[backhoe]

Good morning, Cincy... we are going to see more & more of this stuff, right in our own back yard. Probably within our own borders... stay alert, stay safe, and don't walk out the door with "your hands empty..."

[Free the USA]

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[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bogota bombing linked to Irish, Basque rebels *** WASHINGTON -- Colombian Defense Minister Marta Ramirez said Tuesday the weekend car bombing in Bogota that killed 32 people was a highly sophisticated operation that probably received technical assistance from foreign groups. Ramirez, in Washington for talks with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other officials, mentioned the Irish Republican Army and the Spanish Basque separatist group ETA as possible sources of the expertise.

Colombian officials have blamed the bombing on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by the Spanish initials FARC. Ramirez said FARC militants are accustomed to life in the jungle, where, she said, they have no access to the techniques of car bombs and other intricate operations.

Reflecting the growing guerrilla propensity for carrying the civil war to urban centers, Ramirez said police were able to thwart six car bombings in Bogota in December alone. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe suggested at the time that there may have been an ETA or IRA role in the bombing attempts. Colombian authorities established an IRA link with the FARC several years ago when they took into custody three foreign members of the IRA. Colombia's civil war has persisted for 38 years. ***