NO PRESIDENT in Paraguayan history would seem less likely to
have to confront a guerrilla uprising than Fernando Lugo. A
rural Catholic bishop, Mr Lugo rose to national prominence as a
liberation theologian and advocate for land reform. His election
in 2008 broke the Colorado Party's 61-year hold on power,
cementing the country's transition to democracy. Yet after a
series of provocative attacks by the tiny Paraguayan People's
Army (EPP), Mr Lugo now finds himself in a similar position to
right-wing Latin American leaders of yesteryear. He must hope
that a successful campaign against the insurgents might
rejuvenate a floundering presidency.  The EPP was founded in
2001 as the armed wing of the leftist Free Homeland Party. It is
thought to have around 100 members, of whom just 20 are armed,
and has been tied to a mere handful of crimes, mainly in the
north and west of the country. However, it has gained more
notoriety than its size would merit by targeting prominent
victims, notably Cecilia Cubas, the daughter