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Marylin…

In people, arts and current affairs on July 22, 2008 at 8:00 am

(an abstraction from Colombia Between the Lines (Jason Howe)  ; all photos by Jason Howe)

 

I first heard the tale during my first trip to Bogotá in 97.

 

A female revolutionary

A female revolutionary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The last time I spoke to Enrique (21 July 2008, 10:41pm Athens Greece) over the phone he retold me the old tale.

 

Marylin, picture by Jason Howe

Marylin, picture by Jason Howe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We put good communication systems in Colombia.

 

We put good communication systems in Chile too!

 

casualties of FARC bombing

casualties of FARC bombing

 

 

We were naïve in those days, and actually believed we were doing the world some good, not just making good money.  We were after all injecting progress into a devastated land.

 

After all, how were we to know which way the winds were to blow…

Marylin's daughter by Marylin's final resting place

Marylin's daughter by Marylin's final resting place