Colombia Bombs Rebel Territory

yahoo.com ^ | Feb 21, 2002, 9:35 AM ET | ANDREW SELSKY

[Cincinatus' Wife]

(February 21, 2002)-Houston Chronicle- "FARC has opted for terrorism" Colombian president breaks off talks with rebels

Colombian President Ends Peace Talks After Hijacking, Military Begins Bombing Rebel Territory

[mad puppy]

The time has come, and its about time.

No more negotiations, not more peace talks. A terrorist is a terrorist and they won't stop til we are dead.

Oh, this was in Colombia? We should watch closely as perhaps we'll learn what it means to really take the gloves off.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

A terrorist is a terrorist and they won't stop til we are dead.

Bump!

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Chavez: Colombian Rebel Contact 'Humanitarian'-denies collaborating with FARC

FARC Rebel planned to assassinate Colombia Pres. Pastrana, says Venezuela Pres "Chavez 'Trusted' Him"-- BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A leftist rebel accused of plotting the assassination of Colombia's president said Thursday night that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ``trusted'' him completely. Diego Serna, a confessed member of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, stunned the nation when he appeared in a video next to Chavez - pulling out his chair, handing him a glass of water - during a state visit in May.

[livius]

Good! If they'd waited much longer, they wouldn't have had a country left.

I also think that this wouldn't have happened quite so dramatically if they hadn't gotten some at least tacit encouragement from the U.S. I hope our pathetic non-policies of the last 8 years in dealing with Latin America are about to undergo a radical change.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I hope our pathetic non-policies of the last 8 years in dealing with Latin America are about to undergo a radical change.

Thank goodness President George W. Bush went over Sen. Christopher Dodd's attempt to Stop Otto Reich didn't work.

Sen. Dodd's petulance threatens national security

[hchutch]

You know, we may need to do a 187 on Chavez before he gets any worse...

[hchutch]

Carlos Castano was saying this for years before Pastrana got on board....

[Cincinatus' Wife]

do a 187

?---I expect it isn't nice.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Residents light candles during a vigil to condemn terrorism in Neiva, 149 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Bogota, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002. An airliner departing from Neiva was hijacked by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, Wednesday. Thousands of people throughout Colombia lit candles for three minutes to condemn terrorism. (AP Photo/Scott Dalton)

High school students light candles during a vigil to condemn terrorism at Bogota's main square, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002. Thousands of people throughout Colombia lit candles for three minutes to condemn terrorism. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

[hchutch]

187 is rap talk for homicide. We whack the creep. CIA's restriction on that seems to have been shelved for the duration...

Almost enough for me to do a sack dance on the grave of Frank Church...

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Almost enough for me to do a sack dance on the grave of Frank Church...

?--I guess he's one of the bad guys.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bump!

[hchutch]

Church ran the hearings that led to the gutting of the CIA.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Good for him. More Americans should become involved in our national security, which includes free flowing oil.
With FARC attacking the pipeline, it was in our interest to try to end FARC's Marxist aggression.
But it's clear now the FARC terrorists had no intention of stopping their tactics.

NYSE bio [Excerpt] Dick Grasso, 55, has been chairman and chief executive officer of the New York Stock Exchange since June 1, 1995. Since 1988, he had been president and chief operating officer. While continuing in those positions, he became executive vice chairman of the Exchange on Jan. 1, 1991. He is the first member of the NYSE's management to be elected to any of these positions in the NYSE's 209-year history.

Mr. Grasso joined the Exchange in 1968. In 1973, Mr. Grasso became director of listings and marketing, in charge of adding qualified prospects to the NYSE's list of companies. In December 1977, he was promoted to vice president, corporate services, and in November 1981, he was appointed senior vice president, corporate services, with the added responsibility for liaison, coordination and support for all NYSE-listed companies. Mr. Grasso became executive vice president, marketing group, in 1983 and then executive vice president, capital markets, in May 1986, with responsibility for all financial products and the market data group. [End Excerpt]

[hchutch]

All we have to do now is to remove the AUC from the bad list, and we will be in good shape in Colombia.

Carlos Castano's the guy I'd be backing if I were in charge of things in DC.