MiamiFlorida said:
But not the 50,000 civilians...they're not guilty of anything.
You think it was the Muslim fundamentalists who invented beheading people? F.A.R.C has been doing it for 5 decades.
Ever seen photos of a dozen headless farmers? How about a mother of 5 with a bomb strapped to her neck....detonated by remote control?
How about the kidnapping of thousands of children between the ages of 8 and 12 for the guerrilla?
This is not about communists....its about TERRORISM, the stock and trade of Hugo Chavez, his buddy Fidel Castro and his compadres across the Colombian border.
Of course...the New York times doesn't have room in its paper to report those atrocities.....they're much more interested in seeing Posada Carriles deported to Venezuela.... even after having been found innocent by Venezuelan courts not once, but twice...and kept in jail for eight years after vindication by the Venezuelan government....in the hopes of finding a jury that would convict him. "Liberals for Triple Jeopardy"....now there's a catchy nom de guerre.
Oh, and I forgot to tell you: The government of Colombia is a constitutional democracy...has been for some time now......and Colombians vote in much greater numbers than Americans.
Sorry to say so, but you seem to mix a bit things here.. FARC, Chavez, terrorists, Colombians, Carilles,...
So, we're talking Venezuela, let's keep the debate there.
1/ You say the FARC guerilla are guests in Venezuela. I read a lot on this country, but I never found any proof of that, except of the course the occasional accusation without any proof. Cheney tried it once again lately when Chavez bought rifles. If you have something a bit more convincing, I'll be glad to hear it.
2/ You talk 'bout the practices of the FARC, then continue with "the stock and trade of Chavez"? Would you be kind enough to explain to me the link? Did Chavez put a bomb around anyone's neck?
3/ Possada Carilles escaped jail in Venezuela. Escaping from jail is illegal, whatever the country. It's not because you think he's innocent that he's got the right to escape.Would you accept that Mumma escapes?
4/ The government of Venezuela is a democracy, and it has been recalled numerous times lately. Chavez not only won every election, but he won it with a very comfortable margin. Maybe that's because he really cares 'bout his people, even the poor? Just a guess.
Your post is more of a work of fiction than a fact-based op-ed, I'm afraid.
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