Restaurant Angus Brangus in Medellin

robi666 (Trustee board) says on Jul 29, 2008, 05:01:

It is one of the favourite restaurant of some people on PBH, right?

http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/justicia/2008-07-29/alerta-en-las-aut...

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Brians says on Jul 29, 2008, 06:15:

Let's have a Medellin PBH Meetup there!

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tejasmarcos says on Jul 29, 2008, 07:57:

statistically wise, not a bad idea to hang out there right now. or maybe lightning does strike twice...

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

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Medellin Traveler says on Jul 29, 2008, 08:26:

Is this part of Colombiamoda and the Festival of Flowers events?

I hear the restaurant is a HIT in Colombia....

The paras continue killing for control of Medellin and the surrounding turf. The demobilization underestimated the power of money and greed.

Why would the paracos work honest jobs which some may consider slave labor for miniumum wage when there is easy plata to be made without much work?

Murder rate up more than 20% in Medellin this year.

I'm stopping in for lunch in the next few days.....

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bickerss says on Jul 29, 2008, 10:36:

It was my favorite!

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

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Cali2005 says on Jul 29, 2008, 11:27:

the mob is fighting amoungst itself for power now. a couple weeks ago there was a big increase in murders 1 night. it was a narco pelea...

It is proof that when these paramilitary chiefs were intown they were still running everything from inside the paramilitary prison. However, as soon as the 14 ex boses got shipped overnight to the USA and handed over to the DEA, the mafia bosses were cut off. The turf wars began, along with revenge for anyone involved in the bad peace deals. i imagine they are not too happy with getting shipped off to the USA when they were hoping to serve a max of 8 years in colombian prison. PARTY OVER.

The interesting thing is that they say the mafia keeps petty crime down here. This seems to be enforced by assasinations and disappearances. This is NARCO cowboy country, dont f/()# around. If someone tells you to drink aguardiente with a strong and agressive voice, and you find yourself in a shady environment, it might be a hint, drink or die!

VIVA COLOMBIA!

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tejasmarcos says on Jul 29, 2008, 12:46:

you are joking, right? don't start with the fear mongering now....

- everyone knows the trend is scopa hits these days, anyways..... ;)

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

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Medellin Traveler says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:16:

Agree with Cali2005...

What some people do not seem to understand is that organized crime actually helps deter crime. When crime is organized, there are usually people you need to ask permission to make a move, people you have to answer to for your actions, and rules you must follow.

It is chaos right now.... there is a power vacuum, no rules, and this will probably lead to more bloodshed before it's all over.

The paracos bosses who were shipped to the US no longer have control of the day to day operations. In fact, they have no control, they are irrelevant.

Add to that, ambitious underlings who see their opportunity to move up in the business is now. Not to forget, it's payback time for a few people for whatever reasons along with vendettas on the agenda. And, this is not an isolated case, not a single organizations' internal problems, there were a few bosses extradited, no one real power house organization to speak of who could make the call for a sit down, at least not this early in the game.

Antonio López was assassinated at Angus Brangus, an exclusive restaurant in Las Palmas, not is some dirt poor barrio. This was probably done to send a message in addition to taking out someone who someone thought needed to get taken out.

The streets will be covered in blood until the new paracos bosses settle into their new positions.

It's defintiely not a good thing.

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romy says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:26:

"It's defintiely not a good thing."
neither is organized crime...

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:33:

"It's defintiely not a good thing."
What? Paracos in general or that we have to wait until "new bosses settle into positions"?

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Medellin Traveler says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:43:

You will always have organized crime, especially in Colombia with the cocaine market and all the money the market generates.

It is what it is.... So I will say that the bloodshed on the streets is not a good thing, especially for the innocent bystanders who get killed in the crossfire.

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:46:

you have got to be kidding...so you're basically saying we should sit back and let 'nature do its thing"? what a load of BS!

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:51:

I subscribe.
Should we just accept it or deny it, saying that paramilitarism does not exist in Colombia?

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Jul 29, 2008, 14:58:

Jokes aside,
I posted it because I find incredible that this thing can still happen in Medellin and not in a bad barrio.
There is no way for a sicario to escape from there if not with the complicity of police.

And I find ridiculous that the spotlights are on FARC and that mr President keeps denying the problem.

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Medellin Traveler says on Jul 29, 2008, 15:05:

Cerealkiller,

What are your solutions?

My plan is to stay out of the line of fire. Go ahead and fight the good fight for all of us. You are one brave soul.

There is nothing you, me, PBH, police, military, and the Colombian government can do about the present situation. If the opposite were the case, we would have all stopped it a long time ago.

They killed Pablo Escobar and it DID NOT STOP ANYTHING!

Sorry Cerealkiller, but we are not responsible for any of this, just commenting on my thoughts of the matter at hand, nothing more, nothing less.

A Hero Ain't Nothing But A Sandwich....

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 29, 2008, 15:27:

Cali2005 says on Jul 29, 2008, 16:57:

All this AND I STILL PREFER LIVING IN MEDELLIN OVER THE STATES! .... Just dont get involved with the mob and you will probably be fine.

Landslides ARE more of a problem than the FARC
If you have driven on the highways in colombia outside major cities you will quickly realize Farc is not the major problem. You are more likely to get hit by a rock in a landslide, or a semi truck coming straight at you in your lane on a blind curve.

VIVA COLOMBIA!!

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robi666 (Trustee board) says on Jul 29, 2008, 16:59:

True.

"I am a citizen of the most beautiful nation on earth. A nation whose laws are harsh yet simple, a nation that never cheats, which is immense and without borders, where life is lived in the present."

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Medellin Traveler says on Jul 29, 2008, 17:25:

Interesting nonetheless.

Bon Appétit!

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dwmte7 says on Jul 29, 2008, 23:32:

hay, MT....thought you were on a pbh fast? did i miss something. i even said good bye? you back so soon? cool, always happy about that, i just haden't finished my 'wake'.

dwmte

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SUERTE GRINGO says on Jul 30, 2008, 03:19:

Looks like a good place for lunch

“If you're gonna eat your crackers in bed, you're gonna have to sleep with crumbs."

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 04:45:

YOU GUYS ARE A LOT LOT LOT BRAVER THAT ME
OR ARE YOU GUYS JUST FOKIN LOCO?
YOU LOVE THESE CACHACO CITIES BECAUSE WOMEN THERE LOVE YOU LONG TIME, ONE DAY IS GONNA BITE YOU IN THE ASS
PLEASE BE CAREFUL

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 05:44:

i saw a gringo in his 80's in a wheel chair comming outta a plane from pereira with the biggest smile i've ever seen on any man.
i still remember his long skinny vainy liver spotted hands and yellow hawiian shirt.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 05:48:

imagine that, in the middle of the fokin jungle and mountains with not a single coconut tree in sight and he wears a bright yellow hawiian shirt.

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 05:59:

i bet that hawaiian shrt wearing modefoque got off in rio negro airport with his strongest sun block, beach chair, plastic bucket and shovel asking directions for the beach.
el taxista cachaco le dijo "mire mi parce gringo vos estas en la selvita aqui lo unico que tenemos es lluvia, culebritas y guerrillita escondia en esos palitos"

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 06:02:

in medellin?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 06:04:

jijjijjjjjjijjjijjj
do you carry a surf board too?

I'll get there, when I get there!

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elmodefoque says on Jul 30, 2008, 06:07:

you pland to surf down those fokin mountains??? the first tree will stop you dead in your track and all them snakes sleeping on that fokin tree are gonna fall on your head

I'll get there, when I get there!

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capt_j says on Jul 30, 2008, 17:43:

-I am much more afraid of the roads and drivers in Colombia than the narcos.

-I wouldn't say I never see locals in Colombia wearing shorts, but it's not common. I don't think I've ever seen anybody in Poblado wearing Hawaiian shirts and shorts.

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tomtom33 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jul 31, 2008, 03:55: