How Leftist 'peace groups' are helping terrorists

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This problem was highlighted in December, when a former officer of Colombia’s FARC rebels, one of the most vicious and murderous terrorist groups in the world, accused the Peace Brigades International, a human rights group monitoring Colombia’s decades-long civil war, of actively supporting the FARC terrorists.

Mary O’Grady tells the story in an article in the Wall Street Journal.

Although the Peace Brigades International has argued its innocence, the testimony of the former FARC officer is very plausible. If the allegations are true, the Peace Brigades International and related peace groups have the blood of many innocent civilians on their hands... [snip]

The actions and financial accounts of groups such as the Peace Brigades International in Colombia, as well as a host of organizations involved with violent movements, need to be thoroughly investigated and the finances they're funneling attacked to reduce terrorist activity.

Western nations need to consider much stronger laws to allow seizure of group assets and to allow victims of terrorism to bring civil suits against so-called “peace groups” that promote violence...

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