Sam Salmon has written 51 posts
Acupuncture-Effective Treatment for Hostage Trauma
This article http://colombiareports.com/2008/07/19/hostage-trauma-remains-with-former-hostages/ started me thinking about effective treatment/affordable treatment for the various physical/psychological problems kidnapping victims suffer from. Acupuncture isn't miracles it's low key but *very* effective for all kinds of things and the understated feeling of well being it generates is one of the things these people need to build on. ...
FARC Lies Have Started-To Be Expected
I expected to hear something like this-'the secret history', 'the untold story' of the hostages. Sure enough a notoriously flaky leftist newspaper has seen fit to print the most transparent of lies in this article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/04/betancourt.france ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ransom claim in Ingrid Betancourt release Haroon Siddique and agencies guardian.co.uk, Friday July 4, 2008 Betancourt arrived in France today after being held captive for six ...
Bloodbath to Come?....Could Be!
Reading an article like this one about the situation in Vista Hermosa http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5838266.html put me to mind about a problem so many places have faced when the dust starts to settle after a long bloody conflict-what to do about collaborators. Because at some point when FARC's influence is reduced even more and more soldiers are demobilised and life is still the same old grind people are going to become restive and look for someone to blame-they always do. Nev ...
Grupo Niche Question
So many great vocalists in Grupo Niche over the years-what is the name of the guy singing lead in this famous video? TIA ...
After Uribe-Who?
Presuming his party prevails who are the people to watch-someone in Cabinet now?
Brasil Knows How To Welcome FARC!
I like the Brasilian attitude toward FARC-straightforward and uncompromising. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brazil: Colombian rebels will be met with bullets Posted on Mon, Apr. 28, Associated Press BOGOTĂ? -- Brazil's defense minister says that if Colombian rebels enter his country's territory they'll ``be met with bullets.'' Minister Nelson Jobim made the comment Monday in Colombia, where he met with foreign and defense ministers and President Alvaro Uribe. The two nations share ...
The French Just Don't Get It-Not At All
I've been accused here of disrespecting the French-it's true because they are such burros-what possible good could this do? http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gy1C3eyN5HPYKsZkVGfm39jEnjkQ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ France to launch new bid for Colombia hostage release PARIS (AFP) — France is to launch a fresh bid Monday in its campaign to free Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt, held hostage in the jungle by leftist rebels, the foreign ministry said. Foreign M ...
French Slink Home Tails Between Their Legs
Well I see that-as predicted-the whole thing was a farce, a joke, a fiasco and worse. How much money was wasted by these clowns? I still have trouble believing they thought FARC would let them walk in and visit the hostages. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ France calls off Colombia mission The French humanitarian mission sent to Colombia to try to secure to release of the hostage Ingrid Betancourt is being withdrawn from the country. Colombia's Farc rebel ...
Released Hostage's First Moments on Video
short video of the Army releasing a guy who was kidnapped by FARC http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7330000/newsid_7333800/7333862.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1
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 ...
Dead is Good=Wilber Varela Drug Lord Shot Dead in Merida, Venezuela
from http://www.miamiherald.com/915/story/402640.html Colombian drug lord slain Posted on Fri, Feb. 01, 2008Digg del.icio.us AIM print email The Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela -- One of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords has been found slain, Venezuela's top counter-drug official said Friday. Fingerprints of the man who was found shot to death in the Venezuelan city of Merida on Wednesday matched those of Wilber Varela, said Col. Nestor Reverol, head of the National Anti-Drug Age ...
Notas de LLano
Time for some different Colombian sounds http://notasdelllano.com/
A FARC Sleeper in Canada?-Whaddaya Think?
This story has got some press here in Canada especially among certain small l liberal groups. For those who know the Colombian political scene-do you think it's possible this woman is a 'sleeper'-a FARC agent sent to Canada to lay low for a time possibly years? Any relevant info/comment/opinion much appreciated TIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.thestar.com/News/article/273351 A 'serious' concern with fairness In 1996, a 41-year-old Colombian trade unionis ...
Met Some Colombians @ the Beach in Vancouver Tonight
Was just down having my regular evening swim at the 'dog beach' a few minutes from my place. Something about the Spanish-not the most common language heard on Vancouver area beaches-as spoken by the Mother of the kids there clicked in my head so I asked "De donde de viene Señora"? You know the rest. Lovely people soon all her kids were clustered around the bench I was sitting on/asking questions/brushing off sand/being polite inquisitive individuals one was freezing from too much time i ...
La X Estereo-Pura Salsa de Cali Colombia
For Real Salsa click on http://www.laxestereo.com/
Shakira's World Tour Videos on Youtube
Quite interesting to see Shakira's new show via all the hand held videos taken at her concerts in different cities.
The Mumbai India show is somewhat sedate, the Dubai show has her doing some excellent belly dancing, she obviously trained extensively for the gig, she also sings in Arabic.
The DF/Zocalo show in Mexico is 100% Shakira-shakin' it!, the crowd is also much wilder-Hay Muchos Mejicanos Locos! ...
Typical Story-Man Meets Woman in Cali Bar ........
OK well maybe not so typical-this poor bastard posted this on the LP TT and I had to share it with everyone here.
Not sure if it's a troll or he's really off his head-you decide.
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Spiked drinks w/drugs in Colombia? Burundanga/Escopolamina??
I have never touched drugs in my life. I suspect a girl possibly spiked my drink in Cali Colombia in Avenida Sexta on a Saturda ...
Barranquilla Isn't As Bad As Some Say!
There's something of a myth on this Board that Barranquilla is comprised for the most part of hot noisy dirty slums.
Full of rathole bars blasting reggaeton at ear shattering levels, drug and alcohol fueled customers slouched at the bars obliviously to anything but the fat ugly hookers they can't afford (unless they are gringo booze/dope addicts).
In fact Barranquilla has all kinds of normal people living normal lives, going to normal jobs/schools, eating re ...
Colombian WebCams?
Any ino of Colombian webcams apart from the one in CTG and the traffic cams in BOG?
TIA
Eradicating Coca From Macarena NP-A Huge Operation
C&P from the Miami Herald
Colombian troops try to rid park of coca
DAN MOLINSKI-Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia - "Some 3,000 armed troops were deployed to one of Colombia's most pristine national parks Wednesday as part of a bold operation to clear the rebel-controlled region of cocaine laboratories and the plants used to make the drug.
It is the largest coca eradication drive in Colombia's history and could lead to batt ...
Tell Us a Story Elmo!
Listening to some Vallenato-that sweet plaintive music of Elmodefoque's native land-I was reminded of how he once hinted that he would one day tell us the true story of how he ended up living in Nueva York.
What a journey it must have been!
With the start of the New Year wouldn't it be nice for us to hear the drama, the heartbreak, the strange food/weather/customs in El Norte and how they shaped that young kid into the unique funny guy we all treasure. ...
I HATE GOOGLE!
Is there a format more irritating than this one with it's constant Google adds in front of each and every post?
Well not that I've found.
If I 'pony up' on PayPal do the Google adds disappear? ...
Reggaeton It Ain't!
Somehow I think most people here won't like this stuff but I'm posting it anyway(!)
http://www.bandolitis.com/
Mimi Ibarra, Composer & Cancionera
Heard a familiar voice on Radio Macombo today Mimi Ibarra.
A quick web search lead to this interview http://www.nestorlouis.com/mimi.htm
Indigenous in Cauca Struggle to Regain Lost Land
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4433446.stm
It's just a series of photos without a lot of detail-maybe someone here could add some info about what tribe/WHY
Finally Heard Juanes
Heard the name but never bothered to download any of his stuff.
Anyway today on one of those 'world music' stations I heard a familiar accent and sure enough the announcer said it was Juanes.
I doubt I'll ever bother to download any now-talk about anodyne crap!
LOL!!!
Any third rate vallenato artist in Colobia blows that stupid little shit off the stage- what a wanker! ...
"Colombians, at least in Bogota, tend to be very judging"
The subject line is a quote from this site http://wikitravel.org/en/Colombia
Being an 'open source' operation you can go there and and you 2 pesitos(!)
Colombia Leads The Way Again-Biometrics
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051011.wbiome1011/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/?query=colombia
North America not ready to let fingers do the talking
By JAMES HANNAH
Tuesday, October 11, 2005 Posted at 11:14 AM EDT-Associated Press
They walk up to an ABM and press their thumbs on the screen. Out spits the cash.
New York? No. Chicago? No. The mountains and jungles of Colombia.
It's one of the few ...
Uribe-Is It True......?
Can anyone hear confirm that's it's true Uribe's Father was murdered by kidnappers?
A person hears this time and time again but no one I have met has any details.
TIA
Colombian Travel Report -LPTT
this from an LP TT poster http://tinyurl.com/66o8v
Joe Arroyo - Best Ever!
No one can deny Joe Arroyo is the best Salsero that Colombia has ever produced.
Yes his sound is a little dated now but the energy, the beat, the fever he produced will never be equaled-ever. ...
Ex-fighters don't always find peace
From the Miami Herald stories of a grim reality for some ex combatants.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/
COLOMBIA-Posted on Sun, Jan. 16, 2005
Ex-fighters don't always find peace
Leftist and rightist fighters in Colombia's civil war are demobilizing at a torrid pace, creating a large number of problems equally quickly.
BY STEVEN DUDLEY-sdudley at herald.com
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Forgiveness as a Beginning to the End of War
From http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/humanrights/041209hr
Forgiving The Enemy
by Eric Beauchemin, 14 January 2005
"There's more to life than war," says Alberto Cuéllar, a Colombian who spent nearly two decades fighting with the guerillas. 17 years ago, he lost half his face in an army ambush. Army captain Oscar Buitrago was also wounded in Colombia's 40-year civil war: he lost half his leg in a minefield. Five years ago, the two former e ...
The Design Of This Forum Is Weak/Confused/Confusing and Ultimately Unsatisfying
Does anyone else here feel like I do that the design here is poorly thought out?
I thought the other design was lacking-well it was-but this one is barely an improvement in terms of functionality.
It 'looks' better but is still IMO a long way from being user friendly and not nearly as effective as it could be.
What's the point of having clearly defined Forums for different subjects when all 'best' new entries end up on an amorphous 'Main Page' yet a person ...
IRA Members Sentenced To Long Jail Terms on Appeal
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/10432448.htm?1c
Colombia Sentences Irishmen for Rebel Aid
BOGOTA, Colombia - A Colombian court has sentenced three IRA-linked men to up to 17 1/2 years in prison for training leftist rebels in terrorist tactics in a guerrilla stronghold in southern Colombia, according to court documents released Thursday.
The three-judge panel in Bogota overturne ...
Arepas-From Bad To Worse
The first Arepa I ever had was in a hole-in-the-wall place in Salitre/Bogotá-man was it a nasty greasy mess of grit and I'm so dumb I choked down two.
Since then I have tried to avoid eating them because I have this thing about rancid oil and my guts-like FARC & Uribe they don't get along.
I did have an Arepa in the Bogotá airport that had been kept on a steam table-it was very tasty and not at all greasy combined with the vinegary hot sauce the meal was just what I needed in fac ...
Chickenshit FARC Narcos Scared Spitless of Uribe
Rebels order Uribe assassination
By Jeremy McDermott BBC News, Medellin
Rebels have been ordered to focus on killing President Uribe
Security around Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been tightened after rebels issued an order for his assassination.
Intelligence services have intercepted guerrilla communications calling all units to focus on murdering Mr Uribe.
Mr Uribe has led a US-backed campaign to crack down ...
FARC Backed Into A Corner Agian
Once again we see the narco criminals known as FARC are being pushed hard-their desperation and lack of imagination/guts/cojones have led them to a dead end.
Plus one of their chief assasinos is now behind bars.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/10130331.htm
Posted on Mon, Nov. 08, 2004
Colombian Rebels Nix Prisoner Swap Plan
KIM HOUSEGO-Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia - Marxist rebels o ...
Bust of a Different Kind For Once
DAS seizes a huge shipment of archeological pieces
Publication Date : 27/08/2004 11:09:01
DAS seizes a huge shipment of archeological pieces in the north of Bogotá
Almost two thousand pieces dated 200 d.c were hidden in a pre- Columbian art gallery
The archeological treasure was illegally unburied from pre - Columbian tombs in the central and south areas of the country. This treasure was being commerci ...
Hollywood Buys Rights to Gabo Book
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1278952,00.html
Author green lights Cholera film
After denying Hollywood for years, Gabriel GarcĂa Márquez agrees to sell the rights to his 1985 novel
Jo Tuckman in Mexico City
Monday August 9, 2004
The Guardian
Unswerving defender of Fidel Castro and Latin American literary patriarch he may be, but Gabriel GarcĂa Márquez appears to have finally succumbed to Holly ...
Avena Recipe?
Does anyone have a favourite recipe for Avena
Colombian style?
I have a huge bag of oats in the cupboard and I'd like to try to duplicate the delicious drink I had in Tolu when I was there last Feb.
TIA ...
Whatever Happened To 'Shane'?
Shane used to bombard us with questions after question about his trip to Colombia-but he hasn't been heard from for a while now. Well maybe he's snuggled up with some Paisa somewhere and the cold comfort of cyberspace has lost it's allure ;) ...
Hit on Castaño Fails-But He 'Goes To Ground'
Where would this verminous animal go to hide-I mean outside of Colombia?Some deep dark jungle hole where he'll rot slow and sure I hope!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3641265.stm
Colombian warlord goes to ground
The leader of Colombia's right-wing AUC paramilitaries has gone into hiding after an attempt on his life.
Unidentified attackers opened fire on Carlos Castano on Friday, killing several bodyguards, but the leader ...
I Hate This Format!!!
This HTML polluted format is awkward, inefficient, limited, and basically unworkable.
WTF is wrong with UBB Code and why can't this POS use it?
The 'allowed' HTML tags are useless as teats on a boar!.
List this/paragraph that who gives a s***?
If a person wants to create a visually attractive eye catching post that will hold people's attention they need the capability to do so-lines of text o ...
Hard Drugs Found Aboard Colombian Navy Flagship
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3634061.stm
Drugs found on Colombian flagship
A large cache of cocaine and heroin has been found on the Colombian navy's flagship, the Gloria.
The discovery was made just as Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was to tour the ship during an official visit.
The sailing ship, which is the pride of the national fleet, was also due to visit the US and Europe to try to promote Colombia's ...
"The general and his labyrinth"Mierda About To Hit The Fan?
From the Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/colombia/story/0,11502,1192674,00.html
Explosive allegations by a sacked officer of collusion between the Colombian army and death squads could damage cosy relations between Washington and Bogotá, writes Ana Carrigan
Thursday April 15, 2004
Colombia's president, Alvaro Uribe, visited Washington last month seeking more military aid. Since spring 2000, Colombia has received more than three ...
What Is The Name of The Female Poet?
The one who's face is featured on the 10,000 peso bill?
Colombian Police Capture Rebel Commander
Colombian Police Capture Rebel Commander
CESAR GARCIA
Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia - Police captured a top rebel commander who was allegedly recruiting youths to carry out suicide attacks against President Alvaro Uribe and other officials, Colombia's secret police chief said Wednesday.
Luis Hipolito Ospina, a senior member of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, was arrested Tuesday in the capital, B ...
Colombia Pics Are Up!!!
I finally got most of my pics from my recent 3 week trip to Colombia online.
http://community.webshots.com/user/esox_lucius
Platypus Info Needed
The Platypus Hostel in Bogota website isn't working-does anyone have a phone number?
TIA
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