Colombia Guerrilla Struggle Response to U.S.-Sponsored Violence

Behind the guerrilla struggle in Colombia is the U.S. sponsored and imposed security doctrine and state violence dating from the 1940s, according to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia leader Timoleón Jiménez, alias “Timochenko”. In an exclusive interview with teleSUR, the rebel leader also blamed the Colombian government for the existence of POWs in the country's armed conflict, citing Bogota's refusal to negotiate their release. teleSUR