Saw this news interesting plot. Columbian military must have infiltrate to a senior level I wonder was it a buy out or insert and grew from rank, the infiltrator probably would have provide info to help in the previous raid that result in capturing of the laptop with sensitive data.
The agents posed as guerrillas to infiltrate the rebel camp. Months later, they had enough power to order 15 hostages marched through the jungle to rendezvous with a helicopter, ostensibly to meet international figures. They spoke in code with the pilot. Once airborne, they persuaded the real rebels to hand over their guns. Only then did an agent reveal his daring mission. "We are the national military," he told the hostages. "You are free." full story - CNN.
You can imagine the effect this operation would have on the top echelon of FARC leadership. Its gonna throw them into a disarray of distrust for quite some time.
what ever leadership that is left. i wonder if Hugo Chaves ring of circle is panicking.
July 3, 2008: FARC is falling apart at both ends, with its high command infiltrated by government intelligence agencies, and the lower ranks demoralized and surrendering or deserting in growing numbers. The recent rescue of fifteen high value FARC hostages showed the world, and the FARC leadership, how much the government knew about the inner workings of FARC, especially how the senior FARC leaders communicated with subordinates. It's not like the FARC leadership couldn't see this coming. FARC has lost three of its seven most senior leaders so far this year, in many cases laptop computers and other electronic files were captured. FARC seriously underestimated what the government could do with this stuff. Now the FARC high command is in a panic, and the FARC rank-and-file are even more demoralized. For the last few months, FARC has been losing over 500 people a month to desertions (mostly) and casualties (including people getting too ill to continue because of the harsh life in the bush). FARC strength is down to 8,000, and falling, mainly because recruiting is becoming difficult. A decade ago, FARC has nearly 20,000 gunmen on the payroll. The drug gangs are getting the best recruits these days, and the gangs are now starting to move against FARC, to reverse the process that, over the last decade, had enabled FARC to become a major factor in the drug business (by either pushing the drug gangs out, or forcing the gangs to pay "protection" money to the FARC. This process is tempting the more successful FARC commanders to just drop all the FARC political nonsense, and concentrate on being a drug gangster. When it comes to money and politics, most people view the latter as a means to obtain the former.
More background info
This plan was originally cooked by a Major, 2 captains, a few petty officer. The initial planned was rejected but they redrew the planned again and had submitted refine and progress.
The execution of this plan started May of last year. There were total about 50 personnel involved from Top level leadership to prison camp guards to Humanitarin personnel. IF all these fail There was a Plan B.
Pick a guess what is Plan B. They have the area sourrounded. They have the script, they rehersal the situation, they role play. The President gave the final go ahead.
Well.. Power from money. But power comes in many forms. Money , Arms and Politics. Fungible. lol
they will make this into a movie
Originally posted by tys:they will make this into a movie
Originally posted by tys:they will make this into a movie
sounds like a good plot to start with.
Its all one big FARCe anyway.