Mensaje de diferentes intelectuales de EE. UU. condenando la falta de garantías en las elecciones presidenciales de Colombia

Presidente Alvaro Uribe Velez

Palacio de Nariño

Bogotá, Colombia

Estimado Presidente Uribe:

Nosotros los abajo firmantes estamos profundamente preocupados por el mensaje a nombre de miembros paramilitares de las AUC, que directamente amenazan de muerte al Polo Democrático Alternativo y su candidato presidencial, Carlos Gaviria Díaz. El candidato Gaviria y su partido son una expresión del pueblo colombiano. Ellos tienen derecho de ser protegidos en su campaña. Nosotros le exigimos a usted denunciar las amenazas hechas por las AUC en su mensaje, así como retractarse y disculparse por la clasificación que usted hizo a su oponente electoral y partido como "comunistas disfrazados". Nosotros y el resto del mundo, incluidos los elegidos representantes del pueblo estadounidense, estaremos observando de cerca sus acciones y las de su gobierno para verificar que las elecciones presidenciales del próximo 28 de Mayo sean libres y justas.

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President Alvaro Uribe Velez
Palacio de Nariño
Bogotá, Colombia
Dear President Uribe :

We the undersigned are deeply concerned by the message issued by members of the AUC paramilitaries, which directly threatens with death the Polo Democratico and its Presidential candidate, Carlos Gaviria Diaz. Candidate Gaviria and his party are an expression of the Colombian people. They are entitled to protection in their campaign. We urge you to denounce the threats made in the AUC message and to take back and apologize for the classification you made of your electoral opponent and his movement as "disguised Communism". We and the rest of the world, including the elected representatives of the United States people, will be watching closely your actions and those of your government to see if the May 28 presidential elections are free and fair.

Signatures: Firman:

• Noam Chomsky, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Howard Zinn, Historian , Boston Massachusetts
• John I Laun, President Colombia Support Network, Madison, Wisconsin
• Blasé Bonpane, Director, Office of the Americas, Los Angeles
• Al Gedicks, Professor, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Judith Strasser, Writer, Madison, Wisconsin
• Marc Becker, Associate Professor , Truman University, Missouri
• M. Nan Cheney, Wisconsin Community Fund, Madison
• John C. Dugas, Professor, Kalamazoo College, Michigan
• Nancy McClintock, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Seaside, California
• Mark Anderson, Former Senior Policy Advisor to U. S. Senator Paul D. Wellstone,Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Irene Rodriguez, Executive Director, Resource Center of the Americas, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Rev. Roy Bourgeois, Maryknoll Missionary, Founder SOAWatch, Columbus, Georgia
• Dana Brown, Executive Director, CUSLAR, Committee on US/Latin American Relations,Cornell University
• Jim Cavanaugh, President, South Central Federation of Labor, Madison, Wisconsin
• Edward S. Herman, Professor Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
• Lance Selfa, Editor Haymarket Books, Chicago
• Ann George, CSN Chapter Coordinator, Metthow Valley, Washington State
• Esty Dinur, Journalist WORT Radio, 89.9 FM, Madison, Wisconsin
• Ashley Smith, Secretary Vermont Chapter National Writers Union
• Dr.Conrad V. Weiffenbach, Dpt Health and Human Services State of Wisconsin