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Colombia: Guerrilla Leader Is Sentenced

The New York Times

WORLD BRIEFING | THE AMERICAS

Colombia: Guerrilla Leader Is Sentenced

By SIMON ROMERO
Published: January 29, 2008

Ricardo Palmera, a top leader of the Marxist-inspired Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was sentenced by a federal court in Washington to 60 years in prison for taking part in the kidnapping of three American military contractors in 2003. Mr. Palmera, 57, the most senior Colombian guerrilla leader extradited to the United States, had justified the abductions as a tactic of war by the FARC, Latin America’s largest rebel group. At the courtroom where he was sentenced, Mr. Palmera, known by the nom de guerre Simón Trinidad, accused the United States of improperly intervening in Colombia’s affairs and shouted, “Long live the FARC!�?

By sloopskipper on Jan 29, 2008, 04:07 in Politics & the war.

tejasmarcos says on Jan 29, 2008, 05:42:

i hope he becomes someones biaaaaatch.

trying to walk a straight line on sour mash and cheap wine...

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nueva york bombero says on Jan 29, 2008, 05:51:

He will.... A large black gentleman named Leroy's gonna give him what he needs!!!!!

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tasco66 says on Jan 29, 2008, 06:12:

I love to start the day with this kind of good news

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

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nueva york bombero says on Jan 29, 2008, 06:13:

Yeah, I agree. I think it's gonna be a good day!

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MaFe says on Jan 29, 2008, 08:07:

I have a HUGE smile on my face...justice...I love the word...and especially when bastards like this pay for their bad actions!!

NY bombero...will you be at the peace walk on Monday?

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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nueva york bombero says on Jan 29, 2008, 10:00:

Yes I will and I enlisted a few bomberos with personal ties to this shit.
No PBHers, but interesting to say the least!!!
Do you have shirts?

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MaFe says on Jan 29, 2008, 10:05:

I have a ruana with the bandera, and two girl shirts (tshirts) how do you plan on wearing shirts with the cold weather? I am going alone.....=(

"All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. "-Aristotle

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nueva york bombero says on Jan 29, 2008, 10:15:

We will meet you there....
Get in touch beforehand and we'll meet up.
Ciao pescao....

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Sam Salmon says on Jan 29, 2008, 10:54:

Part of the Good News here is that he was betrayed by fellow FARC members-for money.

Arrested in Ecuador while his double crossers went into hiding-his life is over.

' a la orden!'

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catherine b says on Jan 31, 2008, 14:31:

What's amazing is that farc wants Trinidad and Sonia to be part of the exchange. They're making the release of the hostages almost impossible. What's mind boggling and infuriating about this new demand is that when these two were initially captured, Uribe offered not to extradite them in exchange for the hostages. Farc did'nt accept the offer and now they want to make Trinidad and Sonia part of the deal?!?!

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Mr. Hollywood says on Jan 31, 2008, 14:52:

Four words:

Negotiating in bad faith.

It's about attention, not results.

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