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2008-05-25 Caribbean-Latin America

FARC might cough up hostages (to stay alive)

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Posted by Steve White 2008-05-25 13:40|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 They want to swap the hostages for about 500 imprisoned comrades, including three in US jails

NO.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-05-25 14:23|| 2008-05-25 14:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Didn't the grand olde fart of FARC shuffle off last March?

/the veal, it good.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-25 14:35|| 2008-05-25 14:35|| Front Page Top

#3 "the Government has received calls from the FARC in which some of the leaders announced their decision to leave the FARC and hand over Ingrid Betancourt if their freedom is guaranteed.

"The Government's answer is 'yes, they are guaranteed freedom' [if they hand over hostages]", Mr Uribe said.
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Couldn't da Gubmint drive a slightly harder bargain?

For it reads as if the Government was more desperate to capitulate than the FARC?

Columbia may have just made the worstus bargain ever.. Youse decide..

Whats to prevent the vast remnants of FARC from kidnapping and ransoming their group of hostages and then retiring in Yourope... ad nauseum..?

Posted by RD">RD 2008-05-25 17:01|| 2008-05-25 17:01|| Front Page Top

#4 George Smiley: /the veal, it good.

"the veal" ..aaa.. well.. I took mine home and used it to shim the wobbly table. it good!

Posted by RD">RD 2008-05-25 17:05|| 2008-05-25 17:05|| Front Page Top

#5 They got the #2 back in March.

Posted by gromky 2008-05-25 18:53|| 2008-05-25 18:53|| Front Page Top

#6 What is to stop FARC from pulling a hostage taking a week? The fact that they have lost the majority of their leadership, 2/3 of their experienced troops and weapons, their no-go areas, and the fact that the Columbian military is killing them is small lots every day of the week.
Also, the hostages that are being discussed have been in FARC's hands for YEARS, not weeks. And the offer is for the grand poobahs of FARC to get the hell out of Dodge, not for the rank and file. The little guys and gals are being betrayed and left to rot in jungles by their "leadership".

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-05-25 21:48|| 2008-05-25 21:48|| Front Page Top

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