Chavez Held Talks With Colombian Rebels Mar 17, 2010
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has said that he once held secret talks with a top leader of Colombian rebel group Farc. Mr Chavez said he met Raul Reyes, later killed in a Colombian military raid, at the request of the country's president. (Newsmax)
Chavez 'held secret Farc talks' Mar 17, 2010
BBC News - Venezuela's Chavez 'held secret talks with Farc rebel ... Venezuela's Chavez 'held secret talks with Farc rebel ... Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has said that he once held secret talks with a top leader of Colombian rebel group Farc. (BBC News -- Americas)
Mexico's Drug War Hits Home Mar 16, 2010
The fact that U.S. helicopters, training and intelligence have forced the Mexican drug cartels to shift routes, fight each other more viciously, and cut out middleman in their dealings with suppliers the FARC terrorists of Colombia suggest a reason for the consular killings. Like wolves, traffickers grow less afraid with exposure. (Investors Business Daily)
Mutual admiration at awards ceremony Mar 16, 2010
Betancourt, a French-Colombian who was running for president of Colombia when she was kidnapped in 2002 by leftist FARC guerrillas, quipped that she didn't know who was more impressive, the presenters or the women being honored. "It's like a dream, being here with Meryl Streep," she said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Spanish Politicos Want Tougher Chavez Stance Mar 11, 2010
Last week, a Spanish judge ordered the detention of 12 members of ETA, a Basque separatist group, and Colombia's main guerrilla group, known as the FARC, for planning to assassinate Colombian political figures, including President lvaro Uribe, during visits to Spain. The same day, Mr. Zapatero asked Venezuela to "explain" the allegations of cooperation with the ETA and FARC made by Spanish Judge Eloy Velasco ... Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez, who denied any ties to the FARC or ETA, blasted... (Newsmax)
Warhol Silkscreens Unveiled in Rural Colombia Mar 11, 2010
FARC rebels kill Colombian governorBOGOTA, Colombia Under pressure from government troops, Marxist rebels killed a provincial governor Tuesday after kidnapping him in a.. FARC rebels make off with. (Newsmax)
Colombian, Spanish Rebels Trained in Venezuela Mar 8, 2010
MADRID, Members of the militant Basque separatist group ETA trained around 100 guerillas from Colombia's rebel FARC group in camps in Venezuela, the Spanish daily El Pais reported Sunday ... El Pais said the information came from witness statements made by four former FARC members to Spanish police in Bogota last October ... The ABC newspaper in Madrid quoted Spanish police reports saying ETA and FARC first made contact in Cuba in 1993 and held two training camps in 2003. (Newsmax)
Chavez mocks Clinton as "blond Condoleezza" Mar 6, 2010
President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government stirred Chavez's wrath this week by demanding an explanation of a judge's accusations that Venezuela had helped Basque ETA and Colombian FARC rebels plot possible attacks on Spanish soil. But Chavez said after a conversation with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, he was satisfied that Madrid was now simply requesting information, not making accusations. (MSNBC -- International)
Spain says Venezuela to cooperate Mar 3, 2010
On Monday, Spanish Judge Eloy Velasco indicted six members of the Basque group ETA, most of them exiled in Latin America, and seven members of the Colombian rebel group FARC for a variety of alleged crimes, including plotting to kill former Colombian President Andres Pastrana and the current president, Alvaro Uribe ... He said allegations of collaboration between ETA and the FARC were not new, but the idea that Venezuela's government might be involved was ... The FARC, or Revolutionary Armed... (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
* Colombian rebel fighters produce a dance album Feb 26, 2010
X Felipe Rincon, FARC commander ... The result: Guerrilla Dance, a would-be breakthrough album for Manuel Marulanda, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a group better known for bombing and kidnapping than topping the charts ... After four decades in the jungle waging Latin Americas bloodiest insurgency, Marulanda wanted to broaden the FARCs appeal and win new recruits. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Americas bloc formed excludes U.S. Feb 24, 2010
Colombia has said Chavez's government aids Marxist guerrillas waging war on Colombia, particularly the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC.. Colombia bombed a FARC stronghold in Ecuador in March 2008, prompting Chavez to take Ecuador's side and move tanks to Venezuela's border with Colombia. (CNN -- International)
Hostage Rescue in the Colombian Jungle: How FARC Was Faked Out Feb 18, 2010
Law of the Jungle': How Colombia Tricked Rebels of FARC - TIME ... The Colombian military's daring operation aimed to rescue three American contractors who were being held by the fearsome guerrillas of FARC ... The survivors Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes were taken hostage by fierce Marxist guerrillas the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, better known by the Spanish acronym FARC. The initial rescue operation fell apart. (Time.com)
In Colombia, A Bungled First Rescue Attempt Feb 18, 2010
Colombia-FARC Hostage Rescue: Bungled First Attempt - TIME ... Rebel soldiers from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Tacueyo, Colombia ... The survivors Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes were taken hostage by fierce Marxist guerrillas the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, better known by the Spanish acronym FARC. It would take five years, and the help of billions of dollars in U.S. aid, before commandos of the Colombian Army were able to launch a daring,... (Time.com)
Marxists with a Better Business Plan Jan 26, 2010
The Colombian guerrilla army FARC is raking in billions by directly supplying cocaine to Mexican drug cartels ... According to a document captured by Colombian military intelligence, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) the South American nation's biggest guerrilla army negotiated a deal in 2007 to supply Mexican drug cartels directly on consignment, bypassing the gangs that had previously served as go-betweens ... Under the pact, the FARC undertook to provide a kind of vendor... (BusinessWeek)
The Phantom Menace of "El Qaeda" Jan 21, 2010
cited "overwhelming evidence" that al-Qaeda is working closely with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), with Venezuela facilitating their drug deals as well as the activities of numerous international drug cartels and Middle Eastern terror groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah ... "Groups like the FARC are finding new ways to sell drugs in Europe by means of al-Qaeda in Africa," Ros-Lehtinen charged in a statement to reporters earlier this month ... Mack added that evidence exists... (The American Conservative)
Why Can't Obama Fill 177 Key White House Jobs? Jan 20, 2010
Imagine if the head of FARC or Pablo Escobar's ghost came here lobbying to legalize and import their Cocaine. Or look at the DEA's overreaction to Canada's marijuana sellers. (Slate)
Colombia Rebels Attack `Easy' Oil Pipeline Targets After Record Investment Jan 19, 2010
5 million acres), including territories that were once enclaves of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the nations largest rebel group, known as FARC. ... Ecuador increased border patrols after Colombias military killed Raul Reyes, the second in command of FARC, at a camp within Ecuadorean territory in March 2008, he said ... A reported alliance between FARC and a smaller rebel group known as ELN is a sign of their weakening power, Zamora said. (Bloomberg)
U.S. oblivious to al-Qaidas aviation network Jan 14, 2010
The upshot, he said, is that militant organizations -- including groups like the FARC and al-Qaida -- have the "power to move people and material and contraband anywhere around the world with a couple of fuel stops.". Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
