Colombia's FARC capture US soldier
Colombia's FARC capture US soldier
AAP
July 20, 2013 5:06PM
COLOMBIAN FARC guerrillas say they captured a US soldier last month and are offering his release as a "gesture" towards peace with Bogota.
In a statement on their website, the leftist rebels identified their captive as Kevin Scott Sutay, saying they had captured him on June 20 in the municipality of Retorno, in the southern department of Guaviare.
Although the guerrillas say they have the "right" to hold their captive "as a prisoner of war, we have taken the political decision to release him" as a goodwill gesture while peace talks are under way between the FARC and the Colombian government.
The capture shows "active participation in the field of North American military men and mercenaries in counter-insurgency operations under the guise of contractors," the statement read.
In Washington, a US State Department spokesman had no immediate comment on the issue.
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The war has ravaged Colombia for fifty years and has left 600,000 dead, more than 3.7 million displaced and 15,000 missing.
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http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/colombias-farc-capture-us-soldier/story-fni0xqll-1226682432591
Here is their full statement (in Spanish): http://exwebserv.telesurtv.net/secciones/archivos/ARCH207_841. Translation of what the article left out below
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The capture of the soldier Kevin reveals the active participation of U.S. mercenaries in military and counter-insurgency operations in the territory where they appear under the euphemism of being contractors, a privatized form of imperial intervention forces, typical of the era of globalization and capitalism, allowing them to exploit the business of war at a lower political cost in the aggression and predatory campaigns against people.
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A criminal business to wich President Santos, his defense minister and generals, aspire to be part of when they announce from the rooftops that they're underwriting a cooperation agreement with NATO, positioning Colombia as a service provider for such mercenary forces for interventions and to pillage all corners of this planet.
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