COLOMBIA: Our Mission: Win or Die!

A defiant rebuff prolongs the siege in Bogota

"Liberty for all our compañeros who have been tortured and are being judged!" The small woman was shouting angrily as she emerged from the panel truck outside the Dominican embassy in Bogota, which has served as a venue for negotiations between the Colombian government and the terrorists. "It is our final word! We are holding firm; our mission is to win or die!" Then the guerrilla, wearing jeans and a hood over her face, flashed a V-for-victory sign at the police and press clustered...

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