My latest article at Pajamas Media is now on line,
‘The Most Important Blow Ever Against the FARC’
That quote from Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos refers to the death in battle of Mono Jojoy, the terrorist rebel group FARC’s most senior military commander.
Whoa! FARC chief killed
This is a huge blow against the FARC:
Colombia FARC rebel Mono Jojoy killed – army
Top Colombian FARC rebel commander Mono Jojoy has been killed in combat, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
The death of Mono Jojoy would be severest strike against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, since two top commanders died in 2008. Mono Jojoy, whose other name was Jorge Briceno, was considered the FARC’s top military chief.
I’ll talk about this in today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern.
Will also add links to news reports during the day.
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