Switzerland Asks Colombia to Stop Harassing Swiss Mediator

Gator says on Jul 16, 2008, 07:45:

Humm! No mention of then asking FARC to stop attacks on innocent civilians with bombings.

No le hagas caso a ese tontos

"Credidi pretio parvo emere et magno vendere tibi in animo fuisse!" .

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 16, 2008, 07:49:

If you can't stand the heat, don't be an ambassador. Or get really rich and buy an ambassadorship (massive campaign contributions) to a country that doesn't matter and where no difficult work is required.

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tasco66 says on Jul 16, 2008, 08:08:

Tinto, Jean-Pierre Gontard is not an ambassador.

Apparently, the Colombian government believes that he is the so called "reliable source" of the Swiss media that alleged a $20 million ransom was paid to Cesar, which would better explain the “harassing".

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

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Tinto (Moderator) says on Jul 16, 2008, 08:20:

OK, but the stories I've read describe him as a diplomat, an employee of the Swiss government. Baseless harassment is one thing, but he's fair game for an investigation given his previous negotiating work with the FARC.

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tasco66 says on Jul 16, 2008, 08:42:

"OK, but the stories I've read describe him as a diplomat, an employee of the Swiss government" not according to Swiss Embassy:

"the Swiss Embassy in Bogotá has prudently taken its distance from the Swiss professor: Gontard performed valuable services as a mediator, a communiqué notes, but he was never an employee of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA)."

Bravo, Presidente Uribe for the perfect operation!

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