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In Colombia, Are They 'Safe Havens' Or FARC Havens?
Online Wall Street Journal ^ | Friday, November 14, 2003 | By MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY

Posted on 11/17/2003 8:03:49 PM PST by StopGlobalWhining

Edited on 04/22/2004 11:50:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

When Colombian President Alvaro Uribe dared to say, in a September speech, that some "human rights" groups in this country are actually fronts for terrorists, local and international leftists took great umbrage.

Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, who has a well-known soft spot for the Latin left, delivered a pious lecture: "It's imperative that the administration continue to impress on [Mr. Uribe] the importance of democratic values, such as the respect for human rights and free speech."


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: colombia; farc; latinamerica; ngo; terrorists; triborder; tripleborder
When will they ever learn? Terrorism can never be negotiated with or appeased. Whenever I see the initials NGO, I know we have a problem. Whether it's global warming, population control, global government, or any other issue, NGO's are behind it, stirring up a socialist agenda.
1 posted on 11/17/2003 8:03:51 PM PST by StopGlobalWhining
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To: StopGlobalWhining
BTTT
2 posted on 11/17/2003 8:36:59 PM PST by T. Buzzard Trueblood
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To: StopGlobalWhining
Give me one valid reason why the United States has not used B52 bombers on the FARC.

Yes, our three American hostages will be killed, but they will understand why.

3 posted on 11/17/2003 8:41:06 PM PST by Hunble
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To: Cincinatus' Wife; Tailgunner Joe
ping
4 posted on 11/17/2003 8:41:17 PM PST by Libertarianize the GOP (Ideas have consequences)
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To: StopGlobalWhining
bttt
5 posted on 11/20/2003 6:26:11 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
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