Ah Hah

McCain. Visiting Colombia. Hostages freed. Suspicions arise. Suspicions confirmed.

Forbes (yes, Forbes) via All Spin Zone:

Leaders of the Colombian FARC rebel movement were paid millions of dollars to free Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages, Swiss radio said on Friday, quoting 'a reliable source'.

The 15 hostages released on Wednesday by the Colombian army 'were in reality ransomed for a high price, and the whole operation afterwards was a set-up,' the radio's French-language channel said.

Saying the United States, which had three of its citizens among those freed, was behind the deal, it put the price of the ransom at some $20 million.

The radio said its source was 'close to the events, reliable and tested many times in recent years.'

Buh buh buh BUT buh buh BUSH doesn't talk to or make deals with terrorists!

Well, except this time. And that time (bin Laden's wish for the US to vacate Saudi Arabia). And that time (the whole axis of evil thing). But talking to or making deals with terrorists is strictly verboten.

Comments

[ryogam@hotmail.com]

So, does this count as a $20 million campaign contribution to McCain?

Republicans have no shame, do they?

I guess we have to wait until Olbermann is back on television monday night, to see this reported by anyone in the media!

[Mark Richards]

Only a faint reference to it in the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/05/world/americas/05colombia.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=FARC&st=cse&oref=slogin

[lawton watson]

REPUBLICAN STANDARD SINCE REAGON ; capitulation, weapons, AND COLD HARD CASH! McCain is Bush's version of Ollie North.
Petraeus is playing the same game in this success labeled surge in Iraq!
COLD HARD CASH FOR NON VIOLENCE!

[lawton watson]

Occidental Oil now has the go ahead in Columbia thanks to the McCain-Black dynamic duo!