Ecuador leader denies FARC funds

[IndianaGreen]

Source: BBC News

Ecuador leader denies Farc funds

Page last updated at 20:38 GMT, Saturday, 18 July 2009 21:38 UK

President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has denied allegations that he received election funds from Marxist Farc rebels in neighbouring Colombia.

He said evidence had been fabricated to destabilise his left-wing government.

A video broadcast on Colombian television on Friday appeared to show a Farc leader saying he had contributed to Mr Correa's 2006 campaign.

The two countries broke off diplomatic ties last year after Colombian troops raided a rebel base in Ecuador.

The hour-long video was delivered to the offices of the Associated Press news agency by an unnamed Colombian government official and was later broadcast on national television.

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On Saturday, Mr Correa dismissed the video as a "sham".

"I personally don't know anyone in the Farc," he said.

The Ecuadorean president added that the release was part of a campaign by conservative groups "to destabilise the region's progressive governments".


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8157112.stm


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Judith Miller and Chalabi must be on assignment again. Curiously, this is the second "laptop" incident in as many days. The coup regime in Honduras is claiming to have found a laptop with evidence that ousted President Zelaya was planning to rig an upcoming referendum.

Typical CIA crap engineered by aging Miami gusanos.

[EFerrari]

1. We should just start making our own videos.

It could be fun!

This is just pay back for Correa denying us a base in Ecuador. Go, Rafa!

[rabs]

2. OAS boss wants the whole Mono Jojoy video

Uribistas yesterday delivered a copy of the Mono Jojoy video to an OAS commission that is in charge of trying to defuse the tensions between Ecuador and Colombia.

Today in Washington, Insulza told the Uribistas that the first part of the video is missing. It is the part that leads to Jojoy speaking about dollars for Correa's campaign.

Insulza wants the complete version.

Next step now will be up to the uribistas.

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Insulza: Al video del Mono Jojoy le falta una parte

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El Secretario General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), José Miguel Insulza, aseguró que al video del Mono Jojoy que entregó Colombia le falta una parte al inicio y solicitó que se le haga llegar la cinta completa.

"Al comienzo del video hay una parte que falta antes de que diga esto ese señor, prefiero que me lo entreguen completo para formar un mejor juicio", indicó Insulza, en declaraciones entregadas a periodistas en Washington.

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[Judi Lynn]

3. So Insulza's supposed to take their word for it? Now I've seen everything! Whatta joke.

These guys are cheap, stupid criminals, and they're running a real criminal enterprise. Can't wait until it blows up in their faces, and it will.