Month of March, 2008
Colombia solidarity leaders condemn Reyes killing
By staff, Fight Back News, March 2008
http://fightbacknews.org/2008/03/colombiasolidarity.htm
Several leaders of the U.S. movement in solidarity with the Colombian people condemned the March 1 killing of Raúl Reyes, the main spokesperson for the FARC, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Reyes was murdered in Ecuador by Colombian troops with U.S. assistance.
Was the U.S. Involved in Killing the FARC-EP Leaders?
Written by James Brittain
Thursday, 13 March 2008
While virtually every country in Central and South America, including the Caribbean, has waged in on the debate of the Colombian state conducting an illegal military campaign within Ecuadorian sovereign territory, resulting in the deaths of various high ranking officials in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo, FARC-EP), the United States have remained virtually silent. Such silence from the US is quite perplexing considering the administrations of Ronald Regan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush have wielded a twenty-two year old assault on this insurgency movement.
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peoples Army - The Cost of Unilateral Humanitarian Initiatives
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article19544.htm
By James Petras
16/03/08 "ICH" -- - President Uribe's troop and missile assault, violating Ecuadorian sovereignty came very close to precipitating a regional war with Ecuador and Venezuela. During an interview I had with President Chavez, at the time of this bellicose act, he confirmed to me the gravity of Uribe's doctrine of 'preventive war' and 'extra-territorial intervention', calling the Colombian regime the 'Israel of Latin America'. Earlier, during his Sunday radio program 'Alo Presidente', in which I was an invited guest, he followed up with an announcement that he was sending ground, air and sea forces to the Venezuelan frontier with Colombia.
Colombian rebel leader murdered: Reflections on meeting with Raul Reyes
Chicago Calls for Peace with Justice in Colombia
On March 6th across Latin America, Europe and North America there will be marches and protest actions demanding an end to state terrorism by the Colombia government. The March 6th actions were called by organizations in Colombia, including trade unions, human rights groups, student organizations and more. See www.movimientodevic timas.org for more information.
End Plan Colombia! Stop U.S. Support of the Colombian Government's War Threats! Statement by the Colombia Action Network
End Plan Colombia! Stop U.S. Support of the Colombian Government's War Threats!
Statement by the Colombia Action Network
The Colombia Action Network is outraged at the Colombian army's air assault and raid on March 1st into Ecuador. The Colombian government justifies it's actions by stating they acted in "self-defense". However, we see this for what it is, an escalation of Colombia's civil war, a violation of Ecuador's sovereignty, a threat of war against Venezuela and other neighboring countries, and a further attack on the rights the people of Latin America.
News about Colombia's attack on Ecuador and the killing of Raúl Reyes
Chavez orders troops to Colombian border: Venezuelan leader warns neighbor's action against rebels could lead to war", Sunday, March 2, 2008, MSNBC
"Colombia Assassinates Raul Reyes of FARC," March 02, 2008, By Justin Podur, ZNET
"Chavez: Colombia Incursion Would Be War", Sunday, March 2, 2008, by CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER, Associated Press, Guardian
"Colombian government assassinates Raúl Reyes," Saturday, March 1, 2008, By: Gloria La Riva, Party for Liberation and Socialism
