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Diplomatic Breach Widens Between Colombia, Ecuador -- Reuters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The diplomatic breach between Colombia and Ecuador widened on Saturday when Colombia called on the neighboring country to crack down on rebels using its territory to hold kidnap victims and launch attacks.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, a Wall Street favorite and staunch White House ally, said he has information showing that Marxist Colombian guerrillas have camps on Ecuador's side of the border that are also being used to produce cocaine.
Ecuador broke diplomatic relations with Colombia in March after a Colombian raid carried out on Ecuador's side of the border killed Raul Reyes, a top commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
On Friday, Uribe canceled an October 14 trip he had planned to a regional diplomatic meeting in Ecuador after that country's president, Rafael Correa, said his government would "never forget the aggressions of Colombia."
"We won't miss you," Correa replied to Uribe on local radio on Saturday.
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My Comment: Colombia is calling out on Ecuador's support for FARC. This support will further strain relations between the two countries .... even opening up the possibility of blowback against Ecuador from Colombia. Ecuador's President Rafael Correa feels confident that there will not be a price to pay for his support of FARC .... I think he is mistaken.
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