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NousDefionsDoc · 02-19-2004, 23:49

Colombia General Wants Rebel to Surrender
Thu Feb 19, 5:18 PM ET

By JUAN PABLO TORO, Associated Press Writer

BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's armed forces chief on Thursday urged Colombia's top rebel commander, who reportedly is dying of prostate cancer, to surrender.

Gen. Carlos Alberto Ospina told a news conference that the military is unable to confirm a magazine report that Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda, 73, is expected to live only a few more months.

Marulanda is the commander and a co-founder of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Along with a smaller leftist rebel group, the FARC continues to wage a war against the government in which some 3,500 people are killed each year.

The monthly magazine Diners said in an article that appeared Tuesday that Marulanda was dying of cancer and no longer wanted treatment.

"In case this is true, the best thing he could do to take advantage of his remaining days is to put right all the damage he has caused and help end the war quickly by surrendering," Ospina said.

The writer of the magazine article is the veteran and highly respected Colombian journalist Patricia Lara. She said her information came from "very reliable sources" close to the FARC.

Marulanda has not been seen in public since August 2001, when he attended peace talks in southern Colombia. The government broke off the talks six months later after FARC rebels hijacked a plane and kidnapped a senator who was aboard.

Since the end of the peace talks, the government has gone on the offensive, entering strongholds of the FARC and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, in the country's remote jungles and Andean mountains.
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I need to get me a job doing this intel stuff! I've been saying for a year I thought he was either dead or dying. I like being right - a lot.

02-19-2004, 23:49	#13
NousDefionsDoc Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: LA Posts: 1,653	Colombia General Wants Rebel to Surrender Thu Feb 19, 5:18 PM ET By JUAN PABLO TORO, Associated Press Writer BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's armed forces chief on Thursday urged Colombia's top rebel commander, who reportedly is dying of prostate cancer, to surrender. Gen. Carlos Alberto Ospina told a news conference that the military is unable to confirm a magazine report that Manuel "Sureshot" Marulanda, 73, is expected to live only a few more months. Marulanda is the commander and a co-founder of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Along with a smaller leftist rebel group, the FARC continues to wage a war against the government in which some 3,500 people are killed each year. The monthly magazine Diners said in an article that appeared Tuesday that Marulanda was dying of cancer and no longer wanted treatment. "In case this is true, the best thing he could do to take advantage of his remaining days is to put right all the damage he has caused and help end the war quickly by surrendering," Ospina said. The writer of the magazine article is the veteran and highly respected Colombian journalist Patricia Lara. She said her information came from "very reliable sources" close to the FARC. Marulanda has not been seen in public since August 2001, when he attended peace talks in southern Colombia. The government broke off the talks six months later after FARC rebels hijacked a plane and kidnapped a senator who was aboard. Since the end of the peace talks, the government has gone on the offensive, entering strongholds of the FARC and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, in the country's remote jungles and Andean mountains. ______________ I need to get me a job doing this intel stuff! I've been saying for a year I thought he was either dead or dying. I like being right - a lot. __________________ Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home. He knows only The Cause. Still want to quit?
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