Bogotá Bomb

Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:09:

Sorry, someone just posted link:

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/bogota/tres-personas-habrian-muerto-e...

http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/news-of-bomb/

La vida es una rutina

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manINred says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:13:

It says three are dead. Maldito FARC de mierda. As they get more desperate, I wonder if things will get worse.

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manINred says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:14:

That sorta thing is so horrible. It reminds you that Colombia is still a country with serious internal problems.

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:18:

manINred says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:21:

I'm not sure... it just seems the logical choice. I'll eat my words if wrong (and I very well could be), but my Colombian friends think the same.

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manINred says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:26:

Well, whoever is after me for making false assumptions on the internet can come and get me. They 'd probably freeze to death before finding me anyway ;)

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:29:

Waterdawg says on Jan 27, 2009, 19:49:

That was to close ( and I mean close ) for comfort !

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miamimike says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:30:

How could this happen? Don't the Perps know this is the Colombia of 2008??? Where is our Man on the street Don Gringo and what does he have to say about this atrocity? Put a BOLO out for DG pronto! Gomezman, where are you???

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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Simon says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:38:

MiamiMike, I bet you must be rejoicing in the wake of this latest tragedy in Colombia.

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:39:

I think I must have walked past that place about 5 days ago. Wierd. Terrible too.

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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miamimike says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:40:

Simon--you are one SICK puppy,,,

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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miamimike says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:41:

Ma, Simon threw his dose of Ritalin down the Toilet! LOL




Ritalin: Ritalin is used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and narcolepsy (an uncontrollable desire to sleep). When given for attention deficit disorder, Ritalin should be an integral part of a total treatment program that includes psychological, educational, and social measures.

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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Cheers Terry says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:43:

That was really low, even for you Simon.

Cheers,
Terry

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miamimike says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:45:

CT--consider the source,,,

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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Simon says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:48:

I'm sure all the Colombia-haters are happy too about this bomb, Cheers Terry!

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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miamimike says on Jan 27, 2009, 20:50:

Simon--Take that Dose of Ritalin Now-Pronto!

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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Cheers Terry says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:05:

I expect ignorant comments from Simon, he can't help it. But gleefully proclaiming that someone here could be happy about a bomb is way beyond his usual immaturity. It's disgusting.

Simon, you should be ashamed of yourself.

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Simon says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:07:

And I think that to rub it in by being sarcastic regarding Colombia's safety situation is disgusting!

Don't throw rocks and not expect them to be thrown back!

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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miamimike says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:09:

Terry-Like I say, consider the Source and look at his past posting history and comments made! No surprise he wrote something like that, truth be told, I would have been shocked had he NOT penned someting of this nature,,,That's Our Boy Simon!

Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte después Bésame, bésame mucho Como si fuera esta noche La última vez Bésame, bésame mucho Que tengo miedo a perderte Perderte de

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Cheers Terry says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:10:

That's better, just your usual illogical blabbering that has nothing whatsoever to do with the topic at hand.

Back to normal. Carry on... yawn...

Cheers,
Terry

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Simon says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:13:

Cheers Terry,

I was referring to MiamiMikes smartass "How could this happen? Don't the Perps know this is the Colombia of 2008???" comment!!

I think that was uncalled for! Don't fokin' throw salt in our wounds and expect me to stand by quietly!!

"Just an honest, decent Colombian trying to do the right thing."--Simon

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ferran says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:41:

As long that there is coke sniffing fiends in Miami, N.Y. and all over the world, Colombian money fiends are out to grab it, why should you be surprise, that the government of Colombia has a stake in the deal, why so many of you refused to accept the reality on the matter, is business as allways, we may never know who is behind these bombings, could it be FARC? or the police? or the PARAS? who are the paras anyway? is it you or me? we are all complices in this passion play. are we not. think about it. Its a dangerous world we live in, no matter where you go.

All truth goes through three phases. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self evident.

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Waterdawg says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:41:

Could be worse .....

22 killed in surging wave of violence in Mexico !


Tue Jan 27, 9:06 pm ET

22 killed in surging wave of violence in Mexico AFP/File – Photo illustration of a Mexican policeman standing next to a Petroleos de Mexico oil truck. Twenty-two …

MONTERREY, Mexico (AFP) – Twenty-two people were found shot dead late Monday and Tuesday in northern Mexico, including four found on property belonging to the state-run oil giant Pemex, police said.

The killings are likely the result of the ongoing war between powerful drug cartels for control of lucrative access corridors to the United States, officials said.

Petroleos de Mexico workers found the bodies of the four men, some half-dressed and with tape over their eyes, piled up in a well on company property some 150 kilometers (93 miles) northeast of Monterrey, on the US-Mexican border.

The men had all been shot in the head, police in this prosperous and heavily industrialized city told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Meanwhile to the west in the state of Chihuahua, a state also bordering the United States, police found 18 bodies.

Among the dead were three men were found Tuesday afternoon in the state capital Chihuahua with their hands and feet tied. Police said that witnesses saw how the victims were forced out of a vehicle and riddled with bullets on the spot.

Other bodies were found in different state cities, including five in Ciudad Juarez, the epicenter of a war between the Juarez and Sinaloa drug cartels. Already 116 people have been killed in drug violence in Juarez in 2009.

In 2008 some 2,400 people were murdered in Chihuahua state, 1,600 of them in Ciudad Juarez, according to government figures.

The Mexican government has deployed some 36,000 soldiers across the country to battle organized crime.

Across the country, 5,300 people were murdered in 2008, the government said.

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manINred says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:43:

Simon, direct your anger towards the hps who did this, not towards people on this thread!

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mike08 says on Jan 27, 2009, 21:50:

no surprise here. thankfully i moved to the lovely coast, away from Bogotá - however for the six months that i was there, attacks were happening on average once per month. mostly in the north side. CRA 9 # 82 isn't terribly far from andino and zona t. the fact that this is extortion related and without concern for innocents can't make a lot of people living in a nice part of Bogotá feel too good.

Don’t take yourself too seriously. If you can develop the ability to laugh at yourself, you will be much more relaxed when given or giving criticism… Blessed is he who can enjoy his blunders.– John C. Maxwell

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njc (Dev team) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 27, 2009, 22:00:

Looks like it was a Citibank ATM:
https://www.latinamerica.citibank.com/colombia/lacogl/spanish/services...

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christobeldawg says on Jan 27, 2009, 22:31:

any chance that Bettancourt[check spelling] will be the next president?

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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goin_south says on Jan 27, 2009, 22:41:

Dawg! I think you're trying to stir chit ;-))

Or, maybe you were in Bogota on that last round here of BetanCourt battle if she should be/could be/ or no.

Btw... I've got a great video for you to watch of game winning shot from 35 ft, nothing but net with 1/10th second (how did they measure that??) on the clock.

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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christobeldawg says on Jan 27, 2009, 22:47:

me, no. never trying to stir chit[well maybe at times, but always, that is my evil dark side], just wonderin about that. She appears to be someone who could stir up something with her leadership, after years in the jungle, for God's sake.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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christobeldawg says on Jan 27, 2009, 22:48:

They can't reelect Uribe forever, no?

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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goin_south says on Jan 27, 2009, 23:04:

Simon, Dawg should be on your list of friends; he's trying to seriously digress from topic here ;-)

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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christobeldawg says on Jan 27, 2009, 23:13:

What was the topic? I was thinking we were in free association mode, at this time of night, on the right coast.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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goin_south says on Jan 27, 2009, 23:40:

Dawg, check yer profile page in a moment.

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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La_Huella says on Jan 28, 2009, 00:36:

My bet, it was extortion based and somebody got a little too crazy with the punch the explosives packed and caused a lot more mayhem than they intended.

Don't be surprised if it happens on the "lovely" coast too. Although half those neighborhoods I saw in CTG, blowing them up would probably be an improvement :P

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mike08 says on Jan 28, 2009, 04:17:

there is plenty of common crime in cartagena. since arriving in bogota in july, there were about 7 "terror related" attacks within 20 blocks of my strata 6 apartment. so, yes, i would be very surprised if similar attacks occur and with the same frequency in boca/castillo grande.

"Although half those neighborhoods I saw in CTG, blowing them up would probably be an improvement :P"

were you looking at the real estate or the people?

Don’t take yourself too seriously. If you can develop the ability to laugh at yourself, you will be much more relaxed when given or giving criticism… Blessed is he who can enjoy his blunders.– John C. Maxwell

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Waterdawg says on Jan 28, 2009, 06:26:

Goin_south ; you have something to say to me ??

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billyb says on Jan 28, 2009, 06:49:

wrong dawg.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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sanandressi says on Jan 28, 2009, 06:56:

Hey miamike your comment got you the response that you got. I am still trying to understand your comment? Who is "Dongringo" anyway? The FARC is not dead and so what?

You can change your Bush comment about the shoe. Bush is gone and what did your boy Clinton do about Al Qaeda from 93 to 2000? You know, the first World Trade Center bombing in 93? Liberals have short memeories at times maybe...? Maybe not...? Seven years to get himself serviced in the White House by a 22 year old intern and nothing against terrorists? Not to mention the Cole incident and the Kenya embassy.

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 28, 2009, 07:32:

Waterdawg says on Jan 28, 2009, 07:32:

What the devil am I wrong about ????? Man I am confused !

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 28, 2009, 07:34:

bickerss says on Jan 28, 2009, 08:27:

Wasnt this hte Blockbuster that was flattened by the hail storm in 05 as well?

Investment Strategy - buying when others are crying!! Offloading when others are gloating!!!

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Waterdawg says on Jan 28, 2009, 09:23:

ColombnoGringo... Just back from the Brot cafe ( Two blocks from Blockbuster ) , had my morning Coffee : Now I got's it ! ... Ding , ding , ding ! .. I picked up two movies yesterday , wonder if I get hit with a late charge ..lol

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pobrecito says on Jan 28, 2009, 12:44:

Perhaps a new "falso positivo" ?
With Uribe you can expect anything ...

No mas Tasco66 !

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nine inch nails says on Jan 28, 2009, 13:28:

"and what did your boy Clinton do about Al Qaeda from 93 to 2000?"

Amen. I'm not selecting any party/side but this comment carrys some weight. We are all in this together. Thanks God for the size of BOG only 2 killed/22 some injured and a regular explosive. The Al Queadas are hell bent on setting off either a dity bomb or suitcase nuke and then were talking 30K minimum either mortido or sick from radiation. They could strike anywhere and been partnering with who knows maybe even FARC??

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JustoXT says on Jan 28, 2009, 13:57:

can someone please tell me if this is near Niza Antigua?

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 28, 2009, 14:05:

JustoXT says on Jan 28, 2009, 14:09:

thankyou thankyou thank you

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Gator says on Jan 28, 2009, 15:01:

We heard it but that's all. To pin down the location it was about a block north of Centro Comercial Andino mall about two blocks south of Séptimo (Av 7)

"Bene, cum Latine nescias, nolo manus meas in te maculare" .

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La_Huella says on Jan 28, 2009, 21:29:

It's in the neighborhood of El Retiro, one of the most expensive places to live in the city.

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utopiacowboy says on Jan 28, 2009, 21:45:

I wouldn't blame them for blowing up a Citibank. We need to declare war against all the big banks, BOA, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo - they are all a bunch of evil bastards.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 28, 2009, 22:16:

UtopiaC was the writer of Fight Club.

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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christobeldawg says on Jan 28, 2009, 22:20:

jaja RJ. Hey, what happened to our sailing trip? and waterdawg, would you please stop taking insults directed at me personally. I take great pride in those, and do not wish to share them.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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goin_south says on Jan 28, 2009, 22:31:

hey1 let's leave fokn Chase bank alone, ok. thanks.

I spoke with a friend in Bogota tonight, who didn't even know a bomba went off yesterday or whenever...

Si; it's true, if a tree falls in the forest and no one hears or sees it fall.... so what?

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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turnmeon (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jan 29, 2009, 05:14:

Waterdawg says on Jan 29, 2009, 09:10:

christobeldawg .. Please except my apologies !! lol

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goin_south says on Jan 29, 2009, 15:21:

Chris... A Dawg is a Dawg is a Dawg; todos esta perritos.

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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Robert Jorge says on Jan 29, 2009, 22:48:

Goin South - you raise a good point. A city of 7.5 million people, and 2 are killed .... and? A Bogota resident had a 1 in 3.25 million chance of being killed. If one were to do real risk assessment science - unless in certain specific groups, the average Bogota resident would have a better chance of being killed by a shark - though they would never even see the ocean in their lifetime.

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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La_Huella says on Jan 30, 2009, 02:51:

I'd rather be killed than wounded in one of those attacks. Wounded doesn't just mean a booboo in something like this, it means 3rd degree burns, missing limbs etc.

But still you're right, in Bogota we have traffic pickpockets and muggers to worry about way before we even think about stuff like that!

GS is that a pic of Baron La Croix???? I didn't know you were into that!!

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billyb says on Jan 31, 2009, 00:03:

"I'd rather be killed than wounded in one of those attacks"

Wouldn't you want the opportunity to get revenge?

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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La_Huella says on Jan 31, 2009, 19:04:

Took the words right out of my mouth Johnny :P

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goin_south says on Feb 1, 2009, 21:02:

no biggy, but just for perspective's sake: I talked to two people from Bogota last week and neither knew anything about this incident, or... so they claimed.. and they were people of integrity

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 1, 2009, 21:09:

goin_south says on Feb 1, 2009, 21:24:

it was Wednesday, Thursday, Friday... Bogota is pretty big. Not everyone 'heard it', and not everyone is tied to the TV... not everyone heard 'about it'.

As I said, just trying to put a little perspective to it.
Because if someone is new here, then... well.. you get my point...

nothin I say is to be takn for my words, but rather for the words of Sailor Jerry.

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Alma del Norte (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 1, 2009, 21:27: