Colombian president's popularity soars - 29 May 08

[empirikal23]

Uribe has the highest level of popularity in this fucking continent, then Chavez can suck Uribe's dick and stick his fucking sukoys up his fucking ass, down with that cocksucker, if chavez is brave enough to start up a war against us, we Colombian troops will be fucking prepared for killing as many venezuelan fucking communists as we fucking can

[DieGoth74]

Haha. Colombian president popularity is still over 70%! This news is fake!

[bacardishots]

If you've never been to Colombia and see what it is really about, don't comment. Your silly perspectives are just that. What arm chair quarterback quite a bit around here. I've been to Colombia. Believe me, President Uribe HAS the recipe for success and progress for that country. Name a better person for the position. Viva Colombia y Pa Delante Uribe.

[wutru]

down with chavez and farc!

[six25]

historywillabsolve and jimmycarter2 are the type of people that believe 9/11 was an inside job.... pathetic fools.

[korpse0905]

Uribe has been a great politician and economist, even his opponents have recognize his inteligenc and capacity, and most of the times his opponents got out of arguments and they use the same story.

The Farc's conditons for a hostages negotiation include the military clearence of two cities, 15 miles near from CALI, so they can do the same sh1t that they did in the last peace process on CAGUAN between '99 'n 2002

[korpse0905]

In '82, When Uribe was the Medellin's mayor his father and brother were kidnapped by FARC, and when they got free, he asked to the Civil Aeronatical for a plane to bring'em back to the city, what he didn't know was that this plane was a Pablo escobar's propierty, thats why, his opponents have been using this envent, as a proof of his relation with the medellin's cartel

[jimmycater2]

A declassified Defense Intelligence Agency report listed then-Senator Álvaro Uribe as a "close personal friend of Pablo Escobar" and described him as "dedicated to collaboration with the Medellín [drug] cartel at high government levels". It also stated that Uribe had "attacked all forms of the extradition treaty" and that his father had been murdered because of a "connection with the narcotic traffickers

[jimmycater2]

Anyone allied to Bush is as dirty as they come and Uribe is a dirty mofo.

[abarzilai664]

Blows to FARC also serve as a blow to Hugo as it shows that his plan to subvert an American ally is fraying. As for the senators being tried for links to the right wing milltias it shows the success of Uribe's methods.

[aznluvr7]

Wow, looks like we're got alot of FARC supporters! How can you support this renegade group of Marxist drug runners? I like how everyone is quick to blame the US for it. Typical!

[mengwise36]

Well the Colombia army IS funded and trained by the US military.

[aznluvr7]

Is funded and trained by the US military? I think that's a rather glib take on the situation. While the US does support the Columbian military, it's not as if there would be no Columbian military without them. So I'm guessing you and the people who dissaproved my message think that the FARC are definetly innocent and Venezeula and Ecuador are justified in their help. The US is so easy to blame I guess, wonder how it would be if the Russians won the cold war, eh?

[mengwise36]

While the Columbian military would have existed with or without the US support, it would not have been the 3rd most powerful on this continent WITHOUT US support.

I am not arguing that FARC is the Boy Scout. Or Venezuela and Ecuador have not ulterior motives. But you discounting US involvement is more ingenious.

If the Russians won the cold war, they will be bullying other countries like the US is doing right now. They will be spreading their ideology at the point of a gun too.

[aznluvr7]

No I don't disagree that the US helps out Columbia, it's in our interest to do so, it hurts the drug trade, which the FARC is a big proponent of. Myself I feel alot more comfortable with the US as a superpower and spreading democracy than Russia spreading communism.

[mengwise36]

If the FARC is nothing but a drug cartel, I would have agreed with you. However, it is not. As a matter of fact, the drug cartels own the government.

US is a superpower but what we are spreading is NOT democracy. It is fascism at best. Can anyone adopt democracy at the point of a gun? Meanwhile, how did Russia spread communism? Did Russia go around topple governments so they can convert to communism? They might have helped AFTER the government was topple by the communists.

[aznluvr7]

Did Russia go around toppling governments? Well let's see, they certainly tried a bit of Gunpoint diplomacy in Afghanistan, in China, north Korea wouldn't have invaded if not emboldened/encouraged to do so by Stalin and what of all the surrounding countries who were annexed? Russia's history is far uglier than the US and the outcomes are far uglier as well. Sure the US helped out some nasty dictators and under some administrations attempted to reign them in.

[aznluvr7]

However, the US, as powerful as it is, can't control people. Under successive admnistrations the Shah was admonished and cut off from arms aid and told to spend more on the economy. He simply bought from elsewhere. In Korea the US intervened to save Kim Dae Jung's life and his execution was stayed. The national security strategy at the time was to support anti-communist leaders where they could be found and try to straighten them out later. Straightening out is an elusive goal at best.

[mengwise36]

Just to show how little history you know. In Afghanistan, the PDPA took power BEFORE the Russians invaded. In China, the communist party took power without much Russian assistance. In Korea, the north invaded the south DESPITE Russia and China's opposition. The US army was fighting the Chinese army in Korea. The Red Army was nowhere to be seen.

If you knew just a little bit of history, you would not have made a statement like "Russia's history is far uglier than the US".

[aznluvr7]

I certainly know my history, friend. The communist government in Afghanistan was set up by Russia. They generously funded the movement. Mao's army was funded and advised by the Soviets to overthrow the nationalist government. As far as Korea, Stalin gave the go ahead, there was no opposition. Also, a great many of the MiG-15 pilots and ground controllers were Soviets, that's well known, but proven in declass Soviet documents. I know my history, but thanks for the personal attack.

[Morris1962]

What Colombia needs is the rule of law. The corruption and right wing paramilitaries are just as poisonous to a nation as narco-terrorists (i.e. the FARC). The fact that members of parliament can and are being investigated is as important as any military victory. I wish you peace Colombia.

[historywillabsolve]

Uribe's propaganda machine is too sophisticated for people to see through. he's got so many Colombians fooled. once the FARC is gone there will be no one else to blame for the corruption, drug-trafficking and political assassinations but his paramilitary buddies, who are still carrying on their criminal activities in the shadows.

[Inkan1969]

Sure...If the people make a decision that you don't agree with, they HAVE to have been brainwashed by a propaganda machine....

[historywillabsolve]

no, if they believe a crook and murderer like Uribe they are brainwashed.

[Inkan1969]

Or maybe you've been brainwashing into thinking Uribe is a crook and murderer.

[historywillabsolve]

do you find it comforting to believe allies of the Bush administration have their hands clean of blood? there is a mountain of scandals surrounding Uribe's political career, ever since he was a friend and business partner of Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. why don't you research his past instead of giving another politician the benefit of the doubt?

[Inkan1969]

I'll give the benefit of the doubt to anyone who dares oppose FARC and oppose the Hugo Chavez octopus from swallowing up Latin America. Up until he's actually indicted for any of these alleged charges.

[keytoothed]

Do one wants to talk about the real problem: it is the US WAR ON DRUGS that fuels are these atrocities, every dollar cashed to buy a FARC guerilla a hand grenade, the genocide committed by The School of Americas, the corruption in the gov't--ALL OF IT IS DRUG-RELATED. If just marijuana were legalized tomorrow, it would stabilize so much.

[lbpeacemaker]

The enemy of the world is George W.Bush

[loneshark2000]

thanks for covering my home country colombia in a good light! please do more, contact me if I can help as well!

[btigtime2]

Well the USA helped so I'm sure they are all up to no good. Its sad to watch the USA work so hard on their One world Govenrment... the NWO

[ce1estia1]

interesting

[spadiony]

Thanks for this coverage on Colombia, it is really very insightful...