Clinton, FARC, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The money quote:
“A mediation role for Garcia Marquez on behalf of U.S. Democrats is detailed in a letter dated Aug. 23 to members of the secretariat from the FARC’s chief ideologue, Alfonso Cano.
“Garcia Marquez is in charge of this mediation with the FARC on behalf of the USA, and these people want Panama to be the country through which talks with the FARC occur.”
The letter says “Clinton told Garcia Marquez in Cartagena, ‘I want to have a personal effort. I want to help Colombia. An agreement with the FARC should be sought.’”
Garcia Marquez, 80, and Clinton became friends during the latter’s presidency and are known to have met in Cartagena, Colombia, in March 2007 at an homage to the 1982 Nobel laureate in literature.”