tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post5768177639845949592..comments2023-03-30T00:45:00.496+02:00Comments on Memory in Latin America: News Round-UpLillie Langtryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16857495651566700616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post-35077404429938631822009-02-04T18:36:00.000+01:002009-02-04T18:36:00.000+01:00Thanks for the detailed comment Jake.First of all,...Thanks for the detailed comment Jake.<BR/><BR/>First of all, I admit that Colombia and, in particular, Venezuela are not truly my specialism. "Latin America" is the title of the blog but I know most about Argentina, Peru and to a lesser extent Ecuador and Chile. I am, in contrast to most Latin American commentators, relatively neutral on Chavez. And I'm not from the US and have only been Lillie Langtryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857495651566700616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4423647306295156779.post-18733334283147789832009-02-04T04:21:00.000+01:002009-02-04T04:21:00.000+01:00Lillie, great site.I have to admit to not being bl...Lillie, great site.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit to not being blown away by the FAIR analysis. Colombia obviously has the hemisphere's worst human rights problem; this has been the case for years. However, trajectory matters. Even people justifiably opposed to Uribe don't usually argue that Colombia is worse now than it was when Uribe entered office, because of the singular importance of the securityjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826575921499145968noreply@blogger.com