Colombia: Evidence suggests Chavez gave FARC $300M
CNN ^ | March 3, 2008 | AP via CNN
Posted on 03/03/2008 3:37:11 PM PST by Islander7
(CNN) — Evidence found in computers seized in a raid over the weekend suggests that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez recently gave the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia $300 million, Colombia’s national police chief said Monday.
Speaking at a news conference, Gen. Oscar Naranjo also said evidence in the computers suggests FARC had given Chavez 100 million pesos when he was a jailed rebel leader.
FARC has fought to overthrow the Colombian government for 40 years.
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Colombias restraint through this whole thing is remarkable. If the situation was reversed and Colombia was giving aid and comfort to terrorists plotting to overthrow Venezuela, what would Hugo do? He would have mounted numerous strikes across the border into Colombia already, citing a need for “self defense.”