WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

thur says on Jan 13, 2008, 03:54:

Hmm... is this a serious question?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eagles
Greetings,

- www.pbase.com/thur

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diabloblas says on Jan 13, 2008, 08:35:

yes it is a serious question...it was the famous 101st airborne patch...

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britabroad says on Jan 13, 2008, 11:46:

Fuc**ng Americans get everywhere! ;-)

Leave the big stick at home...carry a cannon!

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aztec says on Jan 13, 2008, 11:57:

Maybe but I am not aware the screaming eagles are in Colombia

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britabroad says on Jan 13, 2008, 13:09:

Maybe it was a screaming condor.

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britabroad says on Jan 13, 2008, 13:26:

Seriously, the 4th Brigade of the 7th Division of the Ejercito Nacional have a black and white condor on a blue background worn on both shoulders. Also, the Brigade de Aviacion actually have an eagles head, pretty similar to the US Airborne insignia.
Don´t know why they´d be wearing masks though.
What other items of uniform, equiment were they wearing/carrying? There are military personnel from NATO countries, mainly the US and the UK, who are attached to Colombian units for training purposes etc.

Leave the big stick at home...carry a cannon!

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diabloblas says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:41:

it was the 101st screaming eagle patch & worn by the leader who wore a mask & asked the questions...99% sure

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Enrique187 says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:43:

sounds like a scary encounter.

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Gator says on Jan 13, 2008, 14:47:

If you meet again try this:(Brother-in-law said britabroad is likely correct)

¡Me encanta su uniforme y sus ametralladoras están limpias!
I love your uniforms and your automatic weapons are very clean.


If all else fails try this:

Pueden llevarse a nuestras mujeres, pero dejen nuestros boletos de avión.
You can have our women, but leave the plane tickets.

"Brevior Sltare Cum Deformibus Mulieribus Est Vita!" .

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robi666 says on Jan 13, 2008, 16:00:

When did it happen diablo?

"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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diabloblas says on Jan 13, 2008, 17:06:

2004....

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durito says on Jan 13, 2008, 17:16:

they are paramilitaries as thur said. everyone that treks to the lost city sees them. they control the area.

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diabloblas says on Jan 13, 2008, 17:50:

whoever they were they weren't bad guys...had a few laughs even

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Sunchaser says on Jan 13, 2008, 19:13:

hmmmm sounds like Commandante Marcos is either on vacation or got lost in the Jungle!

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robi666 says on Jan 13, 2008, 19:20:

I would bet they were the ley. I've seen many times the antinarcoticos wearing mask on the road from Santa Marta to the Guajira.

Durito, the paras do not control all the Sierra. I do believe they are in control of just the first part of the trek, near Buritaca. Up in the mountain, it is farcland.

The Sierra is full of army right now, after the intervention of the big fishes of the government to go for the Mellizos and Los Nevados.
By the words of the ministry of defence Santos, La Sierra Nevada is being taken as example of the "seguridad democratica" of Colombia for 2008.
Have a look at "La Sierra Nevada, ejemplo de la seguridad democrática "
http://www.eltiempo.com/nacion/caribe/2008-01-05/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INT...

But then, it was 2004, so, I don't know.

"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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slguy says on Jan 13, 2008, 19:23:

diabloblas - great thread title. took me until now to place the quote - you WERE quoting, right?

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

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diabloblas says on Jan 14, 2008, 08:41:

good guess sundance

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diabloblas says on Jan 14, 2008, 08:47:

robbi...you're right about the area...but it was on the way back when i felt confident enough to outdistance my group....hate group treks

..probably still don't...ignored advice to get a guide in tayrona later on & got a little concerned late in the afternoon & a little lost...

..saw other soldiers along the way who only waved...these guys were different...they gave me cause for concern at the beginning...but that vanished with first laugh i managed to get out of them.

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slguy says on Jan 14, 2008, 10:44:

ok, Butch. think you used enough dynamite? ;)

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diabloblas says on Jan 15, 2008, 07:58:

making jokes was the order of the day then also gib

... soldier humor is universal...even in the islamic world i found recently...& both have don't go there zones

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