Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Colombia's FARC Rebels Work On Rebirth Plan

Image: A soldiers arranges weapons and ammunition seized from rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, as they are displayed to the press at a military base in Medellin May. 6, 2009. LUIS BENAVIDES/AP PHOTO

From Miami Herald:

Hit by increased desertions and military attacks, Colombia's leftist insurgency is working to reinvent itself.

TUMACO, Colombia -- Colombia's FARC is working to reinvent itself after suffering almost seven years of sustained military pressure under President Alvaro Uribe -- a period that has seen its top leaders killed, mid-level cadres captured and the rescue of its top hostages.

As part of ''Plan Rebirth,'' the rebels are working to reduce large-scale desertions, and have also sought to cut down on combat by increasing the use of mines and snipers.

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My Comment: Reinvent itself? .... How can a Narco-financed Communist insurgency/terrorist organization reinvent itself?

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