When a Massacre isn’t Just a Massacre: Bush’s Hand Behind the Murder of Raul Reyes

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Here’s a terrific article translated from Spanish to English by the author of a ew blog, Machetera, at http://machetera.wordpress.com

Here are a few excerpts – go to the blog for full article:

"The recent military operation that took the life of the FARC commandante, Raúl Reyes, and around 20 FARC members, is part of a well-orchestrated U.S. campaign to impose the Free Trade Agreement and weaken the region's revolutionary process. U.S. spy planes directed the military operation, violating Ecuador's airspace. Researching the Bush government's participation is key to uncovering the strings that were pulled to unravel the humanitarian process heading toward peace. The empire's desperation indicates new attacks.

Foreign Spy Planes Coordinated the Action

"Certain reports, "inconvenient" for the Colombian government, have filtered through to the media, revealing more than Uribe and his bosses in Washington intended. One of these reports came to light on March 1, in a report on Channel One News. Let's look at what is said in one of the fragments presented as "unedited details of the operation". The reporter says: "February 20, only 10 days ago, (Colombian) Army intelligence knew that Commandante Raúl Reyes was in Sucumbíos province, in Ecuador. Agents analyzed photographs taken by foreign spy planes in Ecuadoran territory." Listen well. "Foreign spy planes!"

"FTA and Military Offensive: Coincidence?

The military action against the FARC coincides with the visit to Colombia of a nourished group of U.S. officials, headed no more and no less than by two of Bush's cabinet members: Carlos Gutierrez and Elaine Chao, Secretaries of Commerce and Labor, respectively. What were they doing in Colombia? Trying to gain ground ahead of the U. S. Congress, for the approval of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Uribe. The strategic importance of the FTA with Colombia was emphasized by Bush himself in his State of the Union speech at the beginning of this year: "These agreements also promote America's strategic interests…if we fail to pass this agreement, we will embolden the purveyors of false populism in our hemisphere."