Colombian FARC Founder And Leader Dead
Colombian FARC rebel leader Marulanda is dead: army
The head of Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels, Manuel Marulanda, alias Sureshot, is dead, the army announced Saturday in a major development in its fight against the insurgency.
The Defense Ministry confirmed the news in a statement.
The weekly Semana magazine reported Saturday that Marulanda had died, citing the country’s defense minister.
“According to the (intelligence) information that we have, Marulanda is already dead,” Juan Manuel Santos was quoted as saying on the magazine’s website, adding that he died of an illness on March 26.
The elusive Marulanda, alias “Tiro Fijo,” meaning “Sure Shot,” founded the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) over 40 years ago. He was last seen in public in 1982 and has been rumored to be dead at least 17 times.
(AFP)
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May 24th, 2008 at 5:05 pmYou like your new diggs asshole? Hell is a hot place ain’t it?
May 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pmWell, I hope he actually is dead. The FARC has killed far too many innocent people and keeps Colombia from advancing in this world. People have to live packed in cities because of the fear of these worthless military groups that try to carry on Che Guevara’s legacy, but they carry on that legacy in a more broken manner than even Che himself did. If this is true, it’s another nail in the coffin.
May 24th, 2008 at 7:23 pmThere is much wailing and gnashing of teeth amongst the Obamarxists tonight.
May 24th, 2008 at 8:28 pmCool.