We at the Colombia Support Network, received with great sorrow and indignation the news of the murder of one of the leaders of the San Jose de Apartado Peace Community, Luis Eduardo Guerra, who died with seven other peace-loving civilians, including three children, at the hands of the 11th Brigade of the Colombian Army. Just three years ago Luis Eduardo visited us in Wisconsin, sharing his experiences for us in San Jose¹s sister community of Dane County (Madison).

Later Luis Eduardo spoke at the annual rally at the gates of Fort Benning against the training, of Colombian military offices given at the School of Americas (now WHINSEC).

We were especially struck by his determination and commitment to peace even while describing the serious threats made against the Peace Community and its leaders like him. We send out sympathies to the Peace Community and resolve to redouble our support for the ideals which Luis Eduardo expressed so well in word and deed and for the San Jose Peace Community that made those ideals a reality for many families.

We call upon the Colombian government to punish those responsible for this horrendous massacres and we call upon the U.S. Government to withdraw all support for the renegade Colombian Army which in the name of ³democratic security² murders so many peace-loving civilians, while actively collaborating with illegal cutthroat paramilitaries which are the principal drug-traffickers supplying cocaine to this country. Further U.S. support for these criminals would be intolerable.

Please join us in writing to Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Velez and other Colombian officials, your Senators and Representatives in Congress and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to protest the action of the Colombian Army and U.S. support for their criminal activities.

COLOMBIA SUPPORT NETWORK

YOUR RESPECTIVE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS

COLOMBIA DESK STATE DPT
Tel (202)647 3360
200 Constitution Ave N.W.
Washington D.C. 20210
barclaycg@state.gov

-PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA
DR. ÁLVARO URIBE VÉLEZ
DIRECCIÓN ELECTRÓNICA: auribe@presidencia.gov.co
PALACIO DE NARIÑO
CARRERA 8 N° 7-26 TLF 5629300 FAX 5662071

-VICEPRESIDENCIA DE LA REPUBLICA
DR. FRANCISCO SANTOS
DIRECCIÓN ELECTRÓNICA: fsantos@presidencia.gov.co

DR. CARLOS FRANCO
DIRECTOR DEL PROGRAMA PRESIDENCIAL DE DERECHOS
HUMANOS Y DERECHO INTERNACIONAL HUMANITARIO
DIRECCIÓN ELECTRÓNICA: cefranco@presidencia.gov.co

Doctor Jorge Alberto Uribe
Minister of Defense
Avenida El Dorado con Cra. 52 CAN, Santa fe de Bogotá.
Fax: (+57 1)222.18.74;
E-mail : siden@mindefensa.gov.co ; infprotocol@mindefensa.gov.co ; mdn@cable.net.co

DRA. ELBA BEATRIZ SILVA
DIRECTORA UNIDAD DE DERECHOS HUMANOS Y DERECHO INTERNACIONAL HUMANITARIO
DIRECCIÓN ELECTRÓNICA: elbsilva@fiscalia.gov.co
DIAGONAL 22 b No. 52-01
TEL FAX: 5702022

Colombia Support Network
P.O. Box 1505
Madison, WI 53701-1505
phone: (608) 257-8753
fax: (608) 255-6621
e-mail: csn@igc.org
http://www.colombiasupport.net