{"id":1384,"date":"2008-03-25T07:15:15","date_gmt":"2008-03-25T11:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2008-03-25T07:15:15","modified_gmt":"2008-03-25T11:15:15","slug":"farc-fan-in-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=1384","title":{"rendered":"FARC Fan in Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"

The editorial board at the Wall Street Journal<\/a> writes a bit about Massachusetts Congressman James McGovern and his relationship to Colombian terrorist group FARC;<\/p>\n

\u00a0A military strike three weeks ago killed Ra\u00fal Reyes, No. 2 in command of the FARC, Colombia’s most notorious terrorist group. The Reyes hard drive reveals an ardent effort to do business directly with the FARC by Congressman James McGovern (D., Mass.), a leading opponent of the free-trade deal. Mr. McGovern has been working with an American go-between, who has been offering the rebels help in undermining Colombia’s elected and popular government.<\/p>\n

Mr. McGovern’s press office says the Congressman is merely working at the behest of families whose relatives are held as FARC kidnap hostages. However, his go-between’s letters reveal more than routine intervention.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, the article continues, Representative McGovern attempts to undermine the policy of this government to avoid dealing with illegitimate actors like FARC. He treats the blood-soaked narco-terrorists as if they are a rational entity and condemns the elected Colombian government then tries to jam up the Uribe administration into a negotiation plan they might otherwise avoid. he also suggests safe havens for the terrorist leadership. What part of “war against terror” doesn’t McGovern understand?<\/p>\n

Where in the Constitution are the Congress members authorized to conduct our foreign policy? This type of behavior borders on treason – McGovern is acting in the interests of himself and his own agenda, not in the interests of the entire nation. He should be censured and removed from his seat – then tried for treason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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