One of the world's least reported slaughters in the years since World War II was a senseless, near-civil war between Colombia's dominant Liberal and Conservative parties, which killed more than 300,000 people. Four years ago Liberal Statesman-Politician Alberto Lleras Camargo was elected President under terms of a truce whereby the two factions agreed to alternate the presidency. Though the feud still simmers in the backlands, the truce has done something to unite a divided nation and the coffee-growing country of 14 million is making economic strides.
But would the Liberals give way peaceably to the Conservatives? Last week Colombia's voters...
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