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Guardian Article on Venesolano Complicity w/FARC

I'm not going to C&P a long article, take a look for yourself.

Some confused editing results in a somewhat choppy read, some new info and some old.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/world/story/0,,2251440,00.html

By Sam Salmon on Feb 2, 2008, 19:38 in Politics & the war. AddThis Social Bookmark Button


fecherklyn says on Feb 3, 2008, 18:18:

Sam,

I would agree the article has some laudatory aspects in that it tries to review certain aspects of FARC activities that needed "dusting" by virtue of their "age".

Throughout the PBH postings you will find a lot of criticism about "Europe's" sympathy with the FARC's alleged social aims. In general, most people in Colombia seem irritated by liberal views expressed by Europeans who can comfortably theorize from a distance. They have reason. Thus, one can only hope more investigative journalism (like this) is done by the European media to find the "true North".

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Mr. Hollywood says on Feb 3, 2008, 20:28:

Good to see the Observer finally facing the music about the FARC and Chavez.

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