We Owe a Colombian Soldier $5 Million
That terrorist the Colombian’s killed the other day? Very much wanted by the United States:
March 22, 2006
ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES…The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia or FARC, is one of the Justice Department’s highest priority targets in our fight against illegal drug trafficking. For years, this group has controlled the production and distribution of massive amounts of cocaine that ends up in America’s communities. And today I’m pleased to announce important steps in bringing the leaders of this narco terrorist group to justice.
A federal indictment was unsealed today in Washington, D.C. charging 50 members of FARC’s policymaking and operational leadership with importing more than $25 billion worth of cocaine into the United States and other countries.
This is the largest narcotics trafficking indictment ever filed in U.S. history, and fuels our hope to reduce narco violence in Colombia and stem the tide of illegal drugs entering our country…
…MS. PATTERSON: I am very pleased to announce today that the Department of State, through its Narcotics Rewards program, is offering rewards of up $5 million each for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of seven secretariat leaders of the FARC. And these are Pedro Antonio Marin, also known as Tirofijo. Luis Agar Davia Sylvan, also known as Raoul Reyes. Luciano Marin Arango, also known as Ivan Marquez. Guillermo Leon Sanchez, also known as Alphonso Cano. Manuel Munoz Ortiz, also known as Ivan Rios. Victor Julio Suarez Rojas, also known as Mono Jojoy. And Rodrigo Londono Echeverry, also known as Timoleon Jimenez.
The Department of State is also offering rewards of up to $2.5 million for the arrest and/or conviction of another 17 members of the FARC whose names will be made available to you. (emphasis on the guy the Colombians killed)
So, the Colombians nailed a guy who has put quite a lot of drugs on America’s streets (and thus into quite a few American children, among many others) and who we were willing to pay $5 million for…bringing him to trial would have been better, but its not like an innocent person was killed, from what I can see. And now that we find out that Chavez was backing this cretin, we have to work on the assumption that Chavez is actively or passively involved in sending drugs to the United States as well as being a State-sponsor of terrorism.
Anyone really want to wonder which side we should be on in this conflict?
And, also, this is one of those calls at 3am…as per the Hillary ad, whom do you wish to answer such calls after January 20th, 2009?
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