The Notion That You Do Not Negotiate

If We Are Giving Judicial Benefits To One Part, We Should Give Them To The Other Part As Well.

For Many Years, They Said The Drug Lords In Colombia Were Unbeatable, But All The Same, We've Eliminated All The Big Capos (as The Drug Lords Are Called In Colombia). The Homicide Rate Is As Low As It Was 40 Years Ago And The Kidnapping Rate Has Dropped To The Level Of 1964. Now We'll Be Able To Bring Down The Street Criminals Specializing In Extortion And Robbery.

It Was Shameful That, After Haiti, Colombia Was The Second Most Unequal Country In Latin America. But We've Achieved Some Things; The Inequality Is Coming Down, And Coming Down Fast. The Growing Economy Has Provided Us With The Funds To Finance A Very Progressive Social Policy That Has Reduced Extreme Poverty. We Have The Lowest Inflation Rate Of All Latin-america Countries And The Highest Growth Rate.

Unfortunately, My Rivals Are Spreading All Kinds Of Suspicions For Political Reasons That Are Absolutely Not True. They've Tried Accusing Me Of Agreeing To Dismantle The Army, Of Jeopardizing Private Property, Of Giving The Pensions Of Policemen To The Guerillas - All Kinds Of Lies. What They Want Is For People To Be Afraid Of Peace.

Where Do You Draw The Line Between Peace And Justice? If You Ask The Victims, They Want More Justice; If You Ask The Potential Victims, They Want More Peace.