The FARC
Matthew J. Morgan
Charleston Southern University
Abstract
There have been many terror organizations thorough time in various cultures and societies throughout the world. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo, translated to English as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army or, simply the FARC; it is one of the longest sustained terror organizations in the history of the world. The FARC is a Narco-Terrorist group that operates mainly in the country of Columbia in the northern portion of South America. The FARC is a highly sophisticated terror organization that has not only military goals, but also social, economic, and political goals for itself. Keywords: FARC, …show more content…
The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo, translated to English as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army or, simply the FARC; it is one of the longest sustained terror organizations in the history of the world. The FARC is a Narco-Terrorist group that operates mainly in the country of Columbia in the northern portion of South America. In understanding the FARC as a whole, there are several aspects that must be understood to completely understand the workings of any particular terror organization in general. The relevant factors that must be considered include understanding basic definitions of several key terms in order to have a baseline of comparison between organizations and individuals associated with terrorism. Other factors that must be involved in dissecting a terror organization are, the geographical location of the organization, as well as the political and ideological goals and viewpoints of …show more content…
Narco-Terrorism is another category of defining terror organizations, which can operate within national borders or transnationally. Simply defined, “Narco-Terrorism refers to terrorists using either terrorist tactics to support drug operations or drug-trade profits to finance terrorism” (White, 2009, p. 68). In other words, groups either use tactics to protect their drug money, in the case of the Mexican Cartels or similar organizations; this is their sole meaning for existing. Or in the other case, they use the means of illegal drugs to generate the funds for the group’s operations that aim to further its cause, which is the case for the FARC; it is just a means to an end for these types of organizations. These terms are essential in defining the operations and viewpoint of the FARC, as well as the actions of the Columbian and various other countries governments’ in the ongoing South American conflict. Over time, these definitions will change and adjust according to the attitudes and beliefs of a society to fit whatever new methods of operations and radical ideologies that threatens its existence and way of
Matthew J. Morgan
Charleston Southern University
Abstract
There have been many terror organizations thorough time in various cultures and societies throughout the world. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo, translated to English as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army or, simply the FARC; it is one of the longest sustained terror organizations in the history of the world. The FARC is a Narco-Terrorist group that operates mainly in the country of Columbia in the northern portion of South America. The FARC is a highly sophisticated terror organization that has not only military goals, but also social, economic, and political goals for itself. Keywords: FARC, …show more content…
The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia—Ejército del Pueblo, translated to English as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People’s Army or, simply the FARC; it is one of the longest sustained terror organizations in the history of the world. The FARC is a Narco-Terrorist group that operates mainly in the country of Columbia in the northern portion of South America. In understanding the FARC as a whole, there are several aspects that must be understood to completely understand the workings of any particular terror organization in general. The relevant factors that must be considered include understanding basic definitions of several key terms in order to have a baseline of comparison between organizations and individuals associated with terrorism. Other factors that must be involved in dissecting a terror organization are, the geographical location of the organization, as well as the political and ideological goals and viewpoints of …show more content…
Narco-Terrorism is another category of defining terror organizations, which can operate within national borders or transnationally. Simply defined, “Narco-Terrorism refers to terrorists using either terrorist tactics to support drug operations or drug-trade profits to finance terrorism” (White, 2009, p. 68). In other words, groups either use tactics to protect their drug money, in the case of the Mexican Cartels or similar organizations; this is their sole meaning for existing. Or in the other case, they use the means of illegal drugs to generate the funds for the group’s operations that aim to further its cause, which is the case for the FARC; it is just a means to an end for these types of organizations. These terms are essential in defining the operations and viewpoint of the FARC, as well as the actions of the Columbian and various other countries governments’ in the ongoing South American conflict. Over time, these definitions will change and adjust according to the attitudes and beliefs of a society to fit whatever new methods of operations and radical ideologies that threatens its existence and way of