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General Bonett's rhetoric is more conciliatory than his predecessor's, and some on the right fear he may be soft on the guerrillas.
ECONOMIST: Thank you, general, you��re dismissed
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His successor, General Manuel Jose Bonett, has gone back to the classics, telling a news-magazine that he felt he was living in the long-ago Athens of Aristophanes, where corrupt leaders took their countries to war to divert attention from troubles at home.
ECONOMIST: That��s this Sunday, and the run-off rivals are neck and neck
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General Bonett repeated the message of military subordination firmly as he was sworn in, and, in case anyone had not noticed, Mr Samper stamped it in again at a ceremony on July 29th in which the armed forces acknowledged their new commander.
ECONOMIST: Thank you, general, you��re dismissed