pretty damn good poetic justice!
Posted on 03/06/2008 10:13:53 AM PST by StJacques
Telephone Call from Chavez to "Reyes" Allowed Colombians to Locate FARC Camp
Elpais.com.co-EFE
A telephone call that the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, would have made to the guerrilla leader "Raul Reyes,"1 permitted location of the encampment, according to reports from Colombian intelligence, RCN Radio divulged today.
The telephone call took place Wednesday the 27th of February, the day in which four Colombian Congressmen (Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Pérez, Orlando Beltrán, Jorge Eduardo Gechem), kidnapped for almost seven years, were liberated.2
"Chavez, emotionally moved by the liberation of the kidnapped prisoners, called Reyes (alias of Luis Edgar Devia) and told him that everything had gone well," RCN broadcast while citing "high Colombian military sources."
Intelligence services traced the call and detected that Reyes was in Colombian territory near the border with Ecuador, he [then] crossed it "and soon afterwards the bombing came," Friday night and early Saturday morning, when the rebel leader and some twenty other guerrillas were taken down.
According to RCN, "the same intelligence official -- who expressly requested anonymity -- said that there is no end to the irony that it has been a call of President Chavez which permitted us to take Reyes down."
Of equal importance, the source revealed that the supreme chief, founder, and leader of the FARC, Manuel Marulanda Vélez, more commonly known as Tirofijo,3 "has taken refuge in Venezuela."
The intelligence services also "have established that (Tirofijo) is ill" and "he has taken refuge on a Venezuelan farm, not near the border, [but] on the other side of the border with the (Colombian) Department of Norte de Santander."
The RCN sources also broadcast that "Chavez ordered the transfer of battalions to the border to protect Tirofijo in order to avoid doing with him in Venezuelan territory what they did with Reyes in Ecuador."
They added that "if they are mobilizing troops (in Venezuela and sending them to the border) it is for protecting Tirofijo," the source said.
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Translator's Notes:
1 "Raul Reyes" was the alias of Luis Edgar Devia, previously 2nd in command of the FARC until killed by Colombian troops at his FARC encampment in Ecuador this past Monday.
2 The FARC currently hold dozens of high-profile hostages, including former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three American defense contractors, who they are using as bargaining chips to secure the release of FARC prisoners jailed in Colombia. They also hold an untold number of lower-profile hostages that may go into the hundreds.
3 "Tirofijo" is a nickname that roughly translates to "steady shot." Marulanda has been the leader of the FARC from its inception in 1964.
LOL!!
You know, the one with the spouse that's finally proud of America, yet thinks it's really a stinky mean country... That stealy eyed, wannabe stealth POTUS person.
Keep in mind... I'm only judging him by the "content of his character!" (and I find it bad to the bonehead)
No wonder he is so pissed! LOL
Me too, please. Prayers for our family, friends and the whole of Colombia.
Where did all of his money come from for his campaign?
I thought it was partly from Soros. That’s what I had heard. Other than that I have no clue!!! (unless it’s from Oprah, another billionaire)
The Bout situation is a strange one, from what I’ve read on The Counterterrorism Blog it almost seems as if he is or has been hooked up with the CIA, as we seem to have somehwat of a hands-off relationship with him.
Weird.
Money from $oreA$$ is probably a very safe bet.
Now the big question is how much money came from the enemies of America?
pretty damn good poetic justice!
Woah! No wonder “Presidente for Life” Chavez was so PO’d.
Got you too Caipirabob.
And Huey Chavez helped bag the target - delicioso!
Thanks for a ping to some more good news.....Chavez exposes his ...buddy...how fitting....
I kinda like all the ints.
Add me to list too please!
Note to viet Farc...... Laos is not sanctuary
Just not BOGINT, right?
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