Paramilitaries in Colombia post-war?

[Antiochus]

I haven't seen a thread on this or maybe I missed it. I was watching CNN in Spanish a few days ago and they made this enormous deal about the peace process in Cuba between the left-leaning FARC guerrillas (current military strength ~15,000) and the Colombian government. Being an utterly shit news network, they made a huge deal about "crimes going unpunished", meaning victims of the FARC's guerrilla tactics (which, just for the record, I don't agree with, namely their kidnapping and forced recruitment). But anyway, not a peep was mentioned about the paramilitaries that actually do much of the fighting against the FARC and which according to the Colombian government are responsible for ~80% of the violents deaths in the conflict as well as most of the population removals.

I was wondering if anyone here had actual articles/books/documents showing which specific corporation or groups of corporations backed which para movement and just the general makeup of capital behind these organizations. I am aware they do the bulk of the drug trafficking as well. Also, do you think there is any actual chance they get 'disbanded' as opposed to just a general amnesty and modus vivendi with the gov. Do you think the FARC is capitulating due to military pressure or because they are opting for the bourg. politics road and they think they can genuinely win this.

[Sasha]

officially all AUC's (rightwing paramilitaries; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Self-Defense_Forces_of_Colombia) have been dismantled but in reality most just went on under a new name with what they where already doing anyways; drug trafficking, extortion and racketeering.
the most prominent of these paramilitaries turned criminal cartel is Los Urabeños, the primary Columbian partner of the mexican Los Zetas cartel; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Urabe%C3%B1os

about the motivations of the FARC for the peace process, who knows, they where certainly not winning the war. Dont think they themselves believe they can win the elections but maybe they think that through the combination of election participation and peace negotiations they can carve out a protectorate in the jungle.

[Sasha]

concerning this question;



I was wondering if anyone here had actual articles/books/documents showing which specific corporation or groups of corporations backed which para movement and just the general makeup of capital behind these organizations.

there are some interesting looking links mentioned at the bottom of this short wiki;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doe_v._Chiquita_Brands_International

[Sasha]

really extensive wiki on the subject; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-guerrilla_paramilitarism_in_Colombia