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1. #332547
   On May 25th, 2008 at 9:47 am, Crazy Horse said:

   One step at a time

2. #332558
   On May 25th, 2008 at 10:07 am, ajmontana said:

   hmmm, wonder what the last thing he heard before his “heart attack”?
   incoming!?

3. #332559
   On May 25th, 2008 at 10:08 am, expat said:

   See-dubya,

   They don’t want Colombia to succeed because that would show that we can attain victory in a drawn out struggle. The libs cannot stand to win. America must be brought down a peg or two because it is not fair that we are the best country in the world.

   It will also kill them when we win in Iraq and Afghanistan.

4. #332564
   On May 25th, 2008 at 10:22 am, zorro said:

   …and another one down, another one bites the dust.

5. #332571
   On May 25th, 2008 at 10:33 am, undrseige247 said:

   Indiana: *Just before cutting the rope* Mola Rom Marulanda, prepare to meet Kali, in hell!

6. #332578
   On May 25th, 2008 at 10:44 am, spo-con said:

   What, no retirement plan ? what the FARC is THAT all about ??

7. #332579
   On May 25th, 2008 at 10:48 am, spo-con said:

   Heart attacks brought to you by the U.S.A. !

8. #332587
   On May 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am, Mojave Mark said:

   The Dhimmicrats are the pro-surrender anti-victory party.

9. #332593
   On May 25th, 2008 at 11:17 am, IndependentTom said:

   Kinda wonder if that was a .308 “heart attack”

10. #332595
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:22 am, Texas Tiger said:

    Are we supposed to put aside politics today and pray for his family?

11. #332596
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:22 am, spo-con said:

    Kinda reminiscent of Bagdad Bob isn’t it ? The Americans are NOT at the gates ! That is NOT a heart attack you hear !!

12. #332601
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:25 am, single stack said:

    I hope his death was violent and painful(to prepare him for his meeting with his new master, of course).

13. #332603
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:25 am, BrianNY said:

    US trained Iraqi forces are leading in Basra, Mosul and Sadr City…and now the original Mac Daddy of the FARC rumored to have assumed room temperature?
    
    Not a good Sunday for liberals to wake up to.

14. #332614
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:37 am, BrianNY said:

    Don’t celebrate this Marxist butcher’s demise too quickly. If Manuel “Sureshot” Marulanda has so much as one day of labor leader experience on his resume, Nancy Pelosi is going to be very, very angry.

15. #332619
    On May 25th, 2008 at 11:53 am, expat said:

    Don’t celebrate this Marxist butcher’s demise too quickly. If Manuel “Sureshot” Marulanda has so much as one day of labor leader experience on his resume, Nancy Pelosi is going to be very, very angry.

    Oh what a tangled web she weaves. I can’t wait to see her try and talk her way out of this one.

16. #332633
    On May 25th, 2008 at 12:11 pm, tbear44 said:

    Good riddance!

17. #332636
    On May 25th, 2008 at 12:13 pm, Pixel_Dust_1776 said:

    In the late 70’s when I was a teenager, my Brother-in-Law’s niece unfortunately joined the FARC, also as a teen. She died as a result of fighting the Colombian military during counterinsurgency operations.
    My Brother-in-Law has a very sad look in his eyes, remembering his niece.She was only 18.
    Tiro Fijo will burn in hell for all eternity, justice is not completely done yet. Eradicate the whole FARC.
    Rio
    Semper Fi!

18. #332720
    On May 25th, 2008 at 3:22 pm, ADyer said:

    *What, do they have, like, a company newsletter?

    Yes. DailyKos mailing list.

19. #332728
    On May 25th, 2008 at 3:37 pm, terrig said:

    C-ya, what took so long?

20. #332737
    On May 25th, 2008 at 4:03 pm, DagneyT said:

    It’s too bad we don’t handle terrorism like Colombia does;

    By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 4:20 PM PT

    Memorial Day: As support flags for the Iraq War even in the face of victory, it may help to look to south to Colombia, where the public still supports its military and celebrates victories. The fighting spirit helps to win.

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    Read More: Latin America & Caribbean

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    Colombians have been fighting at least as tough a war on terror as the U.S. in Iraq. It has gone on since 1966, and it loses about 600 soldiers a year, often from grisly terrorist torture-killings. Young Colombians are subject to a draft and richer ones pay war taxes that equal 2% of GDP.

    Yet public support is at a peak for the war, the military and its leader, President Alvaro Uribe. This tends to fuel more victory.

    It’s a different picture in the U.S., with a Congress looking for a pullout, a media that revels in reporting defeats, and an intelligentsia that longs to see America on its knees.

    So what’s going on in Colombia holds lessons for us, too.

    Colombia’s people have a determined leader in Uribe, whose resolve to win the war against FARC terrorists is strong.

    Like President Bush, he has not wavered. But he and his defense secretary go a bit further, leading the public to celebrate military victories. Every time a terrorist FARC leader is blown away or a big arsenal is destroyed, they publicize it, often on TV. Just recently:

    • Uribe warned FARC chief Manuel “Sureshot” Marulanda he would be blown away if he leaves his jungle hideout to “negotiate.”

    • Colombia’s battle-hardened generals almost gloated at the announcement of anti-terror strikes against FARC No. 2 Raul Reyes.

    • Last week, Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos announced that it was a good thing FARC terror leader Nelly “Karina” Avila Moreno had surrendered because otherwise she would be dead.

    You see, in Colombia, they understand terrorists thrive on propaganda machines of their own. To win, you must get ahead of them.

    Uribe motivates the military with encouragement and high expectations. He calls midlevel field commanders in the jungle every Friday, not just to offer flattery but to push them to succeed. In speeches to military schools, he rallies troops with the words: “Capture them!” This, after decades of appeasement, thrills the troops.

    In March, Uribe and the military had 84% Gallup approval ratings. Newspapers brim with laudatory public letters about both.

    “In ordinary conversation, outside the universities and radical circles, people appreciate the military,” notes Andres Mejia-Vergnaud, head of the Institute of Liberty and Progress in Bogota.

    The U.S. can learn from this. If we’re to win our war on terror, we must do more than just send our troops into harm’s way. We must celebrate them — and the victory they’re bringing us.

    If President Bush and the rest of his administration had done this, our efforts in Iraq would have been lauded by the American people! grrrrrrrrr

21. #332743
    On May 25th, 2008 at 4:26 pm, starlightwoman said:

    May he rest in the depths of Ptolemy.

22. #332745
    On May 25th, 2008 at 4:34 pm, WarTip said:

    being a member of FARC must be almost as demoralizing as being a conservative Republican these days.

    My vote for quote of the week See-Dubya

23. #332791
    On May 25th, 2008 at 6:11 pm, dreid said:

    Oh dear! I hope a wedding party wasn’t killed in the process or any children or ponies!

24. #332803
    On May 25th, 2008 at 6:34 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    Ditto # 22 and See-Dubya

25. #332804
    On May 25th, 2008 at 6:34 pm, reutersrutter said:

    Did he go to hell before his endorsement of Osama Obama was printed in the NYT?

26. #332805
    On May 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    Ditto # 20 also!

27. #332814
    On May 25th, 2008 at 6:48 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    What a FARC’ing shame……

28. #332832
    On May 25th, 2008 at 8:00 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    Enjoy eternity Commander “Sure Shot”. Now one more Marxist understands the Hell they put so many innocents through.

    We have plenty of Marxist/Fascist/Progressives I wouldn’t mind seeing join the Commader in Hell. But no hurry (maybe a little) they will.
    Say hell-o to Lennin and Stalin for us Commander. Your ice water is on the way.

29. #332842
    On May 25th, 2008 at 8:30 pm, henryinga said:

    If the American people had stood behind President Bush, like the people of Columbia stands behind their leader, most of the troops would be home now celabrating victory. Instead they listened to the lies and distortions of the MSM and left wing cowards, believed them, and started crying like a bunch of babies. It will take a long time to end the fighting, and not because of some mistake President Bush, or the war Department made, but because the chicken congress listened to their cry baby constiuents and applied too much PC to the RULES OF COMBAT. These same cry babies are about to elect a person who will tear this country down because of his lack of experience and unwilliness to fight people who killed 3,000 American citizens as they worked and did what was natural, like getting on a plane. The America people (civilians) don’t have the kahoonies to fight a war. That’s just my opinion, and I’m sticking to it.
    It’s amazing that the Columbians have been fighting terrorist sine the 1960’s and still want to stand up to them. If only this country had people like that.

30. #332846
    On May 25th, 2008 at 8:53 pm, Rob Roy said:

    He looks just like Cheech. If we find out it wasn’t natural causes, let’s just say he was smoked.

31. #332858
    On May 25th, 2008 at 9:29 pm, brooklyn red said:

    Wait… wasn’t he a “super delegate”???

32. #332880
    On May 25th, 2008 at 10:39 pm, tbear44 said:

    Wait… wasn’t he a “super delegate”???

    That was funny.

33. #332909
    On May 26th, 2008 at 12:45 am, juliesa said:

    The captured FARC laptop docs showed which candidate FARC endorses in the US election: Obama, as if no one could figure that one out. Chavez has expressed a similar preference.

    It’s a marxist-hezbollah influenced mess down there, and the Dems tossed our best bulwark against that trend, Colombia, under the bus, because of union donations. Anyone who thinks Obama is in any way acceptable as a president is crazy.

    The unions who caused our betrayal of Colombia are licking their chops over the increase in power they’ll get with a Dem lege and president. This is real serious stuff. A Dem president is simply not an option.

34. #332936
    On May 26th, 2008 at 3:28 am, love2rumba said:

    That guy looks like Cheech Marin of “Cheech and Chong” fame…do ya think perhaps….?

35. #332941
    On May 26th, 2008 at 4:37 am, herself said:

    Isn’t death by military action “natural causes” for an insurgent?

    {O.O}

36. #333144
    On May 26th, 2008 at 2:11 pm, DanVanSmak said:

    Dear Michelle,

    Another FARCer dead. Sad news indeed. I’ll down a beer later in his memory.

    Signed,
    Drew Curtis

    *out*