Columbian Facists Demand Ireland Extradite IRA-Linked Men

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Associated Press Aug 5, 2005: <br><br>Colombia Demands Ireland Extradite Three IRA-Linked Men<br><br>By Kim Housego <br><br> <br>BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombia on Friday demanded that the Irish government extradite three IRA-linked fugitives who were convicted by a Colombian court of training Marxist rebels in terrorist tactics and sentenced to 17 years in prison. <br><br>"Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern must demonstrate his country's commitment to the global fight against terrorism," Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said in a statement. <br><br>Santos said Ahern had the "legal and moral obligation" to return the three men to Colombia even though the two countries do not have an extradition treaty. <br><br>Jim Monaghan, Niall Connolly and Martin McCauley were arrested in Bogota in 2001 after leaving a jungle stronghold of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and accused of teaching the rebels how to make IRA-style weaponry. <br><br>The trio, who deny the accusations, spent 34 months in a Colombian jail cell before a June 2004 court acquittal. The judge, however, demanded they remain in Colombia pending a state appeal to a higher court. <br><br>In December, the first ruling was overturned and the men sentenced to up to 17 years in prison, but by that point authorities had lost track of them - until they resurfaced in Ireland on Friday despite an international arrest warrant against them. <br><br>Santos insisted that the ongoing peace process in Northern Ireland should not be allowed to impede the men's extradition...<br><br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

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If any other "representatives" of anti-government "armed resistance" groups are looking to do "exchange programs" across national borders, I'm sure introductions can be arranged.<br><br><br>I wonder what Castro thinks of the FARC. He's had his differences with them, in the past. They spurned his support for negotiations with the government, a few years back.<br><br>(drily) They don't appear reliant on Cuba for money. <br><br>Unless Castro knows Richard Grasso too, presumably... man, I still can't get my mind around the idea that that was actually Richard Grasso of the NYSE, hugging Marulanda... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.colombiasupport.net/199906/nysefarc.html">www.colombiasupport.net/1...efarc.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p097.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=robertdreed>robertdreed</A> at: 8/7/05 8:00 pm<br></i>