Colombian Rebel Group Denies Kidnapping

[demdave]

SIERRA NEVADA DE SANTA MARTA, Colombia - Colombia's main rebel group denied responsibility for the abduction of eight foreign tourists, saying the military did it with plans of staging a dramatic rescue.



The eight backpackers — four Israelis, two Britons, a German and a Spaniard — were snatched at gunpoint Friday from cabins in the archaeological ruins of Ciudad Perdida, or the Lost City, high in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains.


The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, said in the communique posted on its Web site Tuesday that "Colombian military intelligence" had carried out the pre-dawn kidnapping "to show results to (President) Alvaro Uribe."


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=721&e=8&u=/ap/20030917/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_kidnapped_tourists

Where do I find the tinfoil hat icon????

[bemildred]

1. Kidnapping is a very popular activity in Colombia.

Many freelancers are just in it for the money, and they
may have any or no political affiliation. The bullshit is
also very deep, so barring the captives eventually get to
tell their own story, we may never know the truth. This is
not to say FARC is above it, it's just that it's a very competitive
business segment to be in, in Colombia.