What the FARC?

By Kat on March 4, 2008 | | Comments (4)

[Kat]

The newest news on Colombia and Venezuela is that, shocker, Venezuela (Chavez) has been bank rolling FARC to the tune of 300 million.

Venezuela hits back and claims to have info that Colombia's National Police Chief has been dealing cocaine on a large scale. Of course, that has to be extremely ironic considering the number of criminals in Chavez's government and their drug connections. And, the fact that they are bank rolling FARC Narco terrorists.

Columbia breaks out the sledgehammer and claims that FARC sold uranium on the black market. Maybe they mean Chavez was selling it because certain Venezuelan anti-Chavez folks have claimed that Chavez is making deals with Iran for yellow cake under the guise of joint agri-machinery factories.

From the media, though, is the typical ambivalence and quasi @$$ kissing:

The rebels, who have been fighting for more than four decades for a more equitable distribution of wealth in Colombia, fund themselves largely through the cocaine trade, while holding hundreds of kidnapped hostages for ransom and political ends. The drug trafficking and kidnappings haven't helped their reputation, which is why both Correa and Chavez have denied supporting them.

"Fighting for...more equitable distribution of wealth." If that doesn't make you go "What the FARC?" nothing will.

The FARC hasn't been about "more equitable distribution of wealth" in an extremely long time. In fact, it has a ton of wealth from drug cartels that it uses to enrich its leaders (why else did Reyes join them in the first place?) and pay for their private army that is largely used to kidnap, rob, raise and sell narcotics. The absolute horror of narco-farms and plants, the conditions of the enslaved peasants, while the fat cats at the head of FARC walk around with Rolexes cannot be overstated.

You really have to ask how any journalist could write that with a straight face.

Yeah. What the FARC?

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By fdcol63 on March 4, 2008 6:57 AM
kat, What else do you expect from people who, as a general rule, still glorify Che?
 
By Boquisucio on March 4, 2008 8:40 AM
As always: Great Post K-MO. Having done extensive work in Colombia in my past, I do have my own take (similar in many ways from yours) on the matter. I just need a couple of hours away from my Ludditical environment to flesh it out, though before I can make them known in this here Castle.
 
By Fishmugger on March 4, 2008 1:05 PM
Chavez, who has admitted taking coca paste supplied to him as a gift from the President of Bolivia, has sent 10 Battalions of troups to the Columbian border. Chavez is upset FARC, a reconstitution of the Cali drug cartel, was attacked by Columbia in Ecuador who didn't say boo until they realized how much money Chavez spent on their last election. The OAS has asked that this be dealt with diplomatically. OK. We don't have to worry about Bolivia as the last war they fought was over bird droppings...and they lost.
 
By John of Argghhh! on March 4, 2008 1:35 PM
I've actually been to Bolivia and briefed their General Staff college faculty and leadership. They were all earnest men. But they don't have much to be earnest with. And that was before, well before, their current administration took office. Back in the 90's, at least, their major war college exercise was on how to get back the land they lost to Chile in the War of the Pacific. They were embarrassed when, taking student briefs, I figured that out. At the same time, they were impressed that a gringo Army officer knew anything about the War of the Pacific....