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| CIA Helped Colombia Hunt and Kill FARC Leaders |
| 2013-12-23 |
| [An Nahar] Colombia's battle against leftist FARC guerrillas has been secretly aided by a U.S. intelligence program that helped government forces hunt down and assassinate rebel leaders, the Washington Post reported Sunday. The secret CIA program -- separate from the $9 billion U.S. aid package dubbed Plan Colombia, which launched in 2000 -- was initially authorized by president George W. Bush around the same time. President Barack Obama We're gonna punish our enemies and we're gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us... has continued the assistance, the Post reported, citing its interviews with more than 30 current and former officials from both the United States and Colombia. The covert program works in two ways: the U.S. provides intelligence to help locate the FARC leaders, and it furnishes a special GPS guidance kit that helps convert standard bombs into highly-precise smart bombs. It was thanks to U.S. information that the FARC number two, Raul Reyes, was found and killed in 2008, the report said, noting that the CIA program had helped Colombia eliminate "at least two dozen rebel leaders". The Reyes operation was carried out on March 1, 2008, in neighboring Ecuador. "To conduct an |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 At least part of the CIA seems to be doing what it is supposed to do. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2013-12-23 23:31 |
| #7 Sofia Vergara |
| Posted by: Chris 2013-12-23 22:32 |
| #6 do we get ANYthing else from there? Coffee, and increasingly oil. Lots of refugees from the Hugofication of PdVSA bringing their heavy-oil techniques with them. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-12-23 15:42 |
| #5 and the problem is? I don't see one myself. The question is what motivated WaPo publicize the story at this juncture. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2013-12-23 14:58 |
| #4 and the problem is? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2013-12-23 10:50 |
| #3 do we get ANYthing else from there? I seem to recall GolfBravo posting a few nice pics originating from there. -- was initially authorized by president George W. Bush around the same time. Guess George needed to give them something to do to occupy their extra time besides trying to undermine his administration on a daily basis. |
| Posted by: P2kontheroad 2013-12-23 10:34 |
| #2 A much earlier success. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-12-23 07:20 |
| #1 Leftist FARC gorillas get zapped...quite effectively , apparently. A nice happy thought for two day before Christmas. I want to thank you for this splendid story. Never liked Leftists, won't miss them. The CIA has my thanks. Columbia when all the Cocaine comes from ( do we get ANYthing else from there?) probably thanks them too. Leftist goons out in the triple top canopy with their bowl of stewed monkey disappearing in a flash and a loud BANG. Its a very nice thought. "at least two dozen FARC leaders killed" Makes me smile and eat a cookie and pour myself a glass of Sherry. Thank you Rantburg, for the Cheer. And thousands and thousands of Moslems doing their "jacket Wallah" best to kill EACH OTHER day after day after day. Yeahhh.Tis the Season. Hum a few bars with me.... Oh, and Obama is not smiling and the Unaffordable Care Act is in meltdown. Its a good Christmas... |
| Posted by: Spereting Tingle4064 2013-12-23 06:59 |