FARC is pretty much farked , according to The Globe and Mail . Good. A Swiss radio station , however, says the American and Colombian governments paid FARC to release Ingrid Betancourt and her fellow hostages:
The bloodless and apparently brilliant operation to free 15 hostages from the Colombian jungle today became mired in confusion, with some reports even claiming that the entire episode was nothing but a sham to disguise the payment of a ransom.
Swiss public radio cited an unidentified source “close to the events, reliable and tested many times in recent years" as saying the operation had in fact been staged to cover up the fact that the US and Colombians had paid $20 million for their freedom.
The hostages released on Wednesday, including Ingrid Betancourt, the French-Colombian politician, "were in reality ransomed for a high price, and the whole operation afterwards was a set-up," the public broadcaster said.
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French media have also raised questions about ...
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Confieso que estoy cansado de los galardones que premian la popularidad y la superficialidad, permitiendo que actores, cantores, literatos, cineastas, líderes, políticos, empresarios y miss universos cosechen aplausos tras aplausos en galas que se crean para seguir aplaudiendo en un hedonismo sin fin. En muchos casos los premios han llegado a ser la excusa para crear mayores ratings y atraparnos con las veleidades de la superficialidad.
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OVIEDO, Spain : Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt appealed Friday for Latin American countries to fight arms and drugs trafficking, which she said "feed" kidnappings and terrorism.... more
Ingrid Betancourt es una de las personas más relevantes este año tras su liberación del injusto e inhumano secuestro en la selva por parte de las FARC de Colombia. Todos los secuestros y todas las formas de maltratato al ser humano son deplorables.
Ingrid Betancourt ha realizado un discurso inolvidable en el dÃa de hoy, en el que ha tenido cabida nuestro campeón. Ha confesado que en los calurosos veranos, cuando los capturados no podÃan hacer otra cosa que escuchar radio, Raf... more
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Old Man’s War From: damianpenny.com Post Date: 2008-03-04 14:59:24
John Scalzi’s first book, Old Man’s War ... get it!
Scalzi sets a tableau in the not too distant future, where Earth’s old folks have the option to retire at the ripe old age of 75 to join the military - the Colonial Defense Forces.
"...Nukes are for pussies. Pussies. If the CDF fought like the U.S. forces fought, you know where humanity would be today? On an asteroid, scraping algae off the f**king tunnel walls . And which ones of you assholes are Marines?"
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An article in Vanity Fair says the Bush Administration tried to do just that:
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Drudge or sludge? From: damianpenny.com Post Date: 2008-03-04 14:59:53
Robert Sibley of the Ottawa Citizen now has a blog, Ideas & Consequences . Worth bookmarking. Here’s the conclusion of his most recent post:
...The betrayal of Prince Harry demonstrates how in a culture devoted to frivolity and vulgarity, journalism can so easily succumb to the dishonourable ethos that almost anything is justified in the name of keeping the masses entertained.
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No doubt part of the Conservatives’ hidden agenda to weaken the federal government outside its clear areas of responsibility. Good on them.
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