Colombian rebels deny Venezuelan funding

jack_jason says on Mar 20, 2008, 06:09:

Who could believe to a group of terrorists? Obviously, Chavez & Correa already talked to their "camaradas" to deny everything. What ever is the information contained in the laptops about the link between Chavez, Correa and Farc will put them in a serious troubles.

This is just spanglish, please do not correct me

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sloopskipper says on Mar 20, 2008, 07:07:

Of course, is total BS.

Hopefully it will nail the Three Stooges, and maybe more.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Mar 20, 2008, 08:27:

Once more, the FARC over-denies. If they simply denied the validity of the information, that would be one thing, but the argument they offer--that there's no way the laptops could have survived the bombing--is transparently bogus.

The best thing is this: There's no way that $300 million was given to the FARC in unmarked $100 bills. If it was done, it went through the banking system. And there's very little that can't be unraveled in the world of international banking, especially if you have a laptop with account information.

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billyb says on Mar 20, 2008, 08:29:

"Once more, the FARC over-denies. If they simply denied the validity of the information, that would be one thing, but the argument they offer--that there's no way the laptops could have survived the bombing--is transparently bogus"

Good observation H.

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goin_south says on Mar 20, 2008, 23:17:

How did the Colombian Gov/Army... figure out his password, to get into the computers?
and,... I'm wondering too, at this point... how did the computers survive the fires?

'what does it mean, when one of you (colombians) tell another: YOU WERE NOT/ARE NOT. 'COLOMBIAN ENOUGH'?? jejeje..a mixture, I think, of stupidity mixed with a false sense of arrogance.. How 'colombian' do you have to be? to be 'colombian enough

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billyb says on Mar 21, 2008, 06:02:

Maybe they were those industrial titanuim ones ? What are you, a FARC supporter? jejeje.

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sloopskipper says on Mar 21, 2008, 08:08:

I used one of these before I retired, was pretty much waterproof, could withstand a 6' fall and we had videos of a Hum-vie driving over one:

http://www.slate.com/id/2080546/

The hard drives are encased in gel, making them very shock resistant.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Mar 21, 2008, 08:47:

Remember, GS, the entire computer doesn't need to survive, just the hard drive. And hard drives are pretty damn tough. And if you're a FARC commander living in the jungle, I'm guessing you keep your computers pretty well protected, otherwise the elements alone would make them stop working in short order.

It terms of cracking passwords, etc, that stuff is child's play to any decent intelligence service, and there are certainly a few of those interested in Reyes' data.

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msaucey says on Mar 21, 2008, 13:51:

I personally liked this part of the article...

"...In a statement delivered to the Venezuelan government-funded channel Telesur..." Okay, isn't this Chavez controled TV station....

Isn't anything on this TV stationed pretty muched sensored and it's all about how Chavez is god and stuff....

The trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed. - CS Lewis

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juancegomez says on Mar 21, 2008, 19:46:

It is not like the entire camp was bombarded to shreds.

The thing was huge and the dorms were definitely crushed, it seems, but other areas survived pretty much intact and so did several other pieces of equipment. Including weaponry which can be seen in photos taken by the Ecuadorian authorities.

And btw, once again...Interpol is checking things out. They are expected to end their work before the end of April, so we will see what they have to say about the PCs by then.

Interpol will not say that the specific allegations and statements are real or not...but it will talk about the PCs and the circumstances surrounding their existence and contents.

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goin_south says on Mar 21, 2008, 22:08:

okay, thanx for setting me straight... hollywood... but... who knows if Uribe then isn't just making all this stuff up? I like the guy, but.. it's apparent, he and his administration is as corrupt as the next government... ... yeah. ... so, how would anyone know he/they haven't made all this up??? Whos checking? where are the checks and balances???

IT COULD BE ANOTHER CONSPIRACY, RIGHT GRINGOLOID?

'what does it mean, when one of you (colombians) tell another: YOU WERE NOT/ARE NOT. 'COLOMBIAN ENOUGH'?? jejeje..a mixture, I think, of stupidity mixed with a false sense of arrogance.. How 'colombian' do you have to be? to be 'colombian enough

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Sam Salmon says on Mar 22, 2008, 18:13:

"who knows if Uribe then isn't just making all this stuff up?"

What about the money found in Costa Rica-is that fake?

Did Uribe plant a safe full of US cash on innocent Ticos?

Give your head a hard shake.

' a la orden!'

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Mr. Hollywood says on Mar 26, 2008, 21:00:

Sam is right. The proof is in the pudding. If the computer data is valid, you'll see a number of serious blows struck against the FARC in short order. Oh, wait, we already have.

The best will be when their illicit banking system is taken down and their assets seized.

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goin_south says on Mar 26, 2008, 23:34:

Uribe's?

'what does it mean, when one of you (colombians) tell another: YOU WERE NOT/ARE NOT. 'COLOMBIAN ENOUGH'?? jejeje..a mixture, I think, of stupidity mixed with a false sense of arrogance.. How 'colombian' do you have to be? to be 'colombian enough

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