عنوان درس: درخواست چاوز از فارک برای پایان دادن به جنگ

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President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is a man known for his surprising and often headline grabbing announcements but this latest one is extraordinary even by his standards. He's called on the left-wing Colombian FARC rebels to lay down their arms and release their hostages. It amounts to an all-out about-face in policy for the man who, only a few months ago, called on Colombia and the international community to stop branding the group a terrorist organisation and instead recognise the FARC as a legitimate rebel army.

Now, Mr Chavez says he believes that the era of guerrilla movements in Latin America is history and he's called on the FARC's new leader, Alfonso Cano, unilaterally to release the hundreds of hostages the group is holding. He said this could lead to a peace process between the rebels and the Colombian government.

Mr Chavez's critics will no doubt wonder whether this drastic change in policy is related to the accusations against him by the Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe, who has accused President Chavez of giving the rebels three-hundred-million dollars, something which the Venezuelan leader denies.

Emilio San Pedro, BBC

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headline grabbing announcements
خبرهای هیجان انگیز، مطالبی که به صورت سرخط اخبار درمی آید

to lay down their arms
اسلحه هایشان را زمین بگذارند، به جنگ پایان دهند

an all-out about-face in policy
تغییر کامل سیاست

branding
برچسب زدن، توصیف کردن

legitimate
مشروع، موجه

the era of guerrilla movements
دوره فعال بودن جنبش های چریکی

is history
دوره اش به سرآمده، به تاریخ پیوسته

unilaterally
به طور یک جانبه

drastic change in policy
تغییر بنیادی و اساسی در سیاست

denies
انکار می کند، تکذیب می کند