Tag: "Colombia"
Hugo Chavez, Now an Official Tyrant
Hugo Chavez in all in for tyranny. He’s finally gone ahead and enacted a series of laws that all but cements his power as dictator, with the means to directly oppose the military if necessary, choke off money to disloyal regions, and more nationalization of private industry. We’re fortunate that the Democrats didn’t manage to [...]
It’s a “War Crime” I Can Live With
Are you still a bit happy about that bold hostage rescue the Colombian government pulled off earlier this month? Does it make you smile when you think about the looks on the faces of the FARC honchos that were in that helicopter the moment they realized they were not surrounded by Che-loving friends? Well, Reuters [...]
“Warrantless Wiretapping” Does Work. Ask FARC.
What can a robust surveillance program, where intelligence agencies can monitor the conversations of terrorists across borders, accomplish? Well, for one, it can cripple a strong and established terrorist group. Since I’m no longer linking directly to AP articles, I’ll point you toward a good post by Dan Collins and give you a precis of [...]
You Shall Know Them By Their T-Shirts
There are a couple delicious details about the Colombian government’s perfect hostage rescue I really didn’t notice until I read them this morning. First, not only did Colombian special forces rescue the hostages without firing a shot, they also captured the leader of a special FARC ring that deals only with hostages. So not only [...]
Chalk Another One Up for the Good Guys – Colombia FARCs a Bunch of Terrorists and Gets to Poke Hugo Chavez in His Big, Fat Eye.
Man, I love it every time a bunch of filth terrorists and a tin pot dictator take one in the shorts. Colombia staged a daring raid today on the terrorist group FARC and rescued 15 hostages. Three of those hostages were Americans who were captured back in 2003 as well as former Colombian presidential candidate [...]
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