After a scheduled meeting between John McCain and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Tuesday, the presumptive Republican nominee was briefed on the upcoming hostage rescue raid carried out Wednesday.
As he left Colombia Wednesday afternoon, McCain learned that raid had been successfully completed, and congratulated Uribe by phone.
Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, both traveling with McCain, were also briefed. Lieberman said McCain's advance knowledge of the raid signals a vote of confidence by foreign leaders.
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/02/mccain-had-advance-knowledge-...
Second, in the I Just Happened To Be In The Neighborhood department, John McCain makes a trip to Colombia and many in the media scratch their heads. Why in the world would he go to Colombia when he's got millions of American voters to win over in less than four months? Ahhh but while he is there a truckload of hostages are rescued from Colombian radicals and he is given the scoop on it before anyone else, thereby confirming his status as a world leader. Hollywood screen writer John Ridley remarked on Thursday's "Morning Joe" that the timing seemed awfully odd. I have to agree with him. McCain's got folks in his campaign with Colombian connections. It is not farfetched at all to surmise that John was given a wink-wink nudge-nudge that if he showed up in Colombia this week, there might be something in it for him. If there is any truth to it, it takes media manipulation to a whole new level.
http://rutherfordl.wordpress.com/2008/07/04/coincidence-i-think-not/
Sorry, @pwid2004 for us: Uribe the best president of america!
MsLilip 1 year ago
Uribe = Zionist fascist dog.
pwid2004 2 years ago
I'm sorry, but this is not nearly as bad as Obama's trip to Europe and the middle east, especially when he wouldn't visit the trips in Germany just because he couldn't take his cameras with him.
chwparker 3 years ago
Of course this was a staged opperation. John McCain has a lobbyist who LOBBYS for the vary same terrorist group that kidnapped the 5 hostages. Infact the lobbyist also works for a guerilla group that runs chiccta bananna
UGOTDAJACK 3 years ago