June 10, 2001

Battered Veterans on Both Sides of Colombia's War Unite to Seek Peace

By JUAN FORERO

Julian Lineros for The New York Times

Jorge Luis Camero, a former soldier, tried to get a friend to join the group that is called With Faith, Peace. "How can you go with them?" he said his friend replied. "Look at what they did to us."

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Julian Lineros for The New York Times

Tomas Velasquez, above,and Alberto Cuellar, below, were guerrillas. Mr. Velasquez says they no longer view themselves as warriors and their counterparts as enemies. Instead, they were all victims of war.

Julian Lineros for The New York Times

Alberto Cuellar

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