With less fervor, Colombia takes another stab at peace
BOGOTA, Colombia — With less fervor and an added dose of uncertainty Colombia’s government on Thursday will sign another peace accord with the country’s largest rebel group — the second in two months.
The simple, hastily-organized ceremony in a Bogota theater reflects President Juan Manuel Santos’ greater sense of urgency to end hostilities with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia after the original accord, brokered over four years of talks, suffered a shock defeat in a referendum a week after it was signed in front of heads of state and U.N.