Maybe its Chavez helpin' FARC... Colombia seizes rocket launchers from the FARC 20 July 2009 - Recent seizures of AT4 rocket launchers have raised concerns about possible Venezuelan weapons reaching the FARC. See also: FARC exposed 04 April 2008 - In a dramatic 1 March raid against a camp in northern Ecuador, Colombia's security forces killed the second-in-command of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia: FARC), Luis Edgar Devia Silva, better known by his nom-de-guerre, Raul Reyes. The attack was the most spectacular reverse for the FARC in its four-decade insurgency.
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Less competition for Sendera Luminosa... Raid kills No. 1 Colombian rebel Sun, Nov 06, 2011 - MAJOR VICTORY: Colombias president said that the killing of Alfonso Cano was the hardest blow to the FARC in its history, but experts say other leaders will replace him
Farc minin' gold for source of funding... Gold overtakes drugs as source of Colombia rebel funds 16 June 2012 - Rebels are now involved in legal and illegal gold mining; Without massive army support, police cannot check up on the Farc's activities
Convicted for kidnapping U.S. gov't. contractors... FARC member gets 27 years in prison for taking Americans hostage Nov. 10, 2015 - Diego Alfonso Navarrete Beltran pleaded guilty to hostage-taking in August.
FARC's abortionist arrested in Spain... Spain arrests former FARC member 'The Nurse' accused of performing more than 500 forced abortions Dec. 14, 2015 -- Spain's National Police arrested Hector "The Nurse" Arboleda Albeidis Buitrago, a man accused of performing possibly hundreds of forced abortions on female fighters of Colombia's FARC rebel group.
How ya gonna 'follow the money' if it's hidden an' ya can't find it... Colombian rebels hidden cash sparks explosive debate Wed, May 04, 2016 - Do Colombias Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have a multibillion-dollar fortune from kidnapping and drug trafficking stashed in foreign bank accounts?
FARC to relinquish child soldiers... Colombian FARC rebels agree to let minors under 15 leave ranks Monday 16th May, 2016 - Colombia's government and leftist FARC rebels on Sunday agreed to a roadmap for children under 15 to leave guerrilla encampments and re-integrate into civil society, as part of negotiations aimed at ending Latin America's longest war. See also: Colombia's war-weary farmers head home amid hopes and fears Monday 16th May, 2016 - When gunfire and cylinder bombs erupted around their farmhouse, nestled in the jungle in Colombia's southern Putumayo province, Jesus Alebio Portillo and his family took refuge under a bed and, trembling with fear, waited until the fighting stopped.
Peace in 52 yr. Colombian guerilla war within grasp... FARC, Colombia reach bilateral cease-fire deal as peace within grasp June 22, 2016 -- The Colombian government under President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC rebel group on Wednesday announced the warring sides have reached a deal on a bilateral cease-fire that could lead to the end of the 52-year conflict.
Who the Farc are they?... Who are the Farc? 23 June 2016 - Following the announcement that Colombia's largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Farc), and the Colombian government have reached an agreement on a bilateral ceasefire, BBC News takes a closer look at the guerrilla group which has been fighting the longest-running armed insurgency in the Western Hemisphere.
FARC fighters to get amnesty... Bogota Congress approves amnesty for FARC rebels Fri, Dec 30, 2016 - The Colombian Congress on Wednesday approved an amnesty law to protect thousands of demobilizing Marxist guerrilla fighters from prosecution for minor crimes committed during the countrys 52-year war.
Atlas... how would all this fit with what is happening now? I taught English and worked as a salesman for a rose plantation in Quito, Ecuador from January 2001 to August of 2002. http://www.politicalforum.com/index.php?threads/ecuador-could-become-another-venezuela.497280/ Ecuador could become another Venezuela.....
I have been thinking and thinking and thinking about something that I could do for the nation of Colombia one of these days........ I really appreciated it when they stamped my Canadian passport for 525 days........... even though I just went across the border into Colombia for a few hours... and then returned to Ecuador. Their doing this made me feel very, very welcome................. I am thinking that they should use that leaf.... .that the natives chew on...... at high altitudes.... as a possible treatment for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome......... They need to hire a bunch of doctors and do double blind studies on that leaf though........ and they might not be able to patent a natural substance........... Basically.... they would be looking to increase medical tourism to Colombia...... now was the name of that leaf....... Aloe Vera.....????? No..... I don't think that that was it????? http://www.politicalforum.com/index.php?threads/why-would-dr-ben-carson-make-such-claims.453165/ Why would Dr. Ben Carson make such claims?
Now if they would accept some Alternative Money....... that would indeed be promising........ http://www.politicalforum.com/index...m-hour-or-dollar-alternative-currency.496787/ Proposed Green Party Volunteerism Hour or Dollar alternative currency.
FARC rebel leader in intensive care after stroke... Top Colombian rebel leader in intensive care after stroke Monday 3rd July, 2017 -- The top commander of Colombia's largest rebel movement was hospitalized Sunday following a stroke and remains in intensive care, just days after his group handed over the last of its individual weapons as part of a historic peace deal.
I have read that some of the native tribes of Colombia and Peru are able to work effectively at well over ten thousand feet altitude because they chew on the leaf of a certain plant. I wonder what that same plant might do for people with chronic fatigue syndrome ......IF....... sulphuric acid and kerosene were NOT ADDED to it....... but instead it was just in its natural state as a medicine?????
Granny says, "Dat's right - put him inna cell with El Chapo... Former FARC Leader Arrested In Colombia On U.S. Drug Warrant April 10, 2018 • The former rebel commander and top peace negotiator known as Jesus Santrich is accused of conspiring to smuggle $15 million worth of cocaine into the U.S.