THE FARC AND THE 'PEACE COMMUNITY' -- BY MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY, The Wall Street Journal

In Colombia, a former guerrilla commander says that in "peace communities" controlled by NGOs, the population was exploited and peace-niks helped the terrorists.

Bogotá, Colombia

As the U.S. prepares to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan on a mission that will include defending a civilian population in a narco-economy, Colombia's experience with drug traffickers and terrorism may be instructive.

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