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Tag Archives: FARC
Drug War Progress But Not
Counterterrorism Blog For the first time in 25 years there are no clearly identifiable drug kingpins running the cocaine trade from Colombia. The FARC and AUC are both seriously degraded. Yet, production has not diminished, and, according to Colombian and … Continue reading
Because Aren’t All Insurgencies the Same?
Bret Stephens of the Wall Street Journal is a frustrating columnist. In April he made the head scratching argument that Khost province in Afghanistan, which has, along with the rest of RC-East, experienced a 36% jump in insurgent attacks over … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Afghanistan, Colombia, FARC, Iraq, ltte, military, Sadr, sadr militia, sri lanka, tamil tigers, wsj, WTF
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Chavez Threatens Colombia Because He Finances Terrorism
McQ alerts us to this developing story in South America. Colombia, apparently, struck at a narco-terrorist camp inside Ecuador after tracking FARC spokesman Paul Reyes and other leaders there. Reyes and 16 other terrorists were killed. Chavez reacted by sending … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Hugo Chavez
Tagged Colombia, ecuador, FARC, Hugo Chavez, Terrorism, uranium, Venezuela
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Anti-FARC March in D.C.
John Lilyea has the goods: So I decided to add my voice to the millions worldwide from here in DC. I was really surprised that an ad hoc organization put together such a large demonstration in such a short period … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Hugo Chavez, MichaelW's Page
Tagged Colombia, D.C., drug trafficking, FARC, John Lilyea, march, socialism, Terrorism, Venezuela
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Hugo Chavez, the key to political popularity
If Hugo inspires such love from the masses of South America, how do you explain this? Colombia’s Uribe Approval Rating at Record 80%, Tiempo Reports By Helen Murphy Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s approval rating rose to … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Hugo Chavez, Lance's Page
Tagged Alvaro Uribe, Columbia, FARC, Gallup, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela
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The food crisis accelerates
Following through on what was reported yesterday, Hugo Chavez continues to step up the pressure on food producers: Venezuela’s top food company has accused troops of illegally seizing more than 500 tonnes of food from its trucks as part of … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Hugo Chavez, Lance's Page
Tagged FARC, food shortages, Hugo Chavez, price controls, socialism, Venezuela
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No Mas FARC
Venezuelans not fond of Hugo Chavez’s new found affinity for narcoterrorism, are planning street marches in Caracas and Maracaibo to explicitly reject FARC and their murderous barbarism. This is an enormously heartening sign of genuinely worthwhile international solidarity, unlike the … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Caracas, Colombia, dictatorship, FARC, Hugo Chavez, international, Latin America, Maracaibo, narcoterrorism, solidarity, Terrorism, Venezuela
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Terrorists by Any Name
JammieWearingFool hilariously points out that Hugo Chavez’s recent appeal to the world to refer to the FARC as “insurgents,” rather than terrorists, is off to a smashing start. It only took Reuters four paragraphs into the story before they began … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Colombia, FARC, Hugo Chavez, Media, narco-terrorism, Reuters, Terrorism, Venezuela
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