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Saturday, July 18, 2009
By Steven L. Taylor

Principales noticias de Colombia y el mundo - ELTIEMPO.COM -> Video de ‘Jojoy’ reavivó el tema sobre la supuesta ayuda de las Farc a la campaña de Rafael Correa

En mayo, la Dijín de la Policía capturó en Bogotá a ‘Sandra’, una mujer que las autoridades consideran tan importante para las Farc como ‘Karina’ y ‘Sonia’. Tenía tres computadores y en ellos aparecen varios videos en los que el ‘Mono Jojoy’, el jefe militar de las Farc, le habla a la tropa.

Translation:

In May, the DIJIN (part of the National Police) captured “Sandra” in Bogotá, a women authorities consider quite important to the FARC like “Karina” and “Sonia.” She had three computers which contained various videos of “Mono Jojoy,” the military chief of the FARC.”

In one video, there is discussion about providing campaign funding to Rafeal Correa in 2006:

El 12 de octubre, ‘Tirofijo’ responde que “el secretariado está de acuerdo en proporcionarle la ayuda a los amigos de Ecuador”. Dos días después, ‘Reyes’ informa que se reunió “con el coronel Jorge Brito y el médico”. Y agrega que notificó la decisión de “aportarles 100 mil dólares” y de ayudarlos electoralmente en la frontera. “De una vez hice la entrega al coronel”, notificó ‘Reyes’.

En noviembre, hubo otro mensaje comprometedor: “De los 100 mil dólares aportados a la campaña de Correa, el Bloque Oriental donó 50 mil y el Sur 20 mil. Quedan 30 mil para los restantes. Estos se le deben al frente 48″.

I will skip a full translation due to time constraints, but the above describes e-mail exchanges between two now dead FARC leaders concerning $100,000 in support for “friends in Ecuador.”

This will, no doubt, further inflame the already tense relations between the Uribe government in Colombian and Correa’s in Ecuador.

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