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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 01:12 PM Original message |
ECUADOR: Manta Air Base Tied to Colombian Raid on FARC Camp (U.S. use base) |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. Sooprise! Sooprise! Sooprise! nt |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. I hope that means the Empire will lose one base next year! |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 03:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think it's likely that U.S. aircraft were also used, and possibly U.S. special forces |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:03 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You Think the US using the Base to Carry Out Acts of Aggression are Good? |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. So do you approve and support FARC's presence within Ecuador? |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. That's Too Bad for You, Because It Doesn't Matter What You Like or Dislike |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. So you are a FARC supporter |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. NOPE... Nice Try. I'm Against Breaking International Laws as You Support |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 07:19 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Who's pushing war? |
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gbscar (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 11:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Apparently FARC were angels setting up a camp for peace and the appreciation of culture |
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Bacchus39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 12:28 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. the FARC are a humanitarian organization |
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Andrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
40. More BS, Zorro? |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. So FARC is noted for it's humanitarian policies, eh? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:06 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. As a Colombian said in the March march, when the death squads get victims, they don't |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #46 |
50. So you presume you're speaking for all Democrats on this issue? |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. I'm a little confused here, what is a democrat? n/t |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. I would think |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
62. It's Democrats in Congress who are blocking the Colombia FTA, due to hideouus excesses by the right- |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 04:52 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. Adding, at no cost to the reader, a notice of a Colombia FTA-related meeting. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Not in someone else's country. That VIOLATES international law. n/t |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 01:42 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Why don't you scoot on down there and try to kill some of them then? |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Don't need to, Gomer |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
32. Oh, for pete's sake, Zorro! WHO are the "ruthless murderers and criminals" in Colombia? |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 03:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. There are a lot of dirty hands in Latin America |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 08:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
66. 1. I am not a FARC "apologist." 2. This was NOT a retaliatory action against |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. The President of Ecuador was elected running on his promise to remove the U.S. from the air base. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I'd Say from the Info You Provided, No Amount of Economy |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. So glad to witness your close attention to the FACTS of US policy in Latin America. |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I Am Trying to Educate Myself with Your Help |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. You're so right. We need to turn a corner. NOW, and SHARE this hemisphere with the people |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Do you think Correa won only because of his opposition to the Manta base? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:22 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Nice try, Joe McCarthy. Label people who can't agree as FARC supporters. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. So do you approve and support FARC? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 06:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. The subject is the illegal invasion of a sovereign country. PERIOD. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 07:02 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Why won't you answer the question? |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Let's say there was an insurgent group in the US |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. There's that word again--"ruthless"! So let's talk about who is the MOST |
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ButterflyBlood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. The right wing paramilitaries formed because of FARC |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:07 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. Actual accounts of history appear to contradict your "take" on Colombia: |
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gbscar (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. It's so great to be selective and ignore FARC abuses... |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 08:07 PM Response to Reply #37 |
49. I did not say they were innocent. I said there are "crimes on both sides." |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
6. Great... the US involved in More Illegal Military Aggression |
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superkia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
7. I feel bad for any place that is oil rich and doesnt go along with... |
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pegleg (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
24. If FARC is involved in the smuggling and proliferation of drugs to the US |
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Andrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
41. If it's the Uribe gang, though |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:58 PM Response to Reply #41 |
44. DU'ers who have bothered to research have a very clear idea of who's doing what there. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
25. More on Bush involvement in the illegal invasion of a sovereign country, forget the "me" principle. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-21-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. So.... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. The quotes they published were taken from a public speech made on Ecuadorean tv. Use your head. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
38. The Story Behind Colombia’s Attack |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 06:41 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. Ah yes... |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:03 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Why don't you go get that information which indicates they said Hugo Chavez gave them |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. I challenge your assertion that I am "infesting" this message board |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 09:55 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Looking forward to seeing your proof on the "FARC laptop" documents. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. Sorry |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 01:20 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Lead me to my passionate defense of FARCs statement(s). |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:47 AM Response to Reply #55 |
56. You seem to miss the point |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 11:42 AM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Your claim that "Chavez provided $300M to FARC" is bogus, and you have been asked to |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. You just don't or won't get it, will you? |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 04:33 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. Simply provide your proof of your (and Uribe's) claim Chavez gave FARC 300,000,000. Should be easy. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 07:27 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. There is no proof, it's butt-covering horseshit. nt |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 08:12 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. Well |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. You're confused. People have SEEN what Uribe is saying is proof Chavez gave FARCs $300,000,000.00. |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I confess |
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Andrushka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. ouch |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:12 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. Duelling internet references is what Judi was demanding |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. That is funny, 6 weeks to proof if a chunk of electronic data is authentic |
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DisgustipatedinCA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-23-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. You have this right-wing POS dead-to-rights |
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Zorro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-24-08 07:00 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. Hmmm |
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jzodda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 11:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. Your belief that being progessive means pro Chavez is wrong |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:16 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. Here's more information from NY Times/Observer/BBC reporter, Greg Palast |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-22-08 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
48. not really surprising |
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