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Published Date: 12 January 2008
VENEZUELA'S president, Hugo Chavez, urged the international community to stop calling Colombian guerrillas terrorists yesterday, a day after rebels freed two hostages.
Chavez said Farc and ELN "are not terrorist groups, they are armies".

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  • Last Updated: 11 January 2008 10:36 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Colombia
 
1

Tom in Belmont,

Belmont 12/01/2008 02:28:46
So if somebody rebels against Chavez, what will he call THEM?
2

GalacticCannibal,

Murrieta, CA ......ex Mexican Territory 12/01/2008 03:30:41
Any country who does not do, what Pres Bush wants them to do . He calls them Terrorist or Evil Empires.

Hugo Chavez, is a gutsy guy and will talk with any nation.

Bush will talk to no one unless they comply with his insane requests.

GC

GC
3

Mercutio,

FALKIRK 12/01/2008 03:40:31
Well I hope you are right GC he is making some pretty "insane" requests of the Arabs and Israelis at the moment.
4

Jim A,

12/01/2008 07:09:48
Well if the FARC and the ELN are not terrorists as Chavez says then they are common criminals. They kidnap people, keep them in chains and hold them hostage. Soldiers they are not.
5

big big fun,

12/01/2008 09:03:20
do they have to wear yellow boiler suits ??
6

big big fun,

12/01/2008 09:03:44
or maybe orange boiler suits ?
7

Guga II,

Rockall 12/01/2008 12:32:32
Chavez will be wanting us to stop calling Bush a terrorist next.
8

Dáithí,

San Jose 12/01/2008 16:31:59
#7 - Guga

>"Chavez will be wanting us to stop calling Bush a terrorist next."

Nah, ol' Hugo is too busy shooting student protesters from the comfort of his balcony.
9

57Nomad,

california 13/01/2008 05:00:23
#5 & 6 BBF

BBF asks:

"do they have to wear yellow boiler suits ??
or maybe orange boiler suits ?"

Here is an excellent question and shows the difference between civilized and uncivilized treatment of prisoners. Yellow is a happy color, one that compliments the complexion and is easy to accessorize. No one can look at someone in a snappy yellow boiler suit and keep a smile off of his or her face. It's the fashion equivalent of tap dancing.

On the other hand what kind of hideous fiend would put someone in anything orange, let alone a boiler suit. If Hitler had been captured alive and been put in an orange boiler suit it would have bothered people, being, as it is, the fashion equivalent of being keelhauled.

How can we claim to be any better or any different than the terrorists if we are going to stoop to using the orange boiler suit punishment? I for one won't rest until the stormtroopers who run Gitmo throw open the doors and allow each and every prisoner to be visited by a competent tailor.

 

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