Terrorist today, and politician tomorrow --- Armed groups in Colombia have been termed as rebels, terrorists, or criminals; however, some groups may have multiple identities and their labels  may even shift. In the 2000s, Colombian President Uribe was determined to militarily destroy the FARC a group he termed as narcoterrorists, inferring it had no political agenda. In Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos' election as president in 2010 was important in part because, while he rejected the FARC's methods, but recognized their political nature.

Source author: Matshedisa Emily Mokoena mokoenamati@gmail.com