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Brazil condemns Colombia's Ecuador raid |
2008-03-04 |
Brazil's foreign minister on Monday condemned a Colombian military strike on rebels inside Ecuador and called on Bogota to offer an explicit apology. "The territorial violation is very serious and needs to be condemned," Foreign Minister Celso Amorim said in Brasilia. "Brazil condemns any territorial violation." Amorim also said the Colombian government should offer an "explicit" apology to contain the growing crisis prompted by the weekend raid, in which Colombian forces struck at a FARC rebel camp inside Ecuador. He called for the Organization of American States (OAS) regional body to set up a committee to investigate the circumstances of the attack, which included air strikes and ground combat. Senior FARC leader Raul Reyes was killed. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 Since when did liberals allow the "Law of War" and "International Law" to stop them when it was against their interests? |
Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-04 10:07 |
#4 From the protocols of La Hague: A state must revent violence against a neighbour by armed groups basing on his territory. If it is unable or unwilling to prevent it then neighbour is al;lowed to exet right of pursuit. |
Posted by: JFM 2008-03-04 09:30 |
#3 Why don't the simply deny it in the face of overwhelming evidence. Like Dinnerjacket would. |
Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-03-04 08:19 |
#2 IIRC providing safe harbor for a terrorist group conducting cross border raids against a neighboring state was... what was the term?....oh yeah, an Act of War© |
Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-04 06:51 |
#1 "The territorial violation is very serious and needs to be condemned," Yeah, but what about the "killed a murderous asshat" part? That seems like cause for celebration. |
Posted by: SteveS 2008-03-04 00:34 |