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. Subscrptons for this bullein are S10.00 for 10 fssues, We will so be publishing s magazine that will xpand upon what we cover n the buletn. 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