Actually we had a surprising growth of FARC, ironically also Mexican cartels in Honduras just before and after signing ALBA. They didn´t shrink they networked. Our kidnappings for ransom have tripled here. Drug trafficking from Venezuela is bad enough we were named a narco state...embarrassing to say the least..then Zelaya is knocked out of power and today FARC condemns the coup of Zelaya..more than enough to raise eyebrows..last year we siezed a huge weapons cashe that belonged to FARC and 480 thousand dollars belonging to them as well. There was an entire newspaper about six months ago dedicated to the growth of FARC and at the time they didn´t make the connection of ALBA and FARC..but I am betting something is there..they are shrewd and marxist and so is ALBA as well as ironically all of these countries removing DEA agents from their areas, Venezuela refuses to call them terrorists and Ecuador threw a fit when Columbia attacked a rebel camp.
I am betting we don´t know half of it.
Interesting. You seem to know more about this than I do. I’d be interested to see your findings when you’re done with your research.