Posted on 05/24/2008 10:14:47 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela has been caught. Despite his protestations of innocence, Interpol has corroborated the authenticity of thousands of computer files captured during a Colombian Army raid on a FARC rebel camp in Venezuela. Only a small share of this trove has been released, but it leaves little doubt that Venezuela has been aiding the guerrillas’ effort to overthrow Colombia’s democratically elected government.
The Colombian government released documents from the computers that suggest Venezuelan intelligence officials tried to secure weapons for the FARC and that Mr. Chávez’s government offered the rebels oil and a $250 million loan. Information in the files has already led to the seizure of FARC funds in Costa Rica.
Colombia can now take the issue to the Organization of American States, the United Nations Security Council or the International Court of Justice. But it might need further corroborating evidence, as Interpol only certified that the Colombian government did not tamper with the files but said nothing about the veracity of their content.
Mr. Chávez has a more important choice to make: he can sink once and for all into the role of regional pariah, to be contained or isolated in the name of regional stability, or he can commit to becoming a responsible neighbor. All of his neighbors, and all Venezuelans, should urge him to choose the latter course.
Responsibility means that Mr. Chávez must halt all aid to the FARC — which long ago chose drug trafficking over political liberation — and use his influence to get the rebels to lay down their arms and join the demobilization process that is under way for Colombia’s right-wing paramilitary groups.
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Sounds as if they are trying to “save” Chavez by putting forward on “out” that he promise to be really, really good this time, he “really really” means it.
I guess I should read the article before judging, but it is hard for me to believe that the NYT would do anything but help cover up for Chavez.
Interpol is an international organization. Even the left can not ignore that. They like collective anything. So called “Collective Wisdom” makes them almost orgasmic. It is just the left belatedly figuring out that maybe... just maybe Chavez hates all of us not just Bush.
“...or he can commit to becoming a responsible neighbor.”
Responsible for what?
“Even the left can not ignore that.”
Isn’t Obama among FARC’s friends? Will we ever see the contents of that laptop which referred to Obama advisers having met with FARC? This seems like a mammoth scandal which has simply been brushed under the rug.
Interesting that the NYT managed to get the words "right-wing" in the article when the topic is Communist drug runners, I mean sympathizers. Oh, and a small, corrupt man who thinks he's the second coming of Castro. Though the first-coming of Castro was nothing to write home about either.
Tell the leopard that he can stay, but those spots will have to go.
Looks like that computer was exceedingly valuable.
After generations of war, Columbia has suddenly been wiping the commie narcotics thugs off the map for the last 2 months.
I too stood on the arms of my Lazyboy and shouted at the TV when I heard about the laptop contents. I can't understand why Oriely, Hanity, or Rush isn't screaming this daily.
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It breaks their heart.
I would very much like to know EXACTLY what was said about Obama by the FARC. It could prove to be very interesting.
don't look now but Chavez is already a regional joke...
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