Give it up, brother tells FARC leader

[Zorro]

Source: Agence France-Presse

THE brother of the leader of Colombia's notorious FARC guerrillas called on his sibling today to yield to the international clamour demanding the liberation of 700 hostages the rebels hold.

Roberto Saenz said his brother, Guillermo Len "Alfonso Cano" Saenz, had to obey the plea made on Sunday during marches in Colombia and in cities around the world for the hostages to be freed.

More than four million people were estimated to have taken part in the rallies, including, in Paris, Franco-Colombian former hostage Ingrid Betancourt.

"I call on Alfonso and all the members of the (FARC) secretariat ... to enter into a process of dialogue urgently needed and that we make an effort so that these hostages can be with their families today," Roberto Saenz said on Colombia's commercial Caracol television network.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24059520-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss

[Duke Newcombe]

1. He's only being used as a tool by the Rightists and the Empire...

And there are no hostages...just guests. Didn't you get the email? :sarcasm:

Duke

[Zorro]

4. Oh yeah do I ever get emails

and lots of messages expressing love.

FARC just checked in another 10 guests over the weekend; I guess they're trying to keep their occupancy rate up, after the recent checkout of Ingrid Betancourt and the other 14.

[Psephos]

2. Should be entertaining to listen to the spin on this one n/t

[jbane]

3. FARC is done

40 years of trying is enough.

[plasticsundance]

5. No stomach for a fight?

The IRA was established in 1913, and finally settled all accounts in 2006. Where there's a will; there's a way.

Tally ho.