23 September 2010

COLOMBIA: "Mono Jojoy," No. 2 In FARC Command , Killed In Macarenas Raid.

NYTIMES/     Luis Suárez, 57 aka Jorge Briceno, aka "Mono Jojoy," died during an air strike in the Macarenas mountain region of Meta province. Jojoy was the leader of the FARC's strong Eastern Bloc division and had eluded capture for almost 10 years. The U.S. was offering a $5million usd reward for his arrest and conviction. President Juan Manuel Santos declared that: "The symbol of terrorism in Colombia has fallen.To the rest of the FARC: we are coming after you, we are not going to let down our guard."