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Re:The Nobel Peace Prize 2016: Juan Manuel Santos by mxuribe on Friday October 07, 2016 @10:29AM (#12660909)
<conspiracy-theory> What if...the idea for the award of this nobel prize was purposefully implemented by the world's secret/shady powers-that-be...in an effort to generate more social/political pressure to all but ensure that some resolution (perhaps ANY resolution, good or bad) gets completed before Santos' time as president finishes...? </conspiracy-theory>

I don't mean to make light of this...I (like many others) just question the timing of this awarding of the prize. While I'm extremely happy that the world has taken notice of this very important challenge that Colombia has been facing, I would have expected the committee would have waited until a plan is actually implemented, etc. Nevertheless, the very fact of this award is a clear, positive signal of the collective world's desire for peace for Colombians.

Disclaimer: I'm born, raised in the U.S. with Colombian parents (themselves naturalized U.S. citizens from years ago).

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Re:The Nobel Peace Prize 2016: Juan Manuel Santos by davidpelaez on Friday October 07, 2016 @11:03AM (#12661199)
As they claim in the Q&A posted on Twitter, this encourages the process and celebrates the effort of president Santos to reach this far. If we do not reach an agreement to end this war it's a problem of other forces in the country and the ignorance of our people but for sure not by Santos failure. If we don't solve this for good, his brutal shift of the conflict from war to negotiation is already a great result.
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