Terrible reactions: still outcasts

It is difficult to keep track of the events of last week, and even more to interpret the balance of what has happened, by the succession of comings and goings, fears of the break of institutional and, above all, by the reactions, from different sides, "on the brink of nervous attack".

PEC ordering the release of Santrich, outgoing attorney general, prosecutor against the decision of the JEP, rumors of declaration of internal disturbances and immediate extradition, Uribe to Cucuta proclaiming what Duque would do, extradited, attempted suicide, Superior Court of Bogota who accepts the call of habeas corpus, freedom, detention a few minutes.

Unable to digest quickly, difficult to interpret and predict where the country is going.

To top it off, the New York Times launches with two articles on the position of the government and its party in the peace process, one on the Army's performance guidelines that can re-publish the so-called false positives, the second, one of the pages the most terrible and shameful of contemporary history.

It is even more difficult to understand what happened because, in a country of mistrust, it is badumed that the protagonists acted with ulterior motives, that is to say that neither their acts nor are their words what they really wanted, that there are hidden agendas.

In this line, the resignation of the prosecutor is considered by some as the least unseemly ("patriotic") exit from someone already stuck in other plots, including Odebrecht and other impediments. . An opportunity not to be left behind, which also seems to have a history of past resignations.

The actions of the CEP, on the other hand, are framed by its detractors as a result of a combination of several elements: Castro's castrochavism, the agreement of impunity towards the FARC, the encouragement drug trafficking. The day of the supposed departure of Santrich from La Picota was therefore, for the CD, the moment of the declaration of the state of shock, to summon the elector so in a hurry to give the last blow to the. peace agreement.

Others speak of the hidden agenda when the prosecutor's office stops Santrich, with evidence obtained after the JEP decision. What a coincidence, after the JEP, for months, asked for them. Even in this case, the action of the prosecutor's office seems to be adapted to the rule of law and ended a few hours of uncertainty because many people believed that Duque was going make it worthwhile to report the state of internal trouble.

With regard to the articles published by the New York Timessuspicion reigns as well. A senator refers to Nicholas Casey, the author, as a reporter in quotation marks, and wonders how much he will have been paid for his writings, insinuating that he is on the FARC payroll. This, despite his critical articles in the NYT on the Maduro diet.

A few hours after the publication of the second article of the NYT, General Martinez said on Twitter: "It is better an ounce of loyalty than a book of information". Does it refer to the loyalty of the body, similar to the Sicilian omerta (here nobody "sapea")? The trill has been erased after wide dissemination.

Casey reported, after the attacks and his aftershocks, that he had left the country because he felt threatened.

What happened last week is linked to other recent jewels: the official, sometimes contradictory, reactions to Ambbadador Ordónez's statement on Venezuelan immigrants, on the one hand, and the pressure from the Department of American state. UU by the withdrawal of visas for reasons JEP, on the other hand. And friend of fire: nothing to do with the claim of Chancellor Trujillo to the ambbadador to the OAS with the promotion to the general of four soles granted by the vice president of Ordóñez who according to her , had no reason to retract.

Reactions to the facts bring us closer to the pariah status that we had not so long ago.

Annihilate physically or morally the enemy or the brick,
to contradict himself with colleagues like Carlos Holmes-Marta Lucia,
to put an end to a peace process …

To annihilate physically or morally the person who considers himself an enemy or a brick killer, to contradict himself with colleagues in the manner of Carlos Holmes-Marta Lucía, to try to put an end to a peace process that could be a great opportunity for Colombia , are some of the steps there they give themselves.

And, of course, the murder, in the midst of indifference and impunity, of hundreds of social leaders and demobilized people, takes us away from the path of prosperity and equity and incidentally, nations who believed that Colombia seriously, seek peace.

The peace process could be an opportunity to learn to live among different peoples, to reconcile, to consolidate democratic institutions, to seek quality education for all, to attract foreign investment , to increase tourism. Long processes that require us to navigate together despite the differences.

The balance of the week? We do not know yet. On the face of it, the Santrich case will be settled by justice, as it should be in the rule of law. The CEP acted consistently. Decisions of the Constitutional Court and the JEP that will keep us in suspense. What is true: Many people are ready to hit institutions to stab the peace process.

Go, we peel it, to become pariahs on the planet again. Unless we strengthen our institutions and apply the rules of the game.