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Chickenshit FARC Narcos Scared Spitless of Uribe

Rebels order Uribe assassination

By Jeremy McDermott BBC News, Medellin

Rebels have been ordered to focus on killing President Uribe
Security around Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been tightened after rebels issued an order for his assassination.
Intelligence services have intercepted guerrilla communications calling all units to focus on murdering Mr Uribe.

Mr Uribe has led a US-backed campaign to crack down on the country's militia.

Farc's orders show a new urgency brought on by Mr Uribe's efforts to stand for a second four-year term in 2006.

The president, who has survived more than 10 attempts on his life, has pledged to bring the guerrilla groups to the peace table at gun-point or defeat them altogether.

Farc leaders have instructed all fronts or guerrilla companies to explore ways to murder the president.

They do not want another administration supported by the US committed to launching all-out military offensives against them.

Security forces are taking the new threat seriously and are reinforcing the president's protection.

Mr Uribe is already the most highly protected Latin American leader and his bodyguards have been sent to the US for training.

By Sam Salmon on Nov 8, 2004, 20:49 in Politics & the war.