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| Zapatero Says Colombian Rebel Group Responsible for Bloodshed |
| 2008-05-17 |
| Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero backed the Colombian government's war against insurgents a day after Interpol authenticated computer files Colombia says tie Venezuela and Ecuador to the rebels. Zapatero said the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, are to blame for provoking bloodshed in Colombia and he called for countries in the region to work together to help end the conflict. He said he gave his support to Colombian President Alvaro Uribe during a meeting this morning in Lima. ``Those responsible for what has happened -- the tragedies, the indignities, the kidnappings and the deaths -- are the FARC,'' Zapatero told reporters in Lima, where he is attending a summit of leaders from Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean. ``What all governments should do is join together in the fight against violence and terrorism.'' Zapatero's comments came after Interpol, the international police agency, released a report in Bogota yesterday concluding that computer files seized by Colombia in a cross-border raid into Ecuador in March hadn't been altered by the Colombian government. Colombian officials say information on the computers shows support for the guerillas by the governments of Venezuela and Ecuador. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 No one does the back-hand better than the Spanish. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-05-17 10:53 |