{"id":1030,"date":"2007-12-31T09:11:39","date_gmt":"2007-12-31T13:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/31\/status-of-chavez-farc-rescue-mission\/"},"modified":"2007-12-31T22:50:33","modified_gmt":"2008-01-01T02:50:33","slug":"status-of-chavez-farc-rescue-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=1030","title":{"rendered":"Status of Chavez’ FARC rescue mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heavily armed Colombian policemen stand guard on Sunday<\/p>\n

around a Venezuelan Mi-172 helicopter<\/p>\n

sitting on the tarmac of the airport of Villavicencio,<\/p>\n

department of Meta, Colombia.<\/p>\n

Photo by Mauricio Duenas (AFP)<\/p>\n

But not to worry, look who’s on the job;<\/p>\n

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U.S. film director Oliver Stone waves to journalists upon his arrival to Villavicencio’s airport in southern Colombia.<\/p>\n

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With its fearsome record of kidnapping and violence, Colombia’s largest guerrilla army might seem a nightmare group to encounter. But not to Oliver Stone.<\/p>\n

The American filmmaker is jumping at a chance to meet with a group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

Leaving the glamor of Hollywood far behind, Stone arrived in the steamy Colombian city of Villavicencio on Saturday as part of a mission led by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to retrieve three hostages held for years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.<\/p>\n

“I have no illusions about the FARC, but it looks like they are a peasant army fighting for a decent living,” Stone said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at his hotel bar. “And here, if you fight, you fight to win.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yep, just a peasant Army fighting for decent livng – bombing and kidnapping innocent civilians instead of working for a decent living. What a dumbass. I guess that’s why I’ve never watched “Platoon” all the way through.<\/p>\n

Seems the only thing Chavez MAY succeed in rescuing is Stone’s career – but I think it’ll take a few more helicopters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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