Iraq has known many challenges, and in thepast several weeks we've seen that there are still those who would kill innocent men, women and children to deny the Iraqi people the future they deserve.
In past decades, the stigma surrounding suicide was intense, and most people who tried to kill themselves avoided any public disclosures about their experiences.
Mr Uribe was resolutely against that: during past peace talks the FARC used a similar enclave for recruiting and training while continuing to kill and kidnap.
They were adopted over thepast 20 years as a less toxic replacement of organophosphate pesticides, which are known to kill bees and wildlife, and have been linked to health problems in workers.