http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowell/2006/07/25/then_and_now
"Then and now"
By Thomas Sowell
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
COLUMN SNIPPET: "Those of us old enough to remember World War II face many painful reminders of how things have changed in Americans' behavior during a war. Back then, the president's defeated opponent in the 1940 election -- Wendell Wilkie -- not only supported the war, he became a personal envoy from President Roosevelt to Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
We were all in it together -- and we knew it. People who had been highly critical of American foreign policy before we were attacked at Pearl Harbor now fell silent and devoted themselves to winning the war.
What if the people, institutions, and attitudes of today were somehow taken back in time to World War II? What would have been the result? Would we have ended up winning or losing that war?"
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=farc
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http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=96
"Group Profile:
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
Mothertongue Name:
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)
Aliases: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito del Pueblo (FARC-EP)
Base of Operation: Colombia"
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20060724T220000-0500_109756_OBS_COLOMBIAN_REBELS_OFFER_TO_FIGHT_FOR_VENEZUELA_AGAINST_US.asp
"Colombian rebels offer to fight for Venezuela against US"
AP
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia's leading rebel group offered to fight for Venezuela if the United States invades the neighbouring country.
"Count on us if the hawks of Washington come to attack the brave people, those who embody the hopes of our continent in their revolution," said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, in a statement addressed to the Venezuelan communist party's congress.
The FARC has been fighting the government and far-right paramilitaries for more than four decades."
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http://www.isn.ethz.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=16404
"FARC moves to consolidate trafficking network"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "As the paramilitaries move out, the Colombia's FARC has moved in to consolidate its hold on the principle corridors that enable the trafficking of guns and drugs."
Commentary by Sam Logan for ISN Security Watch (18/07/06)