Alvaro Uribe, Oscar Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Santos, Freddy Padilla

Alvaro Uribe, Oscar Gonzalez, Juan Manuel Santos, Freddy Padilla

Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe shakes hands with the new commander of the Army, Gen. Oscar Gonzalez, as the commander of the Armed Forces, Gen. Freddy Padilla, second from left, and Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, right, look on during a military ceremony in Bogota, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Gonzalez replaced Gen. Mario Montoya, who resigned amid a scandal over the killing of civilians by Army officers. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)