Colombia: FARC Laptops Reveal Ties to Politicians and Foreign Governments
Region: Colombiaby Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez In the events following the attack on the FARC guerrilla camp in Ecuador, it was revealed that Toshiba laptops were found among the remains. The Colombian government sent the computer equipment to INTERPOL for independent analysis. Its findings recently were released and it was found that the laptops had not been “manipulated” by Colombian authorities.... more
Views: 943Colombia Paramilitary Leaders Extradited to US
Region: Colombia
Posted by Carlos Raúl van der Weyden Velásquez The last two or three weeks have been quite intense in Colombian politics. After a new scandal for alleged bribery while the presidential re-election was voted on in the Congress on May 13, came some interesting news. In a surprising move, 14 demobilized paramilitary bosses were extradited to the United States, where they will face drug-trafficking charges... more
Views: 761FARC's Leader Confirmed To Have 'Pushed Up The Daisies'
Region: ColombiaIn a developing story, the Colombian government has said that the leader of the leftist rebel group known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is dead. However, nothing is concrete or one-hundred percent confirmed yet. But, a Colombian official issued a statement that a source has given confirmation that the leader of FARC has died. According to Juan Miguel Santos, the spokesman for Colombia’s... more
Views: 879Colombia Call-Up
Region: Colombia
Jorge Luis Pinto called up 18 players for the Cafeteros' upcoming friendly against Venezuela on April 30th. The squad is mostly made up of domestic players as well as sprinkling of foreigners. The most controversial call-up was that of Radamel Falcao García who will miss River Plate's first leg of the Copa Libertadores against San Lorenzo at the Nuevo Gasómetro next week. Oh, t... more
Views: 1053Copa Lib Knockout Stage
Region: Colombia(1) Fluminense (BRA) vs. (16) Atl. Nacional (COL) (8) Sao Paulo FC (BRA) vs. (9) Nacional (URU) (4) Atlas (MEX) vs. (13) Lanús (ARG) (5) Cruzeiro (BRA) vs. (12) Boca Juniors (ARG) (2) Flamengo (BRA) vs. (15) Club América (MEX) (7) Cúcuta (COL) vs. (10) Santos FC (BRA) (3) River Plate (ARG) vs. (14) San Lorenzo (ARG) (6) Estudiantes (ARG) vs. (... more
Views: 959South America On The Edge Of War?
Region: ColombiaVenezuela president Hugo Chávez ordered ten battalions to head to the Colombian border in reaction to that country's military operation against the FARC (Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces) that killed two of the primary officials of the Colombian rebels. Luis Edgar Devia Silva, alias "Raul Reyes" was second in command only to Manuel Marulanda alias "Tiro Fijo". Ecuadorian president mentioned that his C... more
Views: 1077Colombian Apertura Scores- Week 6
Region: ColombiaFriday Medellín 1-3 América Mendoza... more
Views: 1067Jorge Jurado Raps About Citizen Media
Region: Colombiaby David Sasaki Originally published on Rising Voices. Download MPEG4 Video (.mp4) Download Flash Video (.flv) Subscribe to Rising Voices Videos in iTunes I know, it probably sounds a little cheesy - someone rapping about video-blogging - but the lyrics of Jorge Jurado's song ‘ConVerGentes' are not only poetic, they also reflect a truth a about participatory media in gener... more
Views: 1058Colombia By The Numbers
Region: ColombiaNacional 3-0 Bucaramanga NAC: Rey (2) , Martel NAC Won for first time this season. Ended two-game losing streak Sergio Galván Rey scored goals number 200 and 201 of career in Colombia Scored goal after 276-minute drought BUC &nb... more
Views: 688Chavez Defends FARC, Enrages Colombia
Region: ColombiaChavez has defended the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). He had said that this group was a true army and should not be placed in the same category as other terrorist groups. Colombia which is a United States ally was outraged at what Chavez had said. This has put Chavez deeper into Colombia’s conflict. FARC is the largest rebel group of the western hemisphere as it has 14,000 fighters. Most of ... more
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