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Colombian Army Reports FARC Leader DeadPosted on May 24, 2008
The demise of Manuel “Sureshot” Marulanda has been rumored many times before, but this time the Colombian army has announced that the long-time leader of the rebel group FARC is dead and has challenged FARC to disprove the report. Sources close to Marulanda have yet to confirm the news.
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By antispin, May 25 at 3:19 pm #
All that crap on NPR about FARC and it’s dirty bomb lap tops...this is the legacy of Clinton. National Propaganda Radio and the feeble attempt to keep the Jackals alive and killing.
Report thisBy Carlos, May 24 at 6:13 pm #
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There is a major difference this time around. The Minister of defense isn’t alone on those claims.
‘Sources close to Marulanda’, I guess you mean Anncol...well, they have a history of not telling the EXACT truth, specially if its something negative about the guerrillas.(I guess you don’t know about the Emmanuel or the the 11 deputees fiasco-they are definitely not a reliable source).
In fact, the FARC is known for denying the death of their leaders, even for months: it happened with Negro Acacio, Jacobo Arenas(the other senior leader of FARC), and others.
The colombian military has actually CHALLENGED the FARC to prove their allegations wrong. That means this time, they aren’t joking around.
With their extensive intelligence network, it means this story has a good chance of being true.
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