Colombia rebels say they downed unmanned spy plane

[struggle4progress]

Wed Jan 7, 2009 8:06am GMT

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian rebels brought down a small, unmanned spy plane they say was being used to track insurgent activities in the mountainous eastern part of the country, a website used by the guerrillas said on Wednesday.

Photographs of the propeller-driven craft were published on www.anncol.eu, which calls itself the New Colombian News Agency and is used by the leftist rebels to publish information.

The website did not say how or when the plane was brought down.

The government of President Alvaro Uribe has received billions of dollars in U.S. aid ...

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE5061JT20090107

[Judi Lynn]

1. So Bush has brought his drones to Colombia now. How long will it be before

he takes them across the border to Venezuela? He's still got a few days left!

So now the guy has introduced a new level of aggression in Latin America, it's not going to be withdrawn. We can expect Uribe to use the hell out of these things from now on, with his gruesome, grotesque "Defense" Minister, Juan Manuel Santos. New toys to use in their war against the poor. Cool. You've done a heck of a job, Duhbya.

[Bacchus39]

2. the war you've been predicting and hoping for will not happen

no invasion or assassination in the next 2 weeks or next 4 years.