True?
Colombia’s police chief on Monday said documents found on a slain rebel’s laptop computer suggest Venezuela recently paid $300 million to Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, perhaps in exchange for the release of six hostages.
Other documents show the rebels had appeared interested in buying uranium, Gen. Oscar Naranjo said at an explosive news conference where he lashed out at Venezuela and Ecuador for the financial and political support they have provided to Colombia’s leftist rebels.
“When they mention negotiations for 50 kilos of uranium this means that the FARC are taking big steps in the world of terrorism to become a global aggressor. We’re not talking of domestic guerrilla but transnational terrorism,” said Naranjo, without giving more details.
While it wouldn’t surprise me that Chavez used the hostage exchange as an excuse to “legally” funnel millions of dollars into this group, I’m more skeptical about the uranium story. The references by the Columbian government that FARC is launching into international terrorism seems too convenient of a way to try to entice America into the fray.
Thoughts?