Comments on: War and Peace in Kuna Yala

By: Noriel Misselis

Noriel Misselis — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:36:37 +0000

I not agree with yhis article. I’m Kuna. For many century Kuna People have living in Kuna Yala. Before Spanish people arrived to American Continent, Kunas people lived in some part of Colombia and their border covered beyond Punta Escribano, TODAY PART of Colon. Right Now we only have small part of land that originally we before had. So you this article is very wrong. You don`t know about thr History. In the other hand the author have to show respet to the traditional authorithy of the Kuna people. You are foreigner. Before you came to this lans, my people alredy lived in this continent for century.

By: Boana

Boana — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:20:20 +0000

Ik sluit me aan bij Guido, ook al heb ik je andere artikelen niet gelezen. Dit artikel is me doorgestuurd door een Kuna vriend, met de boodschap dat ik hier zelf wel mijn conclusies uit kon trekken en dat heb ik zeker gedaan.

Like Guido wrote earlier, harsh words and like others have mentioned your article seems to be written without much sense of history, context, or understanding of people in a situation different from your own or the everyday Western world. I certainly hope I will get the chance to reply to this with an article of my own.

Como Guido escribio antes, son palabras muy fuertes que utilizas y como han mencionado otros, su articulo parece ser escrito sin mucho comprension de la historia, contexto, ni entendimiento de gente en una situacion differente de la suya y del mundo ‘civilizado’ (como lo dice usted). Espero que tenga la oportunidad de responder en forma de un articulo.

By: Desk

Desk — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:41:29 +0000

Juan, are you threatening me with a libel suit? I’d say, bring it on!

By: Desk

Desk — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:40:33 +0000

y otra cosa…investiga màs,te lo digo por lo de la bandera de las farc y el simbolo nazi; eres un notable ignorante de la historia latinoamericana.

No es ningun simbolo Nazi; es la bandera Kuna. Creo que tu debes investigar mas…..

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By: Yourconcept

Yourconcept — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:54:58 +0000

harde woorden, ik volg al een tijd je verschillende internet publikaties, las met genoegen je verhalen over corrupte grootgrondbezittes, onroerendgoed makelaars. Zit er zelf (godzijdank) niet zelf in. Woon al een aantal jaar hier in Panama en werk voor een multinational en mij inkomen hangt niet af van grond opkopen en verkopen. Uitverkopen van een land.

Hoewel Kunas niet bekend staan om de meest gastvrije lieden, is dit wel een HEEL hard artikel, bijna koloniaal en aggresief geschreven. Ben enorm verbaasd en geschokt. Dit is geen objectieve journalistiek in ieder geval valt me erg van je tegen.

gr
Guido

By: ana

ana — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:56:43 +0000

y te lo escribo en español!!….deberìas tener màs respeto cuando tratas temas tan serios como lo son estos.
Estas personas a las q tratas practicamente de ignorantes,tienen su cultura y tù,gringuito de cuarta no tienes derecho a hablar de ellos,como si fueras el dueño de la verdad. tù vives allì?
has sido capaz de analizar los años de represiòn y de hambre que a pasado este pueblo.o q te pasa cualquier tipo de lucha organizada por reinvidincaciòn de un pueblo humilde no vale? todo tiene que ser a la manera escaza de nuestra civilizaciòn mediocre?
y otra cosa…investiga màs,te lo digo por lo de la bandera de las farc y el simbolo nazi; eres un notable ignorante de la historia latinoamericana.

By: juan

juan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:06:15 +0000

…this is ridiculus. kunas are not invading land and they are not committing ecological crimes.

This article is libel. There are strong laws in panama against this type of manipulative opinion publishing trying to be framed as “news”. I hope that you are prosecuted for your irresponsible authorship.

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By: osvaldo

osvaldo — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:36:45 +0000

This opinion piece is simply that. It reads like “my trip to summer camp.” shame on you and your opinions that you try to pass off as fact.

Shameful, clueless and colonial.