Assembly. You consider that the Assemn-
bly cannot help Inthe pacifiction process.

We set orth thatthe orderof e dy i Colambia
s the need fo profound cconomic nd socsl ransor.
‘mations, tathe natonal ife s not soely s poiial and
milary confrontation between.the insurgency and
govermment forces. Because our sruggle s the product
of conditions of povery snd misery and repession
which fall on ur peopl.

‘We hink that inthe measure the Assembly s an
alemative of democracy, of sovereigrty, o the poss
bilty that allows the dismantin of the sse o sicge,
contrl o th patonal security poicy which s0 much
affects the nierests of the Colombian naton - on this
democraticbase nd withihe prticpatonal ll poliical
forcesand wihout the reactionary fores cortining 1o
le the mation’ ife, it will esolve th problems that
Columbia s

‘The viabilits ofthe armed strugelefs ot questoned.,

“The previous govemment of Virgilio Bareo and.
the cument govemment of Gavira have sought 1o
wesken and divide the Guerrila Coordinstion, on the
basisofaunilateral proposal which has ed0 3 demobi.

Tizaton proces, disadvantageous for the rmed move-

men, s happened with the M-19 and as is curenly
happening witha sector of the EPL.

Wethink that n Columbia we ar iving through s
process of egrouping of he nsurgent movement, iven
ihe breakaway of M-19 from the Coordination in its
poliicaland mlay foundations andof he dificulies
we are curently having with divere fctons wikin s
secor o the EPL. Faing this sitation the commanders
ofthe Coordination have st out th bassof our acton
10 confront the actual poblems witha sttegi, lobal
and unitaian program o give pliicalsoluion 0 the.

conflc. continued on the back page.

~ From Bullets To Ballots

It Would appear that negotistions betwesn
Colombia's govermment and guerrila v thelatet
fushion Despite the actthatthey have carried out
the greatest guerillaoffnsiven recent s snce
they were disodged from their headauiarrs
December,llte let-wing amed groups - somsof
them formes membes o the Simon Bolivr Guer.
il Coordinting Group-have decided onegolise
with the govemment,

If e resuls of s poliial polltaken by Se-
mana magasineat the begiaing of the yoar relec:
the feelings of the Colombian people, 83% o e |
poplition favour alking with the guerrllss snd
only 129 favous "declaring war on them.”

“The Revoluionary Armed Foress of Colum. |
bia, (FARC) and the National Liberstion Arny
(ELN) ar following inhe ootseps of e April 19
Movement (M-19) and the People’s Liberation
Amy (EPL), former members of the Coordnating
‘Group who signed pesce sgreements with the gov-

The decision, announced on February 9,
‘comesfier a gl ofensive in which dozensof
polie offces died. The millary campaign begn
aferthe FARCand ELN were bombed sndforcedto
‘wihdraw rom therheadguarters in Uribe, southof
Bogous. o

‘The Coordinuing Group said it was ready 1o
beginnegoiiatons with e Colambian goverment
1o put an end 1o the wave of violence. A public |
statement sad tht it was now up1o the govermment
10 3ppointa commission and ndicas the condions
under which the conversations will akeplace, The
organization stated that the talks should begin In
Usbe, i .
Govermment ministr Humberto de s Calle
Lombiai bad said tha h would prefer o diogus
abroad, due 10 th climae of violane prevalent i |
the couniy. H had aso indicated that he vould
prefer o negotiate pesce personaly, insied of
Paming comnissons which could drag he process

M9, which now haselcted represertatves
in the Naional Constivent Assembly (1 body
charged with dawing up & new constitton for e
cowntry), b adopid a new organizatonal s
twre, almost yea afte having put down s ar,
“The new pany - sil lacking & pame - il be
ationalist,cente e and dentified ith Earopesn
socil democracy.

s extremely probable that e EPL, aboutto
become completelylgal, will o the new pany en

19 i also lanning t ake prt n the elec-
tionsfor mayors and public corporations, o be held |
in March 1992, aspies 10 winning the mayoralty
of Bogots, the second most importan post i the.
country aftr the presidency.

I Seamana’spol, Anionio Navarro Wof, M-
19° leader, was declared public fgare of the year
1990 by a majorky of the public. When sked "if
presidentialelecion wer o ke place today, for
‘whom would you voieT", 4% chose Navaro,fol.
fowed at s disance by Bmesto Samper, current
development ministr.

(Marchi9l, Baricada Inernatonal)

Lute Addion (Augast1): Afier 23 years of
suuggle the Popalar Libersion Ammy (EPL) has
amounced s dissolution and will join M-19 1o
paricpute inth upeoming legistaive electionsin
October :

(Aug. 18191 NicaraguaSolidariy Network Bulletin)

STOP THE LEGAL LYNCHING OF

MUMIA ABU-JAMAL!

To our liberation movements, theInternationsl community,
‘and all progressve peopi

“The Stae of Pennsylvaniais lanning the execotion of UsS. plicalpisomer
Unless we organize o stop it, MUMIA ABUJAMAL will soon become the firt
policalprisoner xcuted n this country sinc the Roscnbergs.

Mumia A Jamalhas boen o desthrow since 1982. A former Black Panther,
a journais, and a supporir of MOVE, Mo has becna trget o the Philadelphia
Police Deparanent sinc e latc 1960's. His aicle orthe Pantber Pany newspaper
esposed the racst vilence of the Philadelphia police and hei cie, Frank Rizzo.
Rizzo's response was a millay syl rad againt the Pather hsdquaners, vicious
carings of s members, and seresof cumped-up charges, Marni was oneof those
singled out.

Inthe 1970', Frank Rizzo was the ‘law and order”mayor of Philadelphis, and
Murnia was one of the jourmalist willng to spesk oot aganst the violence f his
administrstion. In 1978, when Rizzo ordered the police to besige aod then asault 8
MOVE house, Mumia was the only reporte to nterview MOVE memmbers. Rizzo
publicy vowed revenge.

In December 1981, Maria saw hisbrotherbeg besten b plicemsn. Mumia
intervened. The pliceman asKiled and Muis eriically wounded. The trisl was &
farce presided over by ajudge who was retired member of th Frstemal Orderof
polic. He refused Mamia's request o represent himself.Black people were syste-
atically excluded from he juy. An arileabout Munia s age 16 orthe Philadelphia
Inguirer was introduced o prove itent” of an alleged ong-held wish o ill opt nd
o securethe death pealy.

“Thcee s long history of usng the death penaly agganst rdicals: Haymarket

‘Square marys,Joe Hill, Sacco and Vanzet,th Rosenbérgs. Numerous oganizers
ofth African American, Ntive American, Mexican, Puerto Rican and Asian Ame-
‘can commntis istorcaly have been executed witho without the beneft of a il
Tn the 1960 1nd 70s,ome of the actis favoured by the FBI was 1o accuse those it
considered enrnis of he govemment of shooing at o Kilng olice. This was wed
1o ustifythe polic excutionsof Panthers Bobby Huton,Zayd Mtk Shakurand Fred
Hampion and of Puero Rican IndependenceacivistsSot Arivi and Daro Rosado.
Some o the longestheld politca prisomers and prisoners of-war n the U,
g many fonmer Blck Panicrs nd American Indisn Movement leadr, Leonard
Pelie,aresill held i prison on rumped-up chargesofKillng olice o FBI agens.
Dhoruba bin Wahad, a former leader of the New York Black Panther Pary, was
secently fred afiesdoing 19 years in pison on fbricted chrge o shooting two
police.

‘We need 1o stop the railroad of Murnia Ab-Jama, The deth penahy means we
have lile time 0 do it Mumia has exhausted his sse appeals and Pemnsylvanin’s
govemor Rober Casey has begun signing deah warrans. The US. Supreme Court
Justadded tsown blessng by rfusing 1o review the cae

We must not allow the sme racst fea and hateed of Afrcan- American self-
etermination hatbrought about COINTELPRO 0 execute Mimis, Wecamotallow
the stae 0 finish th job the FBI and Piladelphia plicestated when they droppod
the bomb onthe MOVE house in May 1985 kiling 11 men, women snd chikden, by
puting Murmia Abu-Jamal 1o death. We must pot stopto his genocidal agenda hat
has put more than 2400 Third World and whit working cass people on death rows
atound the couriry. The death penaly has aleady been used to killchildren, the

‘mertally earded, nd the irmocent. Now,urless we sop i it will gainbe used as a
100l of politicl revenge. The siuggle gains racism and ijustic in tiscounty has
had cnough martys.

We, the undersigned Prisoners OF Was, politcal prsoners, and polically
conscious socia prisonersdemand that Governor Casy commue the deah snience
of Mumia Abu-Junal. (Wit to Go. Robers Casey, Main Captol Bldg. R, 225,
Hartisburg, PA, 17120, USA.) We cll upon our movements, our commenities,
progresive ations nd allanti-rcis eople commied t humanrghts o jon us
nderakingall possiblemeasores o stop s cxecution. Weurge youto dopthis case.
s the highest prioriy in the sturggle fo stic. Only ourcolletive power an save
{his man that the Black communiy o Piladelphis cals “he Voiceofthe Voiceless

Sundiaa Acali
Carlos Afrca
Chuckie (Sims) Afrca

Yo Kikumura
Bubara Cor Lasman
Jusn Kar Lasman
Maliki Shakor Latine

Afrca Raymond Luc Levasseor
» Phillps Afrca Abiul Majid

Sitvia Baraldini Carol Maning

Bemicr Tom Manning

Alin Beskman Adolpho Matos

Tim Bl EdMead

Anthony X Bradshaw Jalil Muntaquin

Marilyn Buck Sekou Odings

Judy Clak Carl Kabet Omi

Mark Cook Dylca Pagan

Pamela Cooper Richard Picaricllo

William Davenport El Michael Pisis

Bill Dunne Geronimo jilaga Pra

MalikS. El-Amin da Luz Rodrigue

Lawrence Atim Epps Susan Rosenberg

Elizam Escobar Hanif Shabazz Bey.

Linda Brans ‘Mutulu Shakar

Heman Ferguson Yot A, Shakur

Bro. Ceclio Chu Ferguson El Gregory Smith

‘WalerFigueroa Standing Deer

Lary W. Giddings ‘AvaliStoneham

David Gilber Kojo Bomani Sababo

Rickke L. Green Richard Thompson

Bashi Hameod Aljandrina Tomes

Tasik James Haskins Kazi Toure

Eddie Hatcher Carmen Valenin

Robent Seth Hayes ‘Wopashitwe Mondo Eyen we Langs

Teddy Jah Heath snd 80beabers st Nuh Washington

Sullivan prison, Fallburg, N.Y. Laura Whichom

Sekou Imarobge. Richard Willams

Ricardo HumterBey Paul Weight

Sekou Cingue TM. Kambui Jery Zawads

FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL! ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY!
FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS AND POWS!

Funds are ugensly needed 1o support the campign 1o save Mumis's el

‘New Afrikan Network in Detense of Polica Prisoners nd Prsoncrs of War, PO.
Box 90604, Waskington, D.C. 20090 USA

Freedom Now/DC Campaign for Amnesty and Human Rights for Plical Prisoners
inthe US., P.0, Box 28191, Washington, D.C. 20038 USA

Partsan Defense Committee cfo Rachel Wolkensici, Esq., P.O. Bo 99, Canal
Stree Staion, New York, NY 10013 USA

|~ Encosed s donaonofs. Pleas send me more informatin|

| Clip and send 1o one of the groups st lef, armark for Mumia campaiga.

Does the simultaneous negotitions n E Sava-
dor and Guatemala beneft you?

That depends on the resuls of the Salvadoran
process. I als 'l b negativeforu, it suceeeds t
benefits us.

Arettere deologicalconlictsamong the difer-
ent groups thatform the URNG over what s consid-
ered absolutely necessary 1o obtain In the pegota.
tons 0 sign the peace accords?

Innomanner. The genersl command of the URNG
s clealy dfined what the goals of he accords e in
each stuation. We struggle fo ralsic qestions, not
for what we wish it 10 be. We are ot volumarists. We.
Know, forcxample, ha a thismomet in Gustemala we
cannot develop socialis forms of production 0 we
aren' going o impose them. Thatcan be accomplished
‘whea the social and economic condiions exit 10 pro-
duce it. Right now we simply hope o schiove the
policalchanges for the dmilarzaton and democra-
Kization ofth couniey as el asth necessary changes
1o ake the Gustemalan people ut of misery. It s very
52 hat Gustemala i the poorest county i the hemi-
sphereafte Hai having llhe natural resourcesotake.
advantage o them for e beneitofthe entire Gustena.
lan popalation,

‘When will you surrender your weapons?

“There will be no demobilzaton or surender of
‘wespons unl he poltcal accords ke ntosccountthe.
fundumental changes we are proposing and these
hanges begin 1o ke place under U.N. verifcation.
(May 24191, Brecha)

Late Addiion: On July 25191 te URNG and the Guate-
malan goverment signed n agrecment deaing with
the democraization of Gustemala. The "Querciaro
Accord" deal. with stempin 10 acheve civlsn rle
over the military, an end to represion snd electoral
fraud, respecting the rghis of indigenous peoples and
democruting th social, economie, polical and cul-
wral lfe of Guatemala.

(Avg. 4191, Nicaragua Soldarivy Network Buletn)

~Camilim continued from page 2

Ourunitarien perspective takes s 10 conceive of
Jusone revoltionary army, ke thecreationof ust one
revolionay amy. Fo s theatemaiveisa processof
peace and social justice but with 8 glbal exit o the
Confli.

Websleve thatth viabily of the srmed stuggle
s not questoned, nor i the pah of scienific socalsm
because we beieve it gaveris 0 the other,in facors
witha socil, economic and polical oign. The insur-
gent movementin Columbia is ot in defested situ-
tion,neithermilitrly nor polically, we see urselves.
‘asamovement wit thepoltca and miliary capaciyto
give anwers o the acaal stoation in thecountry.

‘The ELN, now called the UCELN, I one of the
oldestmovements in Columbia, Nevertheless,th
long period of sllence. What were the reasons for
is?

Today the UCELN is a movement with a lrge
capaciyforslf-criticsm and eplanning of e political
and milltay order, this analyical process, despie the
continousrisis welivein, such s the atack 1973 that
almost liquidaed us milarly, or asa secis of political
emors that ook us o 8 criss within the ld ELN.

Due o this proces we live in an inense level o
detates and replanning from which we emerged with
renovated forces in 1982-83.In eait we have been
able 1o arive at a sirategic proposa or the Columbisn
revolution. We have important pokical and milary
forces whichoperat throughoutthe ountryin cojunc-
tion withthe FARC and setorofthe EPL Carsbalo,

“Togetherwith them we are pushing anew proposal
for a polical solation s of uity for the insurgent
movemers, n the searchfor ane army. We beleve that
the poliialbase which has taken the UCEL N as tobe.
scen with profound oulook of eciification n relation
1o the couniry and with the masses, correting our
millary misiakes.

“The istory of our organization is bi ke the
History of Christ that the bible eaches us, when all
eleve that Chrst i dead he rises among them once

‘The ideclogical conception of the UCELN s Marx:
imdenlnism,

The presence of Carllo Torre, as well s that
of Commandante “ex-priest” Manuel Prez, has this
had religous o denlogical implicaions?

Theideological conception of he Camilista Urion
ELN is Marsism-Leninism s a scentfic theory, our
concepofpolearin ntemationlis, with Marcism
adspted toour clas struggle.

We have conceived Marcsmina Latin American
conten,as & nexus t0 ur poltcl,ecanomic nd cul-

Amm The Spirt s an in-
fomation calecive fo-
cusing on milant and
revoluionary stuggles.
Our perspeciiv is av.
onomous but we s5e 3
need 1o discuss wnd
analys al forms of left
resisance in order o
conteibute 10 3 revolu
ionary process. Wewel
by come and cncourage
others 10 join us in our
work.

La Lcha Continual

‘ralealies,edecming e geat Latin American evo-
lutionaryleaderssuch 85 Jose Antonio Galan, Simen
Bolivar, Arigas and Che Guevers. They ae pat o the
UCELN's conception and also of the Simon Bolivar
Guerrilla Coordinator. We sre developing s Marsism
according 1o ou new continentl nd Latin American
realies.

‘We understnd Camilismo a 8 orm of national
idernity because Camilo Tores was forgerofnationsl
ideity, of uniy with the masses, an niiator of the
revolutonary war, i this counry, which we thik g
enlly reflectson our ntion.

Many versions have circulaed about one of
your princpleladers, Manuel erez, Including talk
about bisseparation due to Iternal problems. What
s the truth bebind al this?

According o the media st h ligarchy’s servce,
Manuel Perezhas been Kiled several imes, i 1977 e
waslsed s Kiled,supposedly by aur v revolation-

ary ranks. And there are always media campaigns
against b, for being our maximum revolutonary
leader.

“These versons ave a basic gol oy snd divide
‘ourorganzaton with th objctve of crstng disinfor-
mation. Manuelwas elected atcur Second Congress of
December 1989 by acclamation s out poliial leader
and today acis ogethe with Commandanie Manuel
‘Maralunda and Manuel Carabllo s the supreme com-
manders ofthe Simon Bolivar Guerill Coordinator
Farewell To Arms

‘Alberio Malbichspokesperson forth leadership
ofthe Manuel Rodriquez Patioti Front,announced in
the commnis weekly E Sigl,hat ey were sbandon.
ingthe amed sevggle.He lfrmed hat "Nomemberof
the Front s ammed nor has hidden wespons. We have
s2d goodbye o them.”

Despte i, hersill remain, 3 politcal-military
rganizatons that employ all forms of sruggle: MAPU
Lavtaro, MIR-Pascal snd the Manuel Rodriquez Pt
otc Fron-Autanomons, (Mate Amargo)

Editorial Notes

‘Wih this ssoe we have gone back 1 smaller
formatdue o inancial considerations und the cver
changingsitvation in Cental and Soth America.
A commntherme that rans through the trugles i
Latin America s the decision o either negotiste
(withnotabe exception)ordscontnve the amed
sruggle. As we were puting ogether hisissuenew
developments made nformation hat we wihed to
include become redundant. Thedecsion t negoi.
st or surender ams has is oot i the apidly
changing workd suaton o which any snalyss on
ourpart wouldbeimpossible o nclude i thesefew
pages. We can only waich and wit.

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